Ivan Sotiriadis 
In October 2024, the School of Law of UCLan Cyprus with the support of its Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for the Rule of Law and European Values CRoLEV, the Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA), the Deputy Ministry of Shipping of the Republic of Cyprus and with the kind support of CyFOS and the Cyprus …
Partners from five European countries involved in the HEI GreenPath project: Shaping HEI Environment for a Sustainable Tomorrow, met at Frederick University on February 4th for the project’s inaugural meeting. The HEI GreenPath project is a European initiative aimed at strengthening ecological awareness within the academic community. The project’s goals include integrating green skills and …
Frederick University and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Cyprus have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate in areas of common interest. The MoU was signed by the Minister of Defense, Vassilis Palmas, and the Rector of Frederick University, Professor George Demosthenous, in the presence of members of the Ministry of Defense …
Are you an expert in AI and data protection, digital rights, ethics, law, or governance? Do you have insights on the impact of artificial intelligence on privacy, surveillance, non-discrimination, and public safety? The Jean Monnet Center of Excellence AI-2-TRACE-CRIME at Neapolis University Pafos, Cyprus, and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain, invite you to submit your speaker proposal for our upcoming webinar: 
Date: Monday, 12 …
The Commission has adopted the fifth annual Work Programme under the European Defence Fund (EDF), allocating over €1 billion to defence collaborative research and development projects. With the 2025 EDF Work Programme, the Commission unlocks significant additional funding to support the development of critical defence technologies and capabilities. The Work Programme allocates around €100 million each …
The Commission has launched a new Biotech and Biomanufacturing Hub to support companies – particularly start-ups and SMEs – in bringing innovative products to the EU market and increase their competitiveness. The Hub will also help companies identify the support available to them at EU level and how to access this support to help them to expand and grow. …
The Commission will allocate almost €1.25 billion in grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to 41 cross-border energy infrastructure projects, which have obtained the status of Projects of Common Interest and Projects of Mutual Interest (PCIs and PMIs) in 2024 under the Trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) policy framework. This is the largest call for proposals under the current CEF Energy programme, both in terms of …
The Commission has presented the Competitiveness Compass, the first major initiative of this mandate providing a strategic and clear framework to steer the Commission’s work. The Compass sets a path for Europe to become the place where future technologies, services, and clean products are invented, manufactured, and put on the market, while being the first …
As of Sunday, 2 February, the first rules under the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) started to apply. This includes the AI system definition, AI literacy, as well as a very limited number of prohibited AI use cases outlined in the AI Act that pose unacceptable risks in the EU. To facilitate innovation in AI, …
On 29 January 2025, the University of Limassol and the Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) Cyprus Association signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The Memorandum was signed by the Rector of the University, Professor Theodoros Panayiotou, and the President of ECR Cyprus, Mr. Mikellis Christou. ECR Cyprus, which is part of the strength of the sectoral …