Cyprus Records 5,000 Job Transitions From Unemployment In Q4 2025

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

March 16, 2026

Employment Transition In Cyprus

Cyprus recorded roughly 5,000 transitions from unemployment to employment among individuals aged 15 to 74 during the fourth quarter of 2025, according to Eurostat data released on Friday. This figure, although slightly lower than the approximately 6,000 transitions in the third quarter, underscores continued, albeit modest, momentum within the Cypriot labor market.

Eurostat Data Analysis Across The European Union

Across the European Union, 3.1 million unemployed people found jobs between the third and fourth quarters of 2025. This represents a transition rate of 22.9%. At the same time, 6.9 million people remained unemployed. This group accounted for 51.9% of those who were unemployed in the previous quarter. Another 3.4 million people, or 25.2%, moved out of the labour force.

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Comparative Insights Among Key EU Economies

Among larger EU economies, Spain recorded 740,000 people moving from unemployment into employment. The figure increased from 690,000 in the previous quarter. France recorded 701,000 such transitions, up from 568,000. Germany reported 525,000 transitions, compared with 447,000 in the previous quarter. Portugal recorded a slight decline, with transitions falling to 99,000 from 101,000. Greece also reported a decrease, with transitions declining to 46,000 from 49,000. Italy recorded 107,000 transitions, down from 129,000.

Dynamics Within Smaller Member States

Among smaller EU member states, Austria recorded 91,000 transitions from unemployment to employment. The figure increased from 84,000 in the previous quarter. Ireland reported 60,000 transitions, up from 42,000. Luxembourg recorded a decline, with transitions falling to 4,000 from 5,000.

Shifts In Employment, Unemployment And Labour Force Participation

Eurostat also reported movements among people who were employed in the third quarter of 2025. About 2.5 million people, or 1.2%, became unemployed in the fourth quarter. Another 4.8 million people, representing 2.3%, moved out of the labour force. Among those previously outside the labour force, 4.2 million entered employment in the fourth quarter. Another 3.8 million moved into unemployment.

The figures reflect labour market movements across the European Union during the period.

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Cypriot Startup LIVIA Wins Europe’s Top Youth Entrepreneurship Competition

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

July 29, 2026

A Cypriot university team has won the European GEN-E 2026 youth entrepreneurship competition with LIVIA, a smart agriculture platform that combines satellite data, autonomous drones and artificial intelligence to help farmers improve irrigation, detect disease earlier and reduce pesticide use.

Alongside first place, the team received the FedEx Access Award, expanding its access to investors, entrepreneurs and industry experts across Europe.

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Initially developed for vineyards, LIVIA analyses individual plants and turns complex data into practical recommendations. The team is now preparing its first functional product and pilot projects in Cyprus, with plans to expand into additional crops and international markets.

From An Idea To Smart Agriculture

LIVIA began with a simple question: how could satellite data create practical value in everyday life? After exploring applications ranging from meteorology to marine biology, the team identified agriculture as the sector with the greatest potential.

Recognising the limitations of satellite imagery alone, particularly in resolution and update frequency, the founders integrated autonomous drones into the platform to provide more detailed field data.

Designed as a modular system, LIVIA can continuously incorporate new data sources and capabilities. Its initial focus is irrigation management, early disease detection and plant health monitoring, with vineyards serving as the first use case because of their importance to Cyprus and the team’s own experience.

Turning Data Into Decisions

Satellite imagery provides continuous monitoring of crops, while autonomous drones capture high-resolution images whenever greater precision is needed.

Artificial intelligence then combines those datasets with information collected by growers, including IoT sensors and field observations, to generate tailored recommendations for irrigation, disease prevention and resource management.

By analysing each plant individually, the platform enables precision agriculture rather than field-wide recommendations.

Building A Hardware And Software Startup

Developing LIVIA has required balancing advanced software with specialised hardware, including drones, multispectral cameras and charging stations, all while operating with limited resources.

Although the startup participates in the Bank of Cyprus IDEA programme and has secured non-equity funding, integrating multiple data sources into a reliable AI system remains its biggest technical challenge.

The Role Of Junior Achievement

Participation in the JA StartUp Programme helped transform the original concept into a business proposition through mentoring, coaching and pitch preparation.

Support continued after LIVIA won the national competition, with the Junior Achievement Cyprus team helping the founders prepare for the European final in Latvia.

European Recognition

Winning GEN-E 2026 and the FedEx Access Award marked the team’s biggest milestone to date and created new opportunities to connect with investors, entrepreneurs and industry experts across Europe.

The founders are now focused on completing their minimum viable product, launching pilot projects in Cyprus and expanding the platform to new crops and international markets.

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