Kyriacos Koushos
Staff shortages in Cyprus tourism in 2022
The number of job vacancies reported by hotels in Cyprus for the year 2022 was almost three times the monthly average of registered unemployed people, Labor and Social Insurance Minister Kyriacos Koushos told a conference on Friday in Nicosia titled "Staff Shortages in the Field of Hospitality," in an address delivered by the ministry's permanent secretary, Andreas Zachariades.
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Key meeting next week for Electricity Authority of Cyprus
An all-sides meeting is planned for January 13, in order to readdress demands from the workers at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus and find solutions to avert the strike measures announced last month, according to Labor Minister Kyriacos Koushos.
Minimum wage starts in Cyprus
Cyprus' national minimum wage went into effect on January 1, according to a decree issued by the Minister of Labor and Social Insurance, Kyriacos Koushos. The national minimum wage is set at 940 euros, though, for the first six months of employment, it will come to €885.
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Biden ‘looking forward’ to working with Nicosia
US President-elect Joe Biden said he looked forward to working with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades in a letter sent to thank him for his congratulatory note after winning the US elections in November.
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Biden says ‘looks forward’ to working with Anastasiades
US President-elect Joe Biden said he looked forward to working with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades in a letter sent to thank him for his congratulatory note after winning the US elections in November.
Nicosia suspicious over Yavuz drilling spots
The government of the Republic of Cyprus believes Turkey has obtained privileged drilling information regarding an area off the southern coast of the island.
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Cyprus okays US ‘forward deployed’ unit
Nicosia has accepted a request from Washington regarding the arrival of an American Rapid Deployment Forces unit for humanitarian purposes in case of an emergency.
According to the Cyprus News Agency, the United States asked the Republic of Cyprus to give its consent for an American military unit to be stationed temporarily on the island.
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EastMed deal to be inked January, no word on Italy yet
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades plans to attend a ceremony in Athens for the signing of an agreement on the EastMed pipeline, after Greece announced Sunday the project will proceed despite the objections of Turkey.