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Cyprus Cringes at Unofficial EU Presidency Ditty

A song dedicated to Cyprus’ EU presidency has gone viral on the internet over the last two days with some convinced it’s a spoof while others believe it to be the official song. The song “You are welcome friends to...

Cyprus: Possibility to Turn to EFSF “Serious”, Says Government

There is a serious possibility the Cyprus government might have to turn to the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) in order to get support for its banking system, Acting Government Spokesman Christos Christofides said on Tuesday. Speaking to the press,...

Cyprus May Seek Financial Aid from EU

Cyprus could become the fourth country to seek financial help from its European neighbors as early as this month. The island nation is likely to need a bailout to recapitalize its banks, which have been rocked by neighboring Greece’s crisis,...

Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou at Cannes: ‘Creative Europe’ Creates Jobs Through Film

CANNES - Androulla Vassiliou, the Cypriot European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism, and Youth, arrived in Cannes in order to promote the EU’s MEDIA program and give the first ever ‘Prix MEDIA’ award to Iranian filmmaker Ashgar Farhadi, the...

Cyprus: Memorandum to CoE Reveals Turkey`s Refusal to Cooperate on Missing

The Republic of Cyprus has submitted to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe a Memorandum which reveals that the Turkish army is in possession of information related to the identity and the burial sites of killed...

Sweden Wins Eurovision, Greece & Cyprus Place 17th and 16th

It was an exciting evening at the Baku Crystal Hall where in front of thousands of people in the arena and millions of people on TV, Loreen from Sweden won the 2012 Eurovision. Eleftheria Eleftheriou representing Greece and Ivi Adamou...

EU Bailout Cannot Be Excluded, Cyprus CB Governor Says

New Cyprus Central Bank Governor Panicos Demetriades did not exclude the possibility for Cyprus to seek entry to the European bailout mechanism (European Financial Stability Facility - EFSF), in a bid to support the recapitalization efforts by Cyprus Popular...

Vanishing Cyprus: Tears for Democracy

Diogenes the Cynic (412-323 BCE) often walked out in broad daylight carrying a lit lamp claiming that he was looking for an Honest Man (Anthropo) but all he could find was nothing but scoundrels; his philosophic cynicism then, is...

Greece and Cyprus Pass to Eurovision Final (Video)

Eleftheria Eleftheriou and Ivi Adamou (photo) will both be at the Eurovison 2012 final. The singers, who represent Greece and Cyprus respectively, amazed the crowds in Azerbaijan, where the contest is taking place, and qualified for the final. Eleftheriou's song...

Government Dismisses Reports Claiming Deployment of Israeli Soldiers in Cyprus

The Cyprus government has dismissed news reports published by Anadolu news agency, claiming that Cyprus and Israel have concluded an agreement providing for the deployment of thousands of Israeli soldiers in Cyprus. Deputy Government Spokesman Christos Christofides said these were...