Cypriot Government Spokesman Nikos Christodoulides has confirmed his administration's dedication to a comprehensive investigation, concerning all instances that may have added to the demise of the island's economy.

EU economists may be saying that the recession is slowly subsiding, but the rate of unemployment remains stubbornly high at 27.8% during the first quarter of 2014.

Tough times in Greece since the crisis emerged in 2008 have taken their toll on the cardiovascular health of Greek men and women, suggests two reports from one Athens center presented at the Heart Failure Congress 2014 of the European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Association in Athens.