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25-05-2018 12:28
Lemesos hosts the 12th annual meeting of the European Patent Office – Member states discuss co-operation on patents in Europe
The European Patent Office (EPO) and the national patent offices of its member states met in Lemesos on 24 - 25 May 2018 to discuss how to advance co-operation in order to improve the quality and efficiency of the European patent system, and better serve inventors and industry.The 12th annual meeting of EPO was attended by representatives of 37 national patent offices, including the EPO’s two extension states, and the EU Intellectual Property Office in an observer capacity. This year's confe...
25-05-2018 09:58
PIO Newsroom will be closed on Monday of the Holy Spirit
The Newsroom of the Press and Information Office will be closed on Monday of the Holy Spirit, May 28, 2018.(ML)
25-05-2018 08:31
Announcement on the dust in the atmosphere of Cyprus on May 25, 2018
The Department of Labour Inspection of the Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance announces that today, May 25, 2018 at 08:00 the hourly concentration of respirable particles in ambient air with diameter less than 10 micrometers (PM10), was between the maximum value of 144 μg/m3 and minimum value of 51 μg/m3 (micrograms per cubic meter). Consequently, it is expected that the average 24hour concentration will exceed the corresponding limit value of 50 μg/m3 as defined by the relative...
24-05-2018 20:00
Address by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, at a reception hosted by the Foreign Ministry, in the framework of the Civil Military Exercise “Argonaut 2018,” at Larnaca port
I wish to warmly welcome all of you here, today, to the annual civil-military Exercise Argonaut.Among the praiseworthy characteristics of Argonaut is that it is the only civil-military Exercise which addresses, amongst other, the vital issue of non-combatant evacuation operations. We are exceptionally pleased to witness every year the constant increase of international participants and observers, a fact indicative of the high level and significant added value of the Exercise. The extensive p...
24-05-2018 13:29
Announcement on the dust in the atmosphere of Cyprus on May 24, 2018
The Department of Labour Inspection of the Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance, announces that today, May 24, 2018 at 13:00 the hourly concentration of respirable particles in ambient air with diameter less than 10 micrometers (PM10), was between the maximum value of 129 μg/m3 and minimum value of 38 μg/m3 (micrograms per cubic meter). Consequently, it is expected that the average 24hour concentration will exceed the corresponding limit value of 50 μg/m3 as defined by the relati...
23-05-2018 10:15
The President of the Republic sent a message of condolence to the President of the Councils of State and Ministers of the Republic of Cuba
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, sent a message of condolence to the President of the Councils of State and Ministers of the Republic of Cuba, Mr Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.In his message the President stated the following:“It is with deep sorrow that I have been informed of the loss of so many lives in the terrible plane crash near Havana.On behalf of the Government and the people of the Republic of Cyprus, I would like to extend my profound sympathy and condole...
23-05-2018 08:58
Announcement on the dust in the atmosphere of Cyprus
The Department of Labour Inspection of the Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance, announces that today, 23rd of May 2018 at 08:00 the hourly concentration of respirable particles in ambient air with diameter less than 10 micrometers (PM10), were between the maximum value of 117 μg/m3 and minimum value of 47 μg/m3 (micrograms per cubic meter). Consequently it is expected that the average 24hour concentration will exceed the corresponding limit value of 50 μg/m3 as defined by the re...
22-05-2018 14:48
The archaeological mission of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Cyprus
The mountains of Cyprus reveal their archaeological secretsThe Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announces the completion of the 2018 archaeological mission of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUT) in the Troodos mountains. The team, under the direction of Professor Nikos Efstratiou, consisted of AUT students of History and Archaeology and Archaeologist/Educator Mr Demetris Kyriakou. This year the remains of an unknown prehistoric site were ...
22-05-2018 12:17
Inauguration ceremony of the art exhibition “The Story of Neophytos the Recluse”
On Saturday, 26 May 2018 at the Local Museum of Traditional Embroidery and Silversmith-work, at the village of Lefkara, will be held the launch of the art exhibition by the artist Lefteris Olympios titled “The Story of Neophytos the Recluse” at 18.00. The art exhibition is organized by the Department of Antiquities and the Lefkara Municipality.The theme of the work of the artist Lefteris Olympios, ‘narrates’ in his own particular distinct way, the life of a Cypriot who emerges from the long ...
22-05-2018 09:20
Announcement on the dust in the atmosphere of Cyprus
The Department of Labour Inspection of the Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance, announces that today, 22nd of May 2018, at 08:00 the hourly concentration of respirable particles in ambient air with diameter less than 10 micrometers (PM10), were between the maximum value of 114 μg/m3 and minimum value of 56 μg/m3 (micrograms per cubic meter). Consequently it is expected that the average 24hour concentration will exceed the corresponding limit value of 50 μg/m3 as defined by the re...
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