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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 12-10-18Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>CONTENTS
[01] Limassol Economic Forum dominated by debate on austerity or growthThe debate on the need for austerity or growth and ways to exit the financial crisis in Europe dominated the 3rd Limassol Economic Forum, which took place on Wednesday Hundreds of businessmen gathered today in Limassol for the Forum, co-organized by the IN Business magazine and IMH Conferences -Media-Exhibitions under the auspices of the Cyprus Presidency of the EU Council.Senior EU officials, former European Commissioners, former Ministers and world-class economists participated in the Forum. Speakers outlined the current situation the global and the European economies are facing and discuss issues such as the dilemma "austerity or growth". They also focused on ways to reduce the fiscal deficit and unemployment, to deal with the banking sector, action to restore growth and confidence in the Eurozone and ways to create new jobs. [02] EU must shape the future of development cooperation, FM saysEurope must avail the opportunities which lie ahead and try to shape the future of development cooperation, Foreign Minister Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis has said, as she outlined ways Europe can strengthen its role as a leader in development cooperation in a rapidly changing world.Addressing an event in Brussels titled "The Post 2015 Development Architecture", in the framework of the 2012 European Development Days, Marcoullis pointed out that changes are needed. According to an official announcement, Marcoullis said that the EU Foreign Affairs Council discussed earlier this week, among others, the future development architecture. "We all agreed that achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and designing a post-2015 development framework should be our foremost priority", she said, adding that "in order to achieve this we need to ask ourselves two questions, namely, how do current global shifts affect the future of international development cooperation and how can the EU strengthen its development apparatus so as to lead these changes." [03] Ten flights affected by Greek air traffic controllers' strikeTen flights, five departures and five arrivals, to and from Larnaca and Pafos airports will be affected by Thursday's air traffic controllers' strike in Greece.Adamos Aspris, Spokesman of Hermes Airports, said of those ten flights, two will be canceled and the other eight will be rescheduled. "On the basis of Hermes Airports Operations Centre figures, a total of ten flights will be affected. That is, five departures and five arrivals. All ten flights are to and from Athens, Patras and Salonica airports," he added, noting that the affected airlines have altered their flight schedule. [04] Cyprus and Cape Verde sign MOUCyprus and Cape Verde have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Political Consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the two countries.The Memorandum was signed on the sidelines of the fifth political dialogue at ministerial level between the EU and the Republic of Cape Verde, which was held on Wednesday in Brussels, by Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs Erato Kozakou Marcoullis and the Minister of External Relations of the Republic of Cape Verde Jorge da Silva Borges. Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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