Cyprus

Energy officials from nine EU member states in the Mediterranean said on Monday they wanted to turn the region into a renewable energy hub and would pursue ways to facilitate cross-border projects.

NEW YORK - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides in New York on Monday.

The Greek parliament is set to ratify, through legislation, the amendment of the agreement concerning the geopolitical risk distribution for the Crete-Cyprus electric cable project, raising Greece’s share of the risk to 50%.

The power interconnection of Greece and Cyprus, with the prospect of an extension to Israel, is now back in track after the memorandum of understanding signed on Friday by the two countries' energy ministers and the Cypriot energy watchdog approved the 125-million-euro investment in the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI).

The leaders of Cyprus, France and Greece will meet in New York next week to discuss the Israel-Cyprus-Greece power grid connection and developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus' government spokesman said Saturday.

The Russian government has published a list of countries deemed to exhibit “destructive behaviors contrary to Russian spiritual and moral values,” which includes Greece and Cyprus. This decision was made under the directive of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

Ahead of the UN General Assembly in a few days, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis highlighted the necessity of coordination between Greece and Cyprus during his meeting on Thursday with visiting Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides.

The annual inflation rate in Cyprus dropped to 2.2% both in Cyprus and in the eurozone in August, compared to July 2024 (from 2.4% in Cyprus and 2.6% in the eurozone), Eurostat said.

In a move which would help Greece and Cyprus catch up with Europe in the field of transplants, the two countries signed two cooperation agreements on Thursday for the exchange of kidneys and lungs.

Only kidney transplants are performed in Cyprus, while in Greece, 8.45 deceased donors were recorded last year per million population. The average in Europe is 18.05 donors per million.

Cyprus is having a tough time improving its winter tourism, even though more visitors are coming and spending more money. The island's tourism officials are finding it hard to put together a successful plan to attract visitors during the colder months.