e-EFCA and DYPA will pay a total of EUR 49 million to around 40,000 beneficiaries between 14 and 17 April. e-EFCA has EUR 208,656 in 162 beneficiaries of the former AIF and EUR 19 million in 800 beneficiaries for one-off benefits. The IRS pays 12 million euros to 20,000 unemployed, 3 million to 4,000 mothers for subsidised maternity leave, 13 million to 12,000 beneficiaries of subsidised employment programmes and 1.8 million to 3,000 beneficiaries of public benefit programmes.

Egypt agreed to buy all natural gas produced from the Venus deposit in Cyprus, as the North African country seeks to secure long-term supply and reduce its dependence on Israel. The country, which is increasingly dependent on imports due to the decrease in its domestic production, receives [...]