The Fire Service responded to 43 incidents in the past 24 hours, including 25 fires. The most significant fire occurred near the villages of Akaki and Deneia in the Nicosia district, affecting an area of one square kilometre and damaging dry grass, wild vegetation, eucalyptus trees, electricity poles, and irrigation hoses.
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West Ham United’s Jarrod Bowen, the top scorer for the Premier League side this season, missed the Europa League quarter-final first leg defeat by Bayer Leverkusen due to a knee injury. However, he has returned to training and is available for selection in the upcoming match.
Italian club Atalanta has a healthy lead from the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final with Liverpool. The return game at home is considered the most important match in their history by manager Gian Piero Gasperini.
Fact: The Greek economy is forecast to grow nearly 3 per cent this year, approaching its pre-crisis size of 2009 and far outpacing the eurozone average of 0.8 per cent.
Rafa Nadal’s hopes of winning the Barcelona Open for a 13th time were dashed by Australian fourth seed Alex de Minaur in the second round. Nadal was playing his first tournament since January and was defeated 7-5, 6-1 by De Minaur.
– The European Council reaffirmed its commitment to a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem within the framework of the United Nations and relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
– The government of Cyprus achieved its goal of linking Euro-Turkish relations with the Cyprus problem.
– The EU is ready to play an active role in supporting the UN-led process for the Cyprus settlement talks.
– The European Council sent a powerful message to Turkey, urging constructive engagement in the Cyprus talks for progress in Euro-Turkish relations.
– The strategic discussion of Euro-Turkish relations was referred to the Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER) following proposals made by Nicosia during the Council.
– President Nikos Christodoulides and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen will visit Lebanon on May 2 to discuss a package of additional economic support, the details of which are still under discussion.
The fire brigade is in the final stage of recruiting a total of 259 new firefighters to add to its current staff of 680 people.
Fact: The Finance Ministry, in collaboration with SIX and the Cyprus Stock Exchange, announced the successful activation of the dual-listing of Euro Medium Term Notes (EMTN) of the Republic of Cyprus at the Cyprus Stock Exchange.
Fact: The auditor-general, Odysseas Michaelides, issued a public statement criticizing the opinion given by the Legal Service on government bills dealing with multiple pensions and retirement age, implying that the government was behaving unethically.