The European Union’s drive to slash reliance on Russian natural gas is boosting the strategic importance of finds in Cyprus, which could start producing by 2027, the energy minister said.

The European University Cyprus has opened a medical school campus in Germany and will receive its first students this autumn.

The Deputy Ministry of Culture along with the management of the Larnaka and Pafos Airports have banded together to promote the cultural heritage and traditions of Cyprus.

A joint venture of the Cyprus Church and the Electricity Authority has received the environmental green light to build 10 photovoltaic parks with a 68 MW capacity in the Nicosia villages of Ayios Ioannis Maloundas and Mitsero.

The Central Bank of Cyprus predicts that the holiday island’s tourism will go back to record year 2019’s figures in 2024 because of the war in Ukraine, sanctions imposed on Russia as well as the economic repercussions from the pandemic.

As Europe’s airports struggle with mass staff shortages as the travel sector faces a ‘summer of discontent’, Cyprus has escaped the crisis with fewer scheduled flights cancelled or delayed.

The state and the Education Ministry have an obligation to provide all the services required according to the needs of all children, including special educational needs, the Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said.

Marathon talks on the introduction of a minimum wage ended without success on Friday, with social partners set to hold fresh meetings next week.

Paphos mayor Phaedonas Phaedonos said the local authority is going ahead with facelift plans for Ayios Kendeas square to create a point of attraction in the city centre.

Despite high temperatures, ongoing electricity demand remains lower than the one observed last summer. The grid's capacity is, however, expected to be increased next week to be able to respond to higher demand, according to Vrahimis Koutsoloukas, a spokesperson of the Cyprus Transfer System Administrator (CTSA).