Cyprus ramps up outreach in UK and Germany as Middle East crisis dents bookings
Middle-East war dents Cyprus air passenger numbers 15% in March
Cyprus kept outside EU’s new biometric Entry/Exit System launching 10 April
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UK bolsters Akrotiri with two Merlin Mk2 helicopters, raising civil-airspace safety questions
Two additional Merlin Mk2 helicopters reached RAF Akrotiri on 8 April, expanding the UK’s surveillance footprint after last month’s drone strike. While the move strengthens regional security, it is generating more military NOTAMs and minor routing changes for civil flights over Cyprus, requiring travel-risk monitoring by corporates.
Plug and Play launches Cyprus Innovation Centre to attract global start-up talent
Silicon Valley accelerator Plug and Play opened a Cyprus chapter on 8 April, promising to back 60 start-ups and generate 500 jobs. The hub is designed to lure foreign founders under Cyprus’ start-up and digital-nomad visa regimes, giving multinationals a visa-light innovation base outside Schengen.
Foreign seafarers spared social-cohesion levy as Cyprus tweaks shipping tax rules
Parliament has scrapped the 2 % Social Cohesion Fund levy for non-resident seafarers, effective back to 2010. The measure cuts crewing costs, strengthens Cyprus’ tonnage-tax system and simplifies payroll for global ship-management companies based in Limassol.