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13-09-2018 13:02
Job vacancies: 2nd quarter 2018
Annual change 90,1%The number of job vacancies for the 2nd quarter of 2018 was 5.148. The number of job vacancies increased by 2.440 (90,1%) compared to the same quarter of the previous year when it was 2.708. Compared to the 1st quarter of 2018 the number of job vacancies increased by 1.387 (36,8%).(Table 1)The job vacancy rate for the 2nd quarter of 2018 was 1,4%, while the job vacancy rate for the previous quarter was 1,2% and the 2nd quarter of 2017 was 0,8%. The largest job vacancy rat...
13-09-2018 12:26
67.670 people the total number of employees in the broad public sector during the 2nd quarter of 2018
The employment in the broad public sector for the 2nd quarter 2018 was 67.670 persons. The employment in General Government was 61.771 and in the publicly owned enterprises and companies was 5.899. In the General Government which consists of the Government, Non-Profit Organizations and local Authorities the number of employees was 51.987, 5.552 and 4.232 persons respectively. The employment in the broad public sector increased by 672 persons (1.00%) compared to the same quarter of 2017. Th...
13-09-2018 08:30
Foreign Minister heads to Israel for holding meetings with the Israeli Prime Minister
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, travels from Athens to Israel on the morning of September 13th, in order to participate in a joint meeting, at 17:00 local time, with the Israeli Prime Minister, Mr Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Greek Foreign Minister, Mr Nikos KotziasThe meeting is expected to focus on the trilateral cooperation established among the three countries and on ways to enhance it in certain directions.Earlier, Foreign Minister Christodoulides will be rece...
12-09-2018 12:47
Foreign Trade Statistics June 2018
The Statistical Service of Cyprus announces that it has published the new monthly electronic publication “Intra-Extra EU Trade Statistics (Summarised Data)” for June 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-June 2018 amounted to €4.403,5 mn as compared to €3.798,6 mn in January-June 2017. Total exports (covering total exports to third countries and to EU Member States) in...
12-09-2018 09:06
Minister of Foreign Affairs from Berlin to Athens to meet with his Greek counterpart
Having concluded yesterday his two-day working visit to Berlin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, will depart from the German capital today Wednesday, 12th September 2018, heading to Athens, where he is scheduled to hold a meeting with the Greek Foreign Minister, Mr Nikos Kotzias, in the afternoon. (AH)
11-09-2018 19:35
Address by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, at the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung on “Cyprus: An Anchor of Stability in The Eastern Mediterranean”
I am granted today the opportunity to attempt to present the incredible geopolitical dynamics of the Eastern Mediterranean, at the heart of which Cyprus, the south-eastern most corner of the European Union lies, a member state at the crossroads of Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. To offer Cyprus’ unique, insider’s perspective of the region – as a country that forms an integral part of the Eastern Mediterranean, but is also part of the mosaic that is our common home, the European Unio...
11-09-2018 14:42
Cyprus in the 58th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia (11 May - 24 November 2019)
The Culture Department of the Ministry of Education and Culture announces that the Cyprus Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale of Art will present a posthumous exhibition of works by the artist Christoforos Savva (1924 – 1968).The idea of a thorough presentation of Christoforos Savvas' work at the Venice Biennale emerged through a series of concurrences.The current year marks a double 50-year anniversary for Savva, a pioneer of contemporary Cypriot art; in 1968, he was among the six artists...
10-09-2018 12:44
Government Labour Force by category: August 2018
In August 2018 the Government labour force increased by 1.050 persons (2,1%) compared to 2017. The casual staff increased by 11,7% and reached 16.036 persons compared to 14.351 persons in August 2017. Permanent staff decreased by 635 persons (-1,8%). Compared to August 2017 there is an increase in all the categories of Government labour force except the Hourly Paid Workers. The largest increase is observed in category Security Forces (5,5%) in which the casual staff is increased by 17,1% (8...
09-09-2018 10:25
Minister of Foreign Affairs departs for a two-day working visit to Germany
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, departs this afternoon, September 9, 2018, for Berlin, for a two-day working visit at the invitation of his German counterpart, Mr Heiko Maas.The two Ministers will hold a meeting at the Federal Foreign Ministry in Germany on Monday morning, September 10, during which discussions are expected to focus, inter alia, on the latest developments around the Cyprus problem, bilateral relations between Cyprus and Germany and the strengthenin...
07-09-2018 14:55
ΤΦ 1006 - Reminder for failure to Submit a VAT Tax Return
The Tax Department informs that, in the context of the modernization and upgrading of the services provided to taxpayers and for the purpose of better and faster communication with them, Form ΤΦ 1006 (Reminder for Failure to Submit a VAT Tax Return) will not be sent to taxpayers by post anymore.As from 1st September 2018, any taxpayer who omits to submit a VAT Tax Return by the due date, will be informed by an email.The Tax Department takes this opportunity to also inform all taxpayers that...
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