https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-shoots-its-shot-in-race-for-vaccine
As the Republic of Cyprus expects to get one million of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, President Anastasiades is calling for “common standards” as fierce competition overseas paints a gloomy picture on how countries go about to secure vaccinations for their citizens...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-updates-travel-list
The Republic of Cyprus downgraded eight countries in its three-tier risk-based classification system and upgraded one, with the updated list coming into effect on November 9....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-downgrades-four-countries-in-updated-travel-list
The Republic of Cyprus on Tuesday downgraded four countries in its three-tier risk-based classification of countries, with the updated travel list to come into effect on October 9....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/divided-europe-seeks-to-overhaul-defunct-migration-policies
The European Union's executive proposed on Wednesday overhauling the bloc's broken migration and asylum rules, seeking to end years of feuds and bitterness over the many people fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East and Africa....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coronavirus-measures-bring-sharp-drop-in-eu-asylum-applications
First-time asylum applicants in the EU recorded a sharp drop of almost 70% during the second quarter of 2020, mainly as a result of coronavirus emergency measures imposed by member states from March, Eurostat figures showed Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/six-countries-downgraded-one-upgraded-in-cyprus-travel-list
The Republic of Cyprus’ health ministry announced on Monday that six countries will be bumped down a category in its three-tier coronavirus risk-based classification system governing travel, with the updated list to come into effect on September 24....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-updates-risk-based-travel-list
The Republic of Cyprus on Tuesday downgraded Estonia and Georgia from category A to B, the Czech Republic and Hungary from B to C, while upgrading Rwanda from C to B, and Australia from B to A, in its three-tier coronavirus risk-based classification system governing travel rules....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-revises-classification-of-countries-for-travel
The Cyprus health ministry on Tuesday downgraded Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Lichtenstein to category B in its three-tier risk-based travel classification system, while Rwanda and Monaco were bumped down to category C....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-detects-11-new-coronavirus-cases
The Cyprus health ministry announced 11 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, raising total known cases to 1,467....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-re-classifies-countries-with-several-downgraded
Cyprus on Monday downgraded several countries in its three-tier risk-based classification system after increasing numbers of airport arrivals have recently been found coronavirus-positive....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-considering-to-resume-flights-to-cyprus
Russian authorities are considering to allow the resumption of international flights to Cyprus and six other countries, the Russian daily Izvetsia said Monday, citing unnamed airport and airline sources....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/13-new-coronavirus-cases-detected-in-cyprus
Cyprus detected 13 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the total number of cases to 1,318, the Ministry of Health announced....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-offers-neutral-stadium-for-uefa-qualifiers
Cyprus, Greece, Hungary and Poland, have offered stadiums and facilities to host UEFA European football matches as "neutral destinations" if travel restrictions related to Covid-19 prevent European Cup games from being held in the originally scheduled countries....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-updates-risk-based-classification-of-countries
Cyprus on Tuesday issued an updated epidemiological risk-based classification of countries, including three amendments as regards Greece, Thailand and Morocco. The new classification will come into effect on August 6....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elderly-man-dies-while-swimming-in-larnaca
Police are investigating a case of sudden death after an elderly man died at Mackenzie beach in Larnaca on Friday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ireland-ends-quarantine-for-arrivals-from-greece-cyprus
Ireland has lifted its 14-day quarantine obligation for arrivals from Greece, Cyprus and 13 other countries and territories with a similar Covid-19 record to the Irish one....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-draw-over-€2-7b-from-eu-pandemic-recovery-fund
European Union leaders reached a deal on a massive stimulus plan for their coronavirus-blighted economies at a pre-dawn meeting on Tuesday after a fractious summit that went through the night and into its fifth day....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-issues-revised-risk-based-list
The Cyprus health services on Monday issued a revised list categorizing countries from which the island accepts visitors according to their epidemiological risk. The revised list comes into effect on July 23....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-summit-breaks-up-after-all-night-talks-to-resume-later
A marathon European Union summit has broken up temporarily in the fourth day of acrimonious haggling over an unprecedented 1.85 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) EU budget and coronavirus recovery fund to tackle the crisis. The weary leaders were scheduled to resume the meeting Monday afternoon....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/serbia-uk-in-category-c-of-cyprus-new-risk-based-list
Cyprus health services updated the epidemiological risk categorization of various countries, with the new list to be valid until July 16....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-revises-risk-based-categorization-of-countries
The Health Ministry’s epidemiological surveillance and infectious disease control unit released on Monday a revised list of countries separated into two categories on the basis of their epidemiological risk.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hungarian-fm-expresses-unreserved-solidarity-with-republic-of-cyprus
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó, during his meeting with President Nicos Anastasiades in Nicosia on Friday, expressed his country's solidarity with the Republic of Cyprus and its complete support for the Council of Europe's conclusions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tourist-from-category-a-country-cyprus-only-new-case
The Republic of Cyprus saw one new coronavirus case on Wednesday, involving a passenger that flew to the island from a category A country and tested upon arrival at the airport....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-airports-enter-phase-two-on-saturday
The opening of Cyprus airports is set to enter phase two on Saturday, when passengers arriving from countries listed in category A by the Health Ministry will not need to present proof of a negative coronavirus test, but will be subjected to a mandatory rapid test upon arrival....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/health-ministry-releases-list-categorizing-countries-according-to-covid-19-risk
The Health Ministry’s epidemiological surveillance and infectious disease control unit released on Wednesday a list of countries separated into three categories after evaluating the epidemiological risk of each country as regards coronavirus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/airports-to-reopen-in-two-stages-from-june-9
Cyprus on Friday worked out the details of the resumption of its tourism sector, with the Cabinet green lighting a two-stage action plan for the reopening of the Larnaca and Paphos airports....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-gives-thanks-to-nurses-and-midwives
President Nicos Anastasiades expressed the government’s and his own “deep gratitude” toward nurses and midwives for their valuable contribution in protecting the public’s health....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/we-ve-learnt-nothing-from-euro-crisis-ex-ec-president-juncker-says
In an interview with Politico's Brussels Playbook, former European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has expressed his disappointment over the discord that emerged between euro zone countries in their attempts to come up with a joint response to the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-ban-flights-from-28-countries
As of Saturday, flights to the Larnaca and Paphos airports from 28 countries will be banned, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou announced on Tuesday night, noting that this stricter measure does not affect cargo....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-participates-in-teleconference-on-covid-19
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades participated on Monday along with seven other heads of government in a teleconference to discuss measures to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak.
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