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.

The movement of travellers to and from Cyprus in 2023 recorded an increase compared to 2022. Total arrivals of travellers reached 6.107.725 recording an increase of 26,4 percent and departures totalled 6.105.574, also recording an increase of 26,8 percent, compared to 2022. Air traffic represented 95,1 percent of arrivals and 95,2 percent of departures in 2023.

The Larnaka Municipal Gallery – Christoforou Collection has opened this summer and will exhibit around 150 artworks by Greek painters and engravers of the 19th - 20th centuries; exhibited with the kind permission of retired Cypriot diplomat Charalambos Christoforou and his spouse Maria Christoforou. 

In May of this year the total Cyprus government employment reached 54.826 persons. For the period January – May an average total government employment reached 54.835 persons, marking an increase of 2.684 persons (5,1 percent) compared to the corresponding period of 2023.

Based on the results of the Passengers Survey carried out by the Statistical Service, revenue from tourism in Cyprus reached EUR113,0 million in March this year compared to EUR97,8 million in the corresponding month of 2023, recording an increase of 15,5 percent.

Cyprus unemployed persons, registered at the District Labour Offices on the last day of May 2024, reached 8.159 persons.

Limassol Marina in collaboration with Dacor Advertising and Media Ltd, successfully organised the second “Limassol Boat Show Conference: Cyprus, the new yachting hub of the East Med” on May 24, as part of Limassol Boat Show 2024, at Limassol Marina.

Based on the results of the passenger’s survey carried out by the Statistical Service, revenue from tourism for Cyprus reached EUR65,1 million in February of this year compared to EUR56,6 million in the corresponding month of 2023, recording an increase of 15 percent.

The arrivals of tourists reached 333.563 in April of this year compared to 342.736 in April 2023, recording a decrease of 2,7 percent. For the period of January – April, arrivals of tourists totalled 748.814 compared to 736.629 in the corresponding period of 2023, recording an increase of 1,7 percent.

Cyprus Airways participated in the ravel Expo in Nicosia, where the airline unveiled exclusive Expo FareSaver Deals for Mediterranean destinations.