Preparations to open primary schools for thousands of students on September 12 are almost complete, the Education Ministry’s director of primary education, Dr Marios Stylianides said on Thursday.

The establishment of the minimum wage in Cyprus, which was set at €885 for the first six months of employment, increasing to €940 gross per month, will have a major impact on one-quarter of Cyprus' labor market. 40,000 workers will benefit in a big way, and 60,000 of them will also benefit but to a lesser extent.

The rate of organ donation in Cyprus remains very low compared to other European countries, Health Minister Michael Hadjipandela said on Thursday, adding that 173 transplants from living donors and 80 from posthumous donors have been carried out in Cyprus since 2011.

The European Medicines Agency has given a positive opinion on the use of the first two variant-adapted COVID-19 booster vaccines, produced by BioNTech-Pfizer (Comirnaty) and Moderna (Spikevax) to protect against the Omicron BA.1 subvariant.

With its Farm to Fork program, the European Commission is helping farmers in the EU transition away from the use of chemical pesticides by adopting new rules that will facilitate the approval of micro-organisms for use as active substances in plant protection products.

Millennials from six European countries, including Cyprus, will work together to promote cultural heritage among younger generations in a new Erasmus+ project.

Minister of Health, Michael Hadjipandela, made statements following the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, followed by a further briefing by the communication officer of the Ministry of Health, Constantinos Athanasiou.

The Bank of Cyprus on Wednesday released its financial results for the first half of 2022, posting a profit after tax of €50 million, marking a significant improvement over the €1 million loss for the corresponding period of the previous year.

The full implementation of e-justice system is on track for 1 January 2023, with the final pilot phase beginning on September 12 to iron out any final kinks.

Cabinet on Wednesday approved a 15% increase in the incentives paid to HIV-positive individuals who comply with their treatment regimen.