Master the Cyprus Culture & Politics Exam

The IMF's October 2026 forecast for Cyprus: growth 2.9% in 2026 and 3.2% in 2027, inflation 3.7%, unemployment 4%, a budget surplus of 2.6% of GDP and public debt down to 38.6% of GDP by 2029. Inflation reached 3.7% in September, pushed up by fuel (+25.8%) and electricity. The 2026 news chapter now runs to October.

Old forecasts and statuses are gone from the 2025 chapter. Where a story went on in 2026, one «In 2026» line gives the new fact: S&P's A rating, Glaucus and Pegasus declared commercial, first Cronos gas in 2028, the US arms embargo lifted to 30 September 2027.

New article: the official instructions to candidates in plain words. What to bring and what is banned, when the doors close, and how to circle and change an answer on the answer sheet.

Results now show all six sittings, from February 2024 (514 candidates, 97.1% at 60%+) to July 2026 (2,861 candidates, 44.6%). The exam overview swaps made-up sample questions for real ones from the March and July 2026 papers; about one question in four is a NOT question.

Registration for the 21 November 2026 exam closed on 12 October. The next window is 11–18 January 2027, for the exam on 6 March 2027.

The Archbishop's name day (St George, 23 April) is a school holiday. When Easter falls on or after 23 April, it moves to Easter Monday, as on 3 May 2027.

New article: how the 4 July 2026 papers differed from March, with real July questions. Before 21 November we added over 600 questions in the exam's own formats, rewrote 332 in exam wording, added 87 places to the Map of Cyprus trainer, brought the news up to the end of September, added a museums chapter and reference tables to the guide, and grew the vocabulary from 700 to 3,000 words.

The 2026 news chapter now runs month by month to the end of September: the end of the Cyprus EU presidency and Ireland's trio, the Guterres visit and the promised 5+1 meeting, the EU envoy Raffaele Fitto, the Cronos gas decision, the S&P upgrade to A, the 2027 budget and the new 0% VAT on bread, dairy, meat and fish from 12 October. Crossing points, taxes, energy and water chapters were updated too.

Evi Tsolaki is the new Minister of Transport, Communications and Works and Christos Senekis the new Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, both since 6 August 2026. The deputy ministries were updated too, and the Minister of Justice is listed under his official name, Kostas Fytiris.

Parliament composition rewritten for the 24 May 2026 results (DISY 17, AKEL 15, ELAM 8, DIKO 8, ALMA 4, Direct Democracy 4). EU presidency chapter expanded with the motto, five priorities and the 23–24 April Nicosia summit. Cyprus problem updated with Erhürman, María Ángela Holguín, 5+1 format and the four proposed crossing points. Added the 5% VAT on household electricity, the RAF Akrotiri drone strike (1 March 2026) and the Schengen progress note.

New chapter: January–May 2026 events — Cyprus EU presidency, Akrotiri drone strike, Article 42.7 push, Schengen progress, May 24 parliamentary elections.

New chapter: visas, passports, legal ports of entry, customs rules, traveling with pets, and prohibited items.

Parliament approved a major tax reform: tax-free threshold raised to €22,000, new family deductions, and minimum wage increased to €1,088.

In December 2025, the section on government officials was updated due to recent changes in the presidential cabinet.