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10-10-2018 16:15
Political consultations held between Cyprus and Italy at the Foreign Ministry in Nicosia
Political consultations between Cyprus and Italy took place today in Nicosia, at the level of Permanent Secretaries of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the two countries.Welcoming his Italian counterpart, Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Minas A. Hadjimichael referred to the close relations between the two countries in a number of areas, as well to as their excellent cooperation at the EU and multilateral level.The two ...
10-10-2018 12:27
The 1st Cyprus Film Summit, co-organized by Invest Cyprus, CTO and PIO, was held in Lefkosia
International film and audiovisual professionals (production/filming houses, producers/executive producers and local audiovisual industry professionals and associations) from Europe, India, Russia, North America and Cyprus met at the first Cyprus Film Summit, in Lefkosia, to discuss the latest developments in the industry in Cyprus and witness first-hand all the island has to offer as a natural filming studio.The Summit was co-organized by the Invest Cyprus, the Cyprus Tourism Organization (...
10-10-2018 12:20
6th Cyprus- Egypt-Greece, Trilateral Summit, Crete, 10 October 2018 - Joint Declaration
The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, Alexis Tsipras, met in Elounda, Crete, on 10 October 2018. They reaffirmed their full commitment to further broaden and deepen their trilateral partnership in various fields of common interest, and to enhance their efforts towards promoting peace, stability, security and prosperity in the Eastern Mediterranean, based on...
10-10-2018 11:01
Address by the Director of the Press and Information Office, Ms Sophie Michaelides, at the Cyprus Film Summit 2018
I would like to welcome you all to the 1st Cyprus Film Summit; an excellent initiative that has been undertaken by Invest Cyprus, the Cyprus Tourism Organisation, and the Press and Information Office of the Republic of Cyprus, to promote Cyprus as a film production destination.I also want to say thank you. Thank you all for travelling from around the world to come to Cyprus.To Cyprus which is hard to see on a map, but easy to see in all moments of history and civilization. The island is lit...
09-10-2018 15:13
Speech of the Presidential Commissioner, Mr Photis Photiou, at Athalassas burial site
I welcome all of you and I feel honoured and privileged to be with you. Firstly, I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to the Slovak Ambassador, Mr Jan Skoda, and his colleagues for their initiative to organise this visit. Slovakia is involved in the efforts for reconciliation and peace in our country for years.As you are aware, thousands of families in our country experience the tragedy of living with the disappearance of loved ones. It is an experience that causes much pain and un...
09-10-2018 14:44
Completion of excavation period 2018 at Geronisos island made by the New York University
The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announces the completion of five weeks program of excavation, survey, and study at Maniki Harbor under the direction of Joan Breton Connelly, Professor of Classics and Art History of the New York University.An international team of scholars gathered at Maniki Harbor to take part in the innovative multi-disciplinary program of research. The small, ancient port at Maniki served as the main harbor for Geronisos and...
09-10-2018 12:49
The President of the Republic will participate in the Trilateral Summit of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt, in Crete
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, will participate in the 6th Trilateral Summit of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt, which will take place on Wednesday, the 10th of October 2018, in Crete.The President of Egypt, Mr Abdel Fatah al Sisi, and the Prime Minister of Greece, Mr Alexis Tsipras, will also participate in the Summit.The Summit will begin in the morning of October 10, with a bilateral private meeting between President Anastasiades and Prime Minister Tsipras.Later on the P...
09-10-2018 12:36
Foreign Trade Statistics July 2018
The Statistical Service of Cyprus announces that it has published the new monthly electronic publication “Intra-Extra EU Trade Statistics (Summarised Data)” for July 2018.The main developments in Cyprus foreign trade were:(a) Total imports(covering total imports from third countries and from EU member states) in January-July 2018 amounted to €5.230,6 mn as compared to €4.402,9 mn in January-July 2017. Total exports (covering total exports to third countries and to EU member states) in ...
09-10-2018 12:24
Registrations of motor vehicles during January – September 2018
The Statistical Service announces the publication of the report entitled "Registration of Motor Vehicles" for the period January – September 2018.The main developments in the first nine months of 2018, compared to the same period of 2017, were:(a)The total registrations of motor vehicles increased by 15,2% to 37.817 in January – September 2018, from 32.833 vehicles in the same period of 2017. (b)Passenger saloon cars increased to 31.292, from 27.140 in January – September 20...
08-10-2018 10:31
Debate “Quo Vadis Europa? The Future of Europe & the Role of the EU on the International Scene”
A debate on “Quo Vadis Europa? The Future of Europe & the Role of the EU on the International Scene” is coorganised by the European Parliament Office in Cyprus, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Press and Information Office on 12 October 2018 at the Presidential Palace.The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, and the MEP and Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament, Mr Demetris Papadakis, will discuss, with Cypriot youth, issues relat...
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