The European Commission will negotiate Community visa facilitation and readmission agreements with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. “This step reflects the commitment by the EU to promoting people-to-people contacts between the Western Balkans and the Union. It is really good news for the citizens in the region
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Nokia and Finnish telecom operator Elisa have carried out the world’s first WCDMA/HSDPA data call on the 900 MHz band in a commercial network. The call was conducted in Elisa’s live network in Finland, and the equipment included the Nokia Flexi WCDMA Base Station with a special solution for sharing the site infrastructure of the
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Bank of Cyprus shares trading on the Athens Stock Exchange closed at a record EUR 10 per share on Monday while on the CSE, the BOCY shares also closed at a new record high of EUR 9.92. The advance is significant considering that the Bank’s share price is approaching the level at which it was
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The new Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus, Chrysostomos II, was enthroned during a special ceremony Sunday, after the throne was vacated when his predecessor was declared unfit following a four-year illness. In his first address as the new leader of the ‘autocephalous’ or independent church of Cyprus, Chrysostomos II said that his
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— 1/3 of households, 3/4 of enterprises had broadband  In the EU25, 52% of households had access to the internet during the first quarter of 2006, compared to 48% during the first quarter of 2005, and 32% had a broadband connection, compared to 23% in 2005. At the beginning of 2006, 94% of enterprises
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PandaLabs has detected email messages which, claiming to inform users about an attack on online banking services on November 9, advise them to visit a security web page. However, the content on this page is directed at criticizing the political situation in the United States. The message subject is aimed at users of online banking
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SFS Group Pcl (SFS) lifted first nine month profits ending September 30, 2006 by 247% YoY as all sectors of activity showed a satisfactory increase in business and profit. Return on Equity, which on an annualized basis reached 13.9% by end September is now on track to climb to 15% by the end of the
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The Board of Directors of Muskita Aluminium Industries Pcl (MAI)Â will convene on 21 November 2006 to examine the 9M06 financial results. The results will be issued prior to market open on 22 November 2006. The Company announced that it expects the 9M06 results to be significantly improved compared to a year ago results for
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…Evagorou and Georgiou shine Demetra Investments Pcl (DEM) announced that the Extraordinary General Meeting held on November 8, 2006 approved the special resolutions for a reduction in the nominal value of the shares, which paves the way for the payment of dividends from future profit. DEM Chairman and AKEL MP Stavros Evagorou and Board member
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Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos stated on Thursday that Cyprus will support Croatia‘s European course. Papadopoulos, who is paying an official visit to Croatia, met with Split-Damlatia county Prefect Ande Sanader.Welcoming Papadopoulos, Sanader thanked the Cypriot President for all that Cyprus has done for his country. He also said that the talks Papadopoulos had in Croatia
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