Friday, July 6, 2012

UN talks, water matter most to Cyprus: minister

Reuters: Cyprus will focus on shoring up European Union water supplies and on preparation for U.N. climate talks in Doha as the green priorities for its six months at the EU helm, its environment minister said on Friday. Just before beginning its first stint as holder of the rotating EU presidency on July 1, Cyprus asked for 10 billion euros ($12.4 billion) in emergency funding for its financial sector. For a nation scarred by a severe drought that forced the import of water from Greece in 2008, its...

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