 | Pafos proclaimed European Capital of Culture for 2017 |
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21/05/2013
On May 17thPafos was proclaimed the 2017 Cultural Capital of Europe, during a ceremony at the Council of the European Union, in Brussels. Present during the ceremony were Cyprus Education Minister Kyriacos Kenevezos and Pafos Mayor Savvas Vergas.
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| Cyprus stands out in Europe as regards beach water quality |
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21/05/2013
Cyprus stands out in Europe as regards excellent beach water quality. According to the European Commission, 94% of bathing sites in the European Union meet minimum standards for water quality, according to the European Environment Agency’s annual report on bathing water quality in Europe. Water quality is excellent at 78% of sites and almost 2% more sites meet the minimum requirements compared to last year‘s report.
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| AKEL and CTP discuss Cyprus issue |
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17/05/2013
The Cyprus issue and possibilities of a new process for its resolution were the focus of a meeting on Thursday between Greek Cypriot party AKEL Secretary General Andros Kyprianou and a delegation of the Turkish Cypriot Republican Turkish Party (CTP) headed by its leader Özkan Yorgancıoğlu.
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| Cyprus House marks Genocide of Pontian Hellenism |
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17/05/2013
The Cyprus House of Representatives plenary held one minute silence on Thursday in honour of the anniversary of the Genocide of Pontian Hellenism. We look one hundred years back in the period between 1916 – 1923 at northeastern Minor Asia and the Greek Black Sea of ancient times and remember one more Turkish crime against humanity, that of the Pontian Hellenism Genocide, House of Representatives President Yiannakis Omirou said in a statement.
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| Most political parties agreed on quick exit from bailout, within the Eurozone |
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16/05/2013
The majority of the political parties agreed on Wednesday that Cyprus should make efforts for a quick exit from the bailout program but within the Eurozone, Government Spokesman Christos Stylianides has said. The National Council convened on Wednesday to discuss the economic situation, after the European Stability Mechanism approved on Monday the Financial Assistance Facility Agreement and the disbursement of the first tranche of financial assistance to Cyprus, worth of 3 billion euro.
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| Flight Safety Foundation warns against use of illegal airport in occupied Cyprus |
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23/01/2013
The illegal airport in the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus is not an internationally recognized airport and therefore it is unknown whether it fulfills the necessary provisions of international regulations and safety standards. This is underlined in a press release issued by the Flight Safety Foundation SE Europe-Middle East – Cyprus.
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