Cyprus has become the latest country where the highly infectious Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant, has been detected.

US giant ExxonMobil and Qatar Energy Friday signed an exploration and production-sharing contract for oil and gas in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) despite Turkey’s opposition to the deal.

The Ministry of Health announces that as of Friday 10 December 2021, the Vaccination Portal will be available for the arrangement of vaccination appointments with the 2nd/booster dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against COVID-19 for the individuals who were initially vaccinated with this vaccine.

Some of the behaviors adopted by consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic, tracked by the EY Future Consumer Index since April 2020, have become embedded within mindsets: a majority (63%) of the 16,000 consumers surveyed say the new behaviors they have had to adopt now feel “normal.” Climate change and pursuing fulfilling experiences have become more important. The “planet first” and “experience first” consumer segments (rather than the society, health and affordability first segments identified in the Index) grew during the COVID-19 pandemic, rising from 16% to 26% and from 11% to 18% respectively, according to the eighth edition of the EY Future Consumer Index. Sustainability is important when making purchase decisions for 85% of respondents.

The government plans to go ahead with taxation reform after 20 years, including raising the corporation rate and introducing carbon tax and fossil fuels taxes to achieve the country’s environmental objectives, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Thursday.

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) unveiled on Wednesday three new programmes of a total budget of €13 million, in the framework of Cyprus' recovery and resilience plan.

A dozen EU states back an initiative by Cyprus requesting the Commission’s temporary support measures for air transport be extended beyond mid-2022 and put on a three-year time horizon.

The Minister of Health Mr. Michalis Hadjipandelas, who is accompanying the President of the Republic Mr. Nikos Anastasiadis in Madrid, signed today, on the sidelines of the President's visit, a Memorandum of Understanding for Health Cooperation between Cyprus and Spain.

European Stability Mechanism (ESM) chief Klaus Regling said on Monday following a Eurogroup meeting that none of the five member states in the Post-Programme Monitoring (PPM) framework is in immediate fiscal danger.

The importance of 5G and Fiber Optics for Cyprus' digital transformation was highlighted Tuesday, during a hybrid Conference that took place in Nicosia titled “5G & Fiber Optics: The way that leads Cyprus to Industry 4.0!”. The Conference was organized by Infocom Cyprus, in the framework of an online 3-day technological festival by Smart Com & Smart Press.