Around nine out of ten (89%) people in the EU, aged between 16 and 74, use the internet for cultural activities; reading online news is one of the most popular pastimes. Eurostat
Some 41% of households in Cyprus enjoyed high-speed internet coverage, a huge gap from the rest of the EU, where 70% enjoyed fast broadband. Cyprus had the second lowest coverage in fixed,
A majority of passenger cars in Cyprus (66%) are older than 10 years old, and only 4% are nearly new. In 2020 only 4% of passenger cars in Cyprus were newer than
Cyprus opposes a ban on tourist visas for Russian nationals travelling across the European Union, which the Baltic countries could propose during an informal EU Foreign Ministers meeting in Prague next week. “We issue visas even
Russian anti-war activists in Cyprus have vowed to continue holding protests against the invasion of Ukraine despite, they say, becoming the target of a threat after their faces appeared on a billboard
Regarding increased greenhouse gas emissions due to economic activity by a member state, Cyprus had the fifth largest annual rise (14%) during the first quarter of 2022, double the EU average of
In June 2022, all member states registered a large annual increase in extra-EU exports except for Cyprus, which recorded a 12.2% decrease, followed by Denmark (-2.4%), according to Eurostat. Cyprus also widened its trade
Detections of irregular entries by migrants and refugees through the European Union’s external borders on the Eastern Mediterranean route remain high, with significant numbers arriving in Cyprus, said EU border agency Frontex. During
A father-of-three was flying with his family from Cyprus to Manchester when he intervened to restrain a woman who stripped down to her underwear and tried to enter the cockpit twice. Phillip O’Brien, 35, was on
Commercial flights in the European Union decreased by 15% in July compared to July 2019, the summer before the pandemic played havoc with travel rules, according to Eurostat. In Cyprus, flights during
