4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (670+ words) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that the images of the large turnout for the funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic were “shocking”, and added they could undermine Serbia’s plans for accession to the EU....

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (187+ words) Total employment in Cyprus increased by 1.7 per cent year-on-year during the second quarter of 2026, reaching an estimated 525,167 people, according to the state statistical service (Cystat). The data showed that total employment for the period was estimated at 525,167 persons. Of this…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (219+ words) Lottery operator Allwyn AG announced on Monday that it has repurchased 645,398 of its own shares for a total consideration of €8,628,043.94. The transactions were executed on the Euronext Athens stock exchange between August 31, 2026, and September 4, 2026. The repurchases formed part of the…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (389+ words) Eurobank S.A. announced on Monday that it has repurchased a total of 1,179,047 of its own shares for a total cost of €5,440,796.06 as part of its ongoing share buyback programme. According to filings on both the Cypriot and Greek stock exchanges, the…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1237+ words) President Nikos Christodoulides’ meeting with European Council President Antonio Costa on Friday, followed by his call for a political decision on Cyprus’ Schengen bid “as soon as possible”, has placed the island’s push to join Europe’s border-free zone firmly on…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (303+ words) Agricultural input and investment prices in Cyprus fell by 2.62 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, while producer prices for agricultural products increased by 5.4 per cent, according to data published by the state statistical service (Cystat). The price index…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (704+ words) Cyprus’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged up to 3.9 per cent in July 2026, from 3.8 per cent in June, according to a report from Eurostat. Despite the monthly increase, Cyprus’ unemployment rate remained well below its level of 4.3 per cent in July…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (541+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that the European Union “remains silent when Turkey, a Nato member, illegally occupies half of Cyprus, an EU member”, while accusing the bloc of “hypocrisy” in its stance on the Middle East....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (264+ words) Icelanders have voted to stay out of the European Union, broadcaster RUV reported on Sunday, rejecting a government push to reopen membership talks and siding with those who said Iceland’s fishing waters were too important to risk. A ‘no’ vote…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (693+ words) President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday said that he had told Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman that he would say “no” to any confidence-building measures which “normalise the current illegal state of affairs” with regard to the Cyprus problem. “We are…...