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Global text to speech technology company CereProc today announced that CEO Paul Welham has agreed to take up a position in the Steering Committee of LT-Innovate- The Forum for Europe’s Language Technology Industry Welham is one of three company representatives appointed to the board, and the position will see him take an active role in …

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland Ossur Skarphedinsson expressed his country`s steadfast support to efforts to solve the Cyprus problem, on the basis of international and European law, during a meeting in Nicosia with President of the House of Representatives and Acting President of the Republic Yiannakis Omirou. Skarphedinsson, who is on an official visit …

Interior Minister Neoclis Sylikiotis has said that the issue of a common European Asylum System should be completed during the forthcoming presidency of the Council of the EU, which Cyprus will exercise in the second half of the year. In statements at Larnaca Airport before departing for Copenhagen to take part in the Ministers for …

UN-led Cyprus talks at Greentree, Long Island, between the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus have concluded, without any concrete results, according to diplomatic sources. UN Secretary General Ban Ki moon, Cyprus President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglou were engaged in talks in the past two days, which are said to …

Director-General of Research and Innovation at the European Commission, Robert-Jan Smits, paid Cyprus an official visit between 18-19 January. According to an official press release, the purpose of Smits` visit was to be briefed on the Cypriot government`s preparations ahead of the assumption of the presidency of the Council of the EU in the second …

Cyprus President Demetris Christofias informed, during a telephone conversation, Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos, about latest developments in the Cyprus problem, in view of the meeting at Greentree, New York, between UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, President Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu. A written statement by Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou also said that …

The members of the Ministerial Committee on European Presidency issues visited Monday the site of the Cyprus EU presidency Conference Centre and Press Centre, in Nicosia. Both facilities, which are interlinked, will be used to host meetings and facilitate Press coverage for Cyprus-based events during the second half of 2012. Present during the visit were …

Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou has said that the Government is following a targeted policy on the natural gas issue. Asked by reporters on Sunday about the second gas licencing round, Stephanou said that the Government, despite the provocations and threats on behalf of Turkey, has successfully promoted the issue and that is “because of the …

Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou has said that the solution to the Cyprus problem will be reached through an agreement between the two sides and it will not be imposed from outside. Stephanou made it clear that the Greek Cypriot side will not accept any arbitration and deadlines stressing that it is imperative to find a …

The Greek Cypriot side will not participate in the Greentree meeting with UN Secretary General and Turkish Cypriot leader to offer “earth and water”, President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias has said. “We will not go to New York to offer earth and water,” he said speaking during an event organized on Saturday …

The Secretary-General was saddened to learn of the passing of Rauf Raif Denktas late Friday in Nicosia, Spokesperson of the Secretary-General has said. Denktas, he said, “was a long-serving and historic Turkish Cypriot leader with whom the United Nations had a long relationship in the framework of UN-facilitated talks for the reunification of Cyprus and …

The Greek Cypriot side dismisses any arbitration, deadlines and mediation in efforts to solve the Cyprus problem, Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou assured on Friday, adding that the President of the Republic is sending messages to the international community and the UN regarding the need for the Turkish Cypriot side to return to its commitments. Replying …

Standard & Poor's yesterday dowgraded the credit rating of Cyprus to BB+ from BBB. This represents a two notch downgrade. This was despite efforts by the Cyprus government to reduce the deficit and introduce more austerity measures. Cyprus was one of nine countries downgraded, the other countries being Austria, France, Italy, Malta,Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and …

The Cyprus problem should be resolved but the Turkish Cypriot side does not maintain a constructive stance, Greek Foreign Ministry Spokesman Gregoris Delavekouras said. Referring to statements by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the meeting the latter will have with President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat …

The European Parliament draft resolution on the 2011 Progress Report on Turkey calls on Turkey to begin withdrawing its military troops from Cyprus. It also calls on Turkey to fully implement the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement towards Cyprus, noting that Ankara`s refusal to do so continues to deeply affect the process of …

Cyprus Minister of Finance Kikis Kazamias expressed satisfaction over the European Commission`s assessment that Cyprus has taken effective action to correct its excessive budget deficit in a timely and sustainable manner. Speaking to CNA, Kazamias said that Cyprus can be optimistic over the course of the public finances, underlining that the priority shifts towards the …

Turkey has been ordered to pay thousands of euro in damages to Greek Cypriots for violating their human right to peaceful enjoyment of their property in Cyprus’ northern Turkish occupied areas. The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday delivered its judgment regarding the allegation by 13 Greek Cypriot applicants (Lordos and Others v. Turkey) …

The government has confirmed reports that the UN Secretary General has sent letters to the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus. “I can confirm that UNSG Ban Ki-moon has sent letters to President Demetris Christofias and the Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu,” Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou said, replying to press questions. The letters were …

Differences remain between the two sides in negotiations to solve the Cyprus problem, President Demetris Christofias said on Wednesday, after a meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu. Speaking on his return to the Presidential Palace, after the UN-led meeting, President Christofias said the two sides reiterated their positions, adding that “the differences remain.“ He …

Cyprus will be undertaking the informal meeting of EU Ministers of Defence, to be held during the current Danish presidency of the EU, President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias said on Wednesday. The President’s remarks came in response to criticism of his stance on the informal meeting taking place in Cyprus, which suggested …

Cyprus` population reached 838,897 persons on October 1, 2011, compared to 689,565 during the previous census in 2001, recording an increase of 21.7% over the past ten years, according to the preliminary results of the 2011 census, presented by the Statistical Service at a press conference on Thursday. The results of the census, which began …

Polish MEP Artur Zasada said Wednesday he feels that Cyprus is becoming a much more powerful country within the EU. Speaking after a meeting with President of the House of Representatives Yiannakis Omirou, the Polish MEP expressed the hope to visit again Cyprus during next the year, not only because of Cyprus EU Presidency in …

House Speaker Yiannakis Omirou underlined today that Turkey should realize that it cannot be the troublemaker of the Eastern Mediterranean region. Omirou visited on Saturday morning the Αndreas Papandreou Military Base, located in Pafos to express wishes to the personnel, officers and members of the National Guard. He said that as long as the Turkish …

The central slogan of the Cypriot presidency of the European Union will be “A better Europe”, revealed Finance Minister Kikis Kazamias briefing journalists on preparations ahead of the presidency in the second half of 2012. Kazamias said the slogan was finalized during yesterday’s meeting at the Presidential Palace, chaired by President Demetris Christofias. He said …

Cyprus will chair the Presidency of the European Council in an efficient and successful way, and within the range of the country’s capabilities, Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou said on Tuesday, adding that the EU Presidency will reinforce the country’s prestige in the EU and beyond. The Government Spokesman was speaking after a broad meeting on …

The completion of the common European asylum system by the end of 2012, the promotion of policies for the integration of immigrants and highlighting the need for Europe to better address the issues of humanitarian aid, response and coordination in cases of humanitarian crises and natural disasters, have been set by the Ministry of the …

Foreign Minister Erato Kozakou – Markoullis, in Washington on a three-day working visit, will hold talks Tuesday with her US counterpart Hillary Clinton. On Monday, Markoullis held meetings with Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Howard Berman, who is the Ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. She also had a working …

Cyprus` contribution to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will amount approximately to 460 million euro, if these funds are needed for the IMF to financially support Eurozone member states, according to the decisions of the recent EU Summit, Finance Minister Kikis Kazamias told CNA. In statements to CNA after the Eurozone and other EU member …

The Central Bank of Cyprus has revised downwards its projections regarding the growth rate of the Cypriot economy, forecasting a marginal growth of GDP by 0.3% in 2011 and zero growth in 2012 due to the negative financial environment. The CBC stresses that Cyprus could reach the target for a 2.8% public deficit only if …