Cyprus

Hundreds of Greek Americans and guests gathered along Manhattan's Fifth Avenue in New York to partake in the annual Greek Independence Day Parade, which commemorates the anniversary of the Greek War of Independence against Ottoman rule.

This year's procession also paid tribute to the 50th anniversary of Turkey's invasion and occupation of Cyprus.

The Republic of Cyprus is entitled to request from the implementing entity - Greece's Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) - an updated report on the cost-benefit analysis regarding the electricity interconnection between Cyprus and Greece as well as the updated business model, Cypriot Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry George Papanastasiou has said.

A study on the level of chargeable income tax is in progress, as part of the tax reform in Cyprus, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday.

The Fredriksen Group, led by shipping magnate John Fredriksen, is contemplating moving a significant portion, if not all, of its shipping operations from Norway to Cyprus, citing dissatisfaction with Norway's framework conditions.

US Ambassador to Greece George Tsunis emphasized the significance of Greece's strategic partnership with the US at the 9th Delphi Economic Forum on Thursday.

Israel's authorities requested the acceleration of procedures for the implementation of the Great Sea Interconnector project (Greece-Cyprus-Israel), in the section of the Cyprus-Israel power linkup.

The director general of the Energy Ministry, representing the government of Israel, stated that this is an important priority of the Israeli government to advance the project.

A new dawn breaks in Cypriot banking with the appointment of Christodoulos Patsalides as the Central Bank of Cyprus' new governor, heralding both promise and challenge.

Aid shipments to Gaza are expected to resume soon from Cyprus, officials said on Wednesday, after the project was brought to a halt last week following Israel's killing of seven aid workers.

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The electrical interconnection of the Great Sea Interconnector between the Greek, Cypriot and Israeli power grids is the only way to sustainably develop renewable energy sources and achieve the high European goals while ensuring prices much lower than the current levels.