Cyprus’ Research and Innovation Foundation (Idek) on Monday announced that the submission period for proposals in the latest call for its pre-seed programme concluded on November 3, with an impressive 134 startups vying for funding to support their initial stages of development.

A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) subsidiary, which will facilitate the possible entry of the Republic of Cyprus and other potential investors in the EuroAsia Interconnector project, is to be established by the Independent Electricity Transmission System Operator of Greece (Admie), which has taken over the management of the flagship project.

As the wine sector is one of the government’s top priorities the government has allocated €22 million to its development in the coming years, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos has said.

The vine-growing mountain village of Vouni is set to become the proud location of Cyprus’ first ever recognised Wine Sommelier School.

A number of technology and business experts this week stressed that while Cyprus holds great promise as a technological destination, more efforts are needed to establish a knowledge-based economy on the island.

Parliament has officially ratified the agreement between the Republic and the World Health Organisation (WHO) to establish a regional WHO office in Cyprus.

We are happy to announce that four of our firm’s lawyers have achieved top accolades in the Mondaq Autumn 2023 Thought Leadership Awards!

Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis on Thursday expressed great satisfaction with the outcomes of the meetings held during this week in London, in the contex of the annual World Travel Market (WTM).

Cypriot firm Ask Wire, a technology-informed real estate company, on Thursday released its quarterly report for the local property market. The report indicated a mixed outlook for the real estate market in Cyprus, despite the annual increases in rental values across various property types.

The house plenum ratified on Thursday the framework agreement for the accession of Cyprus to the International Solar Alliance.