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ANALYSIS-Italy’s Meloni talks tough on migrants while opening up to foreign workers
Madou Koulibaly is the new face of an old Italy. The 24-year-old, who arrived in the country from Guinea in 2018, is blazing a trail as Tuscany’s first migrant bus driver recruited as...
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Tourism Minister and travel agents "cautiously optimistic" over 2024 prospects
Deputy Minister for Tourism Kostas Koumis and the Association of Cyprus Travel Agents (ACTA) have expressed cautious optimism over next year’s tourist season, as Cyprus, despite the...
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Cyprus tourism arrivals close to record year
Tourism arrivals to Cyprus this year are expected to almost match the record-breaking levels of 2019, boasting a 21 per cent increase on last year, Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis...
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Deputy Minister: Record year expected for tourism revenue
Tourism revenue has increased 25% in 2023 compared to the previous year, with the possibility of a new record in revenue clearly visible, Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis said....
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Suspected people smugglers remanded
Two suspected people smugglers on Monday were remanded for eight days by the Famagusta District court, following the arrival of three migrant boats over the weekend. The two men, 18 and...
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FACTBOX-European countries tighten borders
The European Union is dealing with an increase in legal and illegal arrivals by migrants, prompting some member states to temporarily re-introduce border controls within what is normally a...
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Labour shortages a concern for bumper tourism figures
Tourism revenue surged by 25 per cent in 2023 compared to the previous year, potentially marking a new record, according to Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis. Koumis had a meeting...
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Police intercept two more migrant boats
Two more migrant boats were found by Cyprus’ port police in the Cape Greco area, with hundreds of people on board, police said on Sunday. The first boat was discovered at around 3:20pm on...
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Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting November 27: The government and Chevron have agreed on the terms for developing the ‘Aphrodite’ gas field in block 12...
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Lord Elgin’s plunder at the Acropolis
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was undiplomatic and rude to cancel a scheduled meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis last Monday over a few anodyne remarks he made to the...
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Tourist industry revenue surged in September
Tourism revenue experienced a notable surge in September. In contrast to the tourist arrivals that achieved all-time highs in 2019, tourism revenue reached its peak in 2018 when it was...
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Some 170 Rohingya land in Indonesia in latest boat arrival
Some 170 ethnic Rohingya people arrived in Indonesia on Saturday, head of a provincial fishing community said, in the latest boat arrivals in recent weeks that have brought more than...
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Tourist arrivals from Poland expected to exceed 300,000 in 2024
Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis on Friday said that tourist arrivals from Poland are expected to exceed 300,000 in 2024, after having conducted a number of meetings with tourism...
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Cyprus tourism revenue hits new high
Cyprus tourism stakeholders are rejoicing as revenues continue to soar, surpassing the 2019 levels, considered the island’s peak year for tourism, according to data from the Statistical...
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Five issued eight-day remands for facilitating illegal arrivals into Cyprus
Five people were issued with eight-day remands in custody at the Famagusta district court on Thursday, accused of facilitating the illegal arrival of 210 people into Cyprus. The five, of...
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Cyprus Business Now
Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis embarked on a journey to Poland on Wednesday with the aim of conducting meetings and discussions with key tourism stakeholders in the country....
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New asylum applications dip 50%
There was a 50% reduction in new asylum applications between March and October compared to 2022 as deportations increased, the Interior Ministry said. For the first time,...
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Tourism Deputy Minister in Poland to hold meetings to boost arrivals
Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis has departed for Poland, where he will hold a series of meetings with tourism the heads of tour operators with travel packages to Cyprus. During...
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Cyprus allocates 65M euros for diverse tourism initiatives in 2024
The National Tourism Strategy's update has recently concluded, announced by Deputy Minister Kostas Koumis, known as "K." This undertaking commenced shortly after his assumption of office...
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Government achieves historic 50% drop in asylum applications
There is a 50% reduction in the period March-October 2023 in new asylum applications compared to the 2022 corresponding period, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday, noting at the same...
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No fence along Cyprus’ buffer zone to deter irregular migrants, says Interior Minister
Constantinos Ioannou has rejected the previous government’s policy of erecting a fence along the divided island’s buffer zone to deter irregular migration from breakaway north Cyprus....
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Tourism revenue soared in 2023, says deputy minister
During a House finance committee meeting on Monday, Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis revealed projections of record-breaking revenue close to €3 billion from tourism in 2023, while...
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Tourism revenue boosting economy
Highlighting the sector’s pivotal role in the economy, official forecasts predict an increase in tourism’s contribution to the GDP this year to 12.8%, up from 12.2% in 2022. Tourist...
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Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, MPs heard that significant legal and staffing challenges are slowing down the creation of a deputy ministry for migration, which has been deemed an important move for...
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UK net migration hit a new record high in 2022 in latest blow for Sunak
Annual net migration to the United Kingdom hit a record of 745,000 last year and has stayed at elevated levels since, data showed on Thursday, heaping pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...