For the first time in years youth unemployment in Cyprus has recorded a much-welcome decrease with a percentage of 6.8 in September compared to 20.9% in September 2020.

Another two areas in Cyprus on Tuesday joined the network of Natura 2000 protected ones as Sites of Community Interest for species of flora, fauna, birds and habitats.

The latest risk assessment issued on Tuesday by the government indicates that only travelers from Malta are on the green list – as far as EU member states goes.

Electricity production from natural gas can be expected during the first half of 2023, the chairman of the public natural gas company said Tuesday.

Neapolis University Paphos became a full member of the European University Association (EUA) from October.

People over 50 years of age, those who were vaccinated with the Johnson&Johnson vaccine and diabetics are able to receive their booster COVID-19 vaccine from today onwards, provided six months have passed since they completed their original vaccination.

Door greeters at supermarkets started using the android app CovScan on Monday to verify the authenticity of their customers’ Safe Pass documents, but the program will run on a trial basis for two weeks following criticism that consumers and businesses had little time to prepare.

Following the decision of the Council of Ministers yesterday regarding COVID-19 booster shots for vulnerable citizens and those aged 50 and over, the Health Ministry announces the following:

The Cyprus Agricultural Payments Organisation (CAPO) has paid a total of €1.86 billion to farmers since 2004, of which €1.1 billion or 59% was from EU funds. This year, CAPO expects payments to total €85 million, according to commissioner Andreas Kyprianou.

The government hopes the fast-track mechanism it has introduced to simplify processes for foreign businesses wanting to set up operations in Cyprus will finally end the long bureaucratic delays that have been a major disincentive for companies for many years.