Ivan Sotiriadis 
The European Commission has disbursed the remaining €37 million to Cyprus related to the payment request for the second and third instalments under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. In September 2024, the Commission concluded that one milestone concerning a reform to tackle aggressive tax planning was not satisfactorily fulfilled and …
On 27 July 2025, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald J. Trump agreed a deal on tariffs and trade. The transatlantic partnership is a key artery of global trade and is the most significant bilateral trade and investment relationship in the world. EU-US trade in goods and services has doubled over the last decade, surpassing €1.6 trillion in 2024, …
The Commission welcomes the expression of interest from Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Finland to access loans under the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) instrument. SAFE is expected to mobilise up to € 150 billion in investment. The early indication of interest will …
The Commission launched a public consultation and the Call for Evidence for the upcoming Circular Economy Act. It marks a significant step in the impact assessment process, which will enable the Commission to gather input from a wide range of stakeholders and the broader public, thereby better understanding the bottlenecks and opportunities for the wider deployment …
The EU leads in virtual worlds research and has the capacity to attract seed funding but faces challenges in venture capital and market growth. Since the launch of the EU strategy to lead on Web 4.0 and virtual worlds, adopted in July 2023, the European Commission has launched a structured approach to monitor the Virtual Worlds …
On 2 August 2025, the AI Act’s governance has to be in place. This includes the EU-level advisory bodies and the national competent authorities. The Commission has already launched the AI Act’s key advisory bodies. The European AI Board, composed of EU Member States, is fully operational. The Commission has adopted the rules to create the Scientific …
The Commissioner for Personal Data Protection, Ms. Irini Loizidou Nicolaidou, the Executive Director of the University of Limassol, Ms. Ioanna Panayiotou, and the Secretary General of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Philokypros Rousounides, signed the consortium agreement for the co-funded project Data ProTech. The project Data ProTech – “Supporting Data Protection Compliance …
International Blended Intensive Programme Strengthens Collaboration in Higher Education and Research The University of Nicosia’s Department of Engineering has successfully completed its ERASMUS+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) titled ‘YOUR GATEWAY TO SPACE: AN INTRODUCTION TO SPACE ENVIRONMENT AND SPACECRAFT ENGINEERING’, bringing together students and academics from across Europe for an innovative educational experience. The programme …
Memorandum of Understanding Signed between the KIOS Center of Excellence at the University of Cyprus and Leading Cybersecurity Company Okta Inc. The KIOS Center of Excellence for Research and Innovation at the University of Cyprus and Okta Inc., one of the world’s leading cybersecurity companies headquartered in San Francisco, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. …
How Calcium Signals Guide the Integration of New Cells into Tissues A publication in the prestigious journal Nature Communications reveals that calcium signals are essential for the integration of new cells into tissues, with implications for understanding structural birth defects and combating chronic diseases. Researchers from the Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Biology at the …