Cyprus has the most higher education graduates per head of population in the EU, reflecting the high educational level of the workforce, according to a new report.

Tourist arrivals in Cyprus were up by 2% annually in the first two months of this year but recorded a sharp drop in March, due to the lockdown imposed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, data released by the Statistical Service of Cyprus on Wednesday show.

The health ministry on Wednesday expanded the list of countries included in category A with the lightest restrictions for entering Cyprus.

Transport minister Yiannis Karousos on Wednesday announced a new scheme that will support airlines in view of stimulating passenger traffic.

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved new regulations to the citizenship-by-investment program, an important provision of which ties the program to anti-money laundering legislation, interior minister Nikos Nouris said.

Cyprus reopened its airports on Tuesday after almost three months of lockdown, hoping its record in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic will lure tourists back to its beaches.

Cyprus vehicle registrations recorded a drop of 29% in the first five months to May on an annual basis, official data shows.

President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday hailed as historic the signing of an agreement with the UK to allow development of certain areas inside the British sovereign bases, 60 years after independence.

Today marks the resumption of flights at the airports and cruise services at the island’s ports, but Limassol port master Panayiotis Agathocleous does not expect cruise visits to resume before the end of the year or early 2021.

As of yesterday, Cyprus moved on to activate phase 3 of the government’s strategy to lift restrictive measures imposed due to Covid19. Due to Cyprus’ excellent epidemiology record thus far, phase 3 will end on June 24, and the complete lifting of measures is scheduled to end on July 14, 2020.