Due to Greece's vast increase in tourism figures this year, hotel rates have risen by 10% nationwide, in comparison to last year, as confirmed by Hotels.com.

The European Commissioner for Trade's Spokesman Wojtek Talko confirmed that small Cypriot companies, in addition to all of Europe's, will prosper from international trade agreements that the EU is working on, as he stated to CNA.

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades held an in-depth phone call, regarding Samaras' scheduled meeting with Turkish President Erdoğan, on the sidelines of the NATO Summit being held this Thursday and Friday.