Tag Archives: Cyprus

Visiting Friends by Chloe Hassard

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

Towards the end of January, two pupils from Friends’ School Lisburn, Chloe Hassard and Caroline Finney, came to Brussels for a week of work experience with QCEA. They attended a number of meetings and have each written a short piece … Continue reading →

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Cyprus: rising tensions as gas bids gain a further international dimension

Posted on July 6, 2012 by

Along with the newly incumbent Cypriot presidency of the Council of the European Union, Cyprus is also coping with the impacts of a second round of licensing (February – April 2012) for the gas discovered in its Exclusive Economic Zone … Continue reading →

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Cyprus: Small but ambitious

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

Cyprus might be small but it has big plans for its six-month presidency. Alongside the ongoing sovereign debt crisis, and expected developments in a number of key European policy areas in the next six months, Cyprus also has problems closer … Continue reading →

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Cyprus: struggling along, or about to hit the gas?

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

Cyprus has had a difficult history over the last century, a legacy it has carried into this one. However, its recent natural gas find in the Levant basin throws potential good fortune into a much suffering economy. Unfortunately for Cyprus, … Continue reading →

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