JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT CYPRUS - THESE ARE THE 10 BEST STUDENT ''START UPS' OF THE YEAR

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT CYPRUS - THESE ARE THE 10 BEST STUDENT ''START UPS' OF THE YEAR - Filenews 26/4 by Evagoras Prokopiou


Junior Achievement Cyprus is organizing on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, the Road to Gen-E 2026, an all-day event dedicated to youth entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, bringing for the first time on the same day and in the same place the finalists of its two flagship programs, the JA StartUp Programme and the JA Company Programme.

The event will take place at the Royal Hall in Nicosia and, according to the organization, aspires to create a single stage where pupils and students will present their ideas and business proposals, claiming the distinction and representation of Cyprus in the European institution Gen-E 2026.

PUBLIC DEBT ALMOST HALVED - BENEFIT FOR SOCIETY OR JUST A NUMERICAL ILLUSION?

PUBLIC DEBT ALMOST HALVED - BENEFIT FOR SOCIETY OR JUST A NUMERICAL ILLUSION? - Filenews 26/4 by Andreas Charitou


When Cyprus first held the presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) in 2012, the Cypriot economy was in a dire economic situation, with public debt as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) standing at around 110%, while by 2025 it had been reduced by almost half, to 55%, which clearly reflects a stronger fiscal position, especially at a time of severe geopolitical crisis in the Middle East.

This significant improvement is not just an accounting event but reflects a deep shift from conditions of macroeconomic uncertainty to economic stability. This fiscal improvement has obvious strategic value, because it strengthens the resilience of the Cypriot economy and expands the state's room for reaction to external shocks, as is currently the case with the geopolitical crisis in the Middle East. The crucial question, however, is not whether the debt has simply been reduced, but whether this reduction has improved the well-being of citizens, households and businesses?

MINDS IN CYPRUS - FROM ATHENS TO THE USA, THE NEW TALENT ATTRACTION

MINDS IN CYPRUS - FROM ATHENS TO THE USA, THE NEW TALENT ATTRACTION - Filenews 26/4 by Eleftheria Paizanou


The Government is launching a new campaign abroad in May, intensifying the effort to repatriate Cypriot professionals and highly skilled workers, as part of the national initiative Minds in Cyprus.

Following the approval by the Parliament of the bill that expands tax incentives to attract expatriate professionals, Nicosia is now turning its weight to new actions in Athens, Thessaloniki, the United Kingdom and the USA. The new legal framework adds another important tool to the effort to return Cypriots with experience, know-how and specialization.

THE IMMEDIATE NEED FOR THOUSANDS OF JOBS

 

THE IMMEDIATE NEED FOR THOUSANDS OF JOBS - Filenews 26/4 by Angelos Angelodimou

The growth of the economy in recent years, with the consequent development of the reduction of unemployment, has resulted in the need for additional labour. At the same time, the arrival in Cyprus of a significant number of technology companies has brought to the fore the lack of workers with specialized skills.

The formation of the above conditions has changed the landscape in the labour market, with the government seeking to find solutions at various levels, in order to meet the needs of workers on the one hand and to continue the growth of the economy on the other.

THE SIGNATURE OF ''MY'' AND THE NEW LEGAL REALITY

THE SIGNATURE OF ''MY'' AND THE NEW LEGAL REALITY - Filenews 26/4 by Giorgos Koukounis


Can a simple "click" create the same legal commitments as a signature on a contract? In the age of digital administration and electronic transactions, the answer is not just affirmative, it is now self-evident.

The introduction of the "MY" signature in Cyprus brings the citizen face to face with a new reality. He signs more easily than ever, but he is just as seriously committed.

A NEW ERA FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS AND ACADEMICS - FROM THE LABORATORY AND THE RESEARCH CENTRE OUT TO SOCIETY AND THE LABOUR MARKET

A NEW ERA FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS AND ACADEMICS - FROM THE LABORATORY AND THE RESEARCH CENTRE OUT TO SOCIETY AND THE LABOUR MARKET - Filenews 26/4 by Evangelia Sizopoulou


An important decision concerning public universities, which are now entering another era, was recently taken by the Plenary Session of the Parliament, after the necessary discussions. In particular, the House approved amendments to the legal framework that regulates the establishment and operation of spin-offs, known by the international term "spin-offs", by public universities. These amendments are essentially aimed at improving the provisions governing the mechanisms for the utilization, conversion and dissemination of scientific know-how and inventions for the purpose of commercial exploitation of products or services.

The term "spin-offs" may not be particularly well known to the general public, but only to researchers and academics, but internationally it is a particularly popular term and entities. Spin-offs are innovative companies, founded by members of academic or research institutions (researchers, professors and students) and aim to commercialize intellectual property, technology or research results produced within the university.

WE ARE LIVING THE DIGITAL WILD WEST OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE!

WE ARE LIVING THE DIGITAL WILD WEST OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE!  - Filenews 26/4 by Marios Demetriou


"New ones are being added to the older forms of gender-based violence in Europe – and in Cyprus – with social networks gradually transforming into a digital Wild West of attacks, insults, sexism, sexual violence and lawlessness," underlined the president of the Coordinating Body for the Prevention and Combating of Violence against Women, Aristos Tsiartas, speaking at the conference organized on April 18, 2026 at the POED building in Nicosia by the Women's Movement of Ecologists entitled "From girl to woman – the unseen path of gender-based violence".

For her part, the scientific director of the Association for the Prevention and Treatment of Violence in the Family (SPAVO), Dr. Andri Andronikou, stressed that "many perpetrators of gender-based violence have a 'narrative' that justifies violence by blaming the victim and shifting the blame to him ("he provoked me", "he insulted me"), or to external factors, or they completely deny the facts, focusing on protecting their image."