Costas Kadis

The world is holding its breath as the United States chooses its next president, with latest polls offering little clarity on whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump will emerge victorious.

Analysts are trying to assess what each candidate's potential victory might mean for Europe and Greece's broader region. The impact appears equally difficult to predict.

Apostolos Tzitzikostas is expected to take on the transport portfolio in the new EU Commission, Politico reported on Monday.

Cyprus has named Costas Kadis, a scientist who held several cabinet posts in previous administrations, as its nominee for a post in the European Commission.

If the EU's parliament confirms the 57-year-old in the role, he will replace Cyprus's Stella Kyriakidou, who holds the health portfolio. Kadis had not been among those rumoured for the post.

Cyprus' Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Costas Kadis and Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios met with representatives of the World Bank on Thursday in order to formulate a tourism strategy for Cape Akamas.

Cyprus' Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment is about to register the red potato, the countrys second most important agricultural product, with the European Union for which an application for registration has been published in the republic's official gazette.

A protocol for the export of Cypriot dairy products to China was signed on Tuesday between Cyprus's Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Costas Kadis and Minister of the General Administration of Customs of China Ni Yuefeng.

President Nicos Anastasiades said Thursday during the swearing-in ceremony of his new cabinet that he made his selection on grounds of meritocracy.

Bulgarian and Cyprus on Friday signed a memorandum that will help them fight against the trafficking in artifacts and efforts to retrieve stolen items, the Culture Ministry has said.

The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Bulgarian Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov and Cyprus Transport Minister Marios Demetriades as the former was visiting the island.