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In the second quarter of this year, the job vacancy rate was 2.6 percent in the euro area, down from 2.9 percent in year’s first quarter and down from 3.1 percent in the second quarter of 2023, according to figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

The Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture is organising a conference on ‘Cultural Rights in Times of Crisis – Contemporary Challenges and Perspectives’, in the framework of the 9 Mediterranean EU Member States Summit (MED9).

In 2023, 9.5 percent of the EU population were unable to afford a meal containing meat, fish or a vegetarian equivalent every second day, 1.2 percentage points (pp) higher compared with 2022 (8.3 percent). 

The 15th annual philanthropic tuna fishing competition organised by the Cyprus Yachting Magazine ‘Το ψάρεμα και τα μυστικά του in memory of the publication’s contributors Christos Aristidou, Chrysanthos Chrysanthou, Nakis Christodoulou, Haris Soleas and Antonis Diamantides.

In the framework of the MED9 initiative, the ministers and high level officials of the Ministries of Education of the nine Mediterranean EU Countries convened in Limassol, Cyprus, on June 27, invited by the Government of the Republic of Cyprus, which also holds the Chair of the Mediterranean Committee on Education for Sustainable Development (MCESD), to discuss further how ESD can be strengthened collectively in the MED9 countries and act as a key driver for the Green transition, and for creating more resilient, just and sustainable societies.

In 2022, overall life satisfaction in the EU averaged 7.1, based on a scale from 0 (not satisfied at all) to 10 (fully satisfied). The score was slightly down compared with 7.3 in 2018 and consistent with 7.0 in 2013.