Constantinos Petrides, minister of finance for Cyprus, discusses the recovery of the country's tourism sector and the European economy.
*Turkey and Cyprus have overlapping claims in Mediterranean. DILOVASI, Turkey/ BRUSSELS, June 20- Turkey launched a second drilling ship on Thursday which will conduct natural gas operations off the northeast coast of Cyprus for three months, a move which risks aggravating a conflict with Cyprus over jurisdiction rights for oil and gas exploration.
*Turkey and Cyprus have overlapping claims in Mediterranean. DILOVASI, Turkey/ BRUSSELS, June 20- Turkey launched a second drilling ship on Thursday which will conduct natural gas operations off the northeast coast of Cyprus for three months, a move which risks aggravating a conflict with Cyprus over jurisdiction rights for oil and gas exploration.
*Germany, with its powerful car sector, had been hesitant. BRUSSELS/ BERLIN, June 17- Germany has joined a growing number of EU nations to back going carbon neutral by mid-century, EU documents show, building momentum for the bloc's leaders to agree the ambitious climate goal at a summit this week. Despite a push by eight nations for greater climate ambition- Belgium,...
Harris Georgiades, the Cypriot finance minister, speaks about the potential for the International Monetary Fund to have a lesser role in the euro zone.
Nicos Anastasiades, president of Cyprus, explains whether or not there is pressure on Europe not to give too much away to the U.K. in talks.
Nicos Anastasiades, president of Cyprus, says the letter from U.K. Prime Minister May triggering Article 50 had a constructive tone.
Cyprus police now say the EgyptAir plane hijacker is under custody, and the "Squawk Box" crew discusses.
NBC News' Rehema Ellis reports the latest details on the hijacking of an EgyptAir jet where authorities are now negotiating with the hijacker in an attempt to bring the situation to a peaceful end.
Irena Georgiadou, chairwoman of the Hellenic Bank, discusses reforms to the Cypriot economy and the impact of ECB policy.
John Hourican, CEO of the Bank of Cyprus, says there are enough real positives to believe the country's recovery is underway, despite ongoing issues.
Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cyprus, compares his country with Greece and shares advice for Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras.