Cyprus is working towards an efficient, greener and value-oriented industry sector, Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry Natasa Pilides said on Monday.

After discussions with the Ministry Finance, the Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA) and the Cyprus Electricity Authority (EAC), the Minister of Energy, Trade and Industry, Ms. Natasa Pileidou, today announced a series of measures designed to ease the skyrocketing costs of electricity in households and business.

Tourist arrivals increased by 208.7% in August 2021, compared to last August, when strict restrictive measures against Covid - 19 were implemented,.  But this was a decrease of 41.9% compared to pre-pandemic levels, of August 2019.