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02-06-2019 11:57
Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment travels to London
The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Mr Costas Kadis, departs today for London to visit the “37th Cypriot Wine Festival and Business Expo”. The Festival is organized annually by the newspaper "Paroikiaki", aiming at the promotion of Cypriot products.The Minister returns to Cyprus on Tuesday 4 June.(MAK)
02-06-2019 09:26
Address by the President of the Republic Mr Nicos Anastasiades at the 14th Cyprus-Russian Festival
It is a great pleasure to yet again address the official opening ceremony of the Cyprus – Russian Festival. The fact that the Festival takes place for the 14th consecutive year, attracting more than 12.000 people, manifests that it has been firmly established not only as an important event in Cyprus’ cultural and social calendar, but also as a celebration of the long-standing historic and solid relations of our countries at all levels and in all fields.To this end, allow me to extend my sinc...
30-05-2019 20:41
Address by the Minister of Transport Mrs Vassiliki Anastassiadou at the “Cyprus-Arab Business Conference and Exhibition”
It is truly a great honour to be addressing “Cyprus - Arab Business Conference and Exhibition”, organized by the Cedars Pavillion with the support of the Larnaca Chamber of Commerce and Industry.A Conference, which brings together officials and businessmen from the Arab States of the Middle East, the Gulf and Cyprus, a conference aiming above all in facilitating the fostering of business cooperation between Cyprus and the Arab world.I wish to thank and congratulate the organizers for this ...
30-05-2019 18:31
Address by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, at the final phase of the Multinational Exercise "Argonaut/Estia"
I wish to welcome all of you here, today, to the final phase of the annual civil-military Exercise “Argonaut 2019”. A multi-faceted exercise, which has been established in the past few years as the only civil-military Exercise that addresses, among others, the vital aspect of non-combatant evacuation operations. We are very pleased to witness year-by-year the constant increase of foreign participants and observers. The fact that this year we have 21 countries as active participants reflects t...
30-05-2019 13:53
Labour Force Survey (LFS): 1st quarter 2019
Unemployment 8,8%According to the results of the Labour Force Survey, the labour force in the 1st quarter of 2019 amounted to 448.369 persons or 63,2% of the population (males 68,7%, females 58,0%) in comparison to 432.566 persons (62,0%) in the corresponding quarter of 2018 (Table 1).The number of employed persons was 409.117 and the employment rate 57,6% (males 63,4%, females 52,2%) in comparison to 386.098 persons (55,3%) in the corresponding quarter of 2018.The number of unemployed per...
30-05-2019 13:09
Address by the President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, at the Cyprus Shipping Chamber Annual General Meeting
It is indeed a great honour to once again address the Annual General Meeting of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber.This year marks the 30th anniversary since the establishment of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber in 1989 and I feel obliged to praise the fact that the Chamber throughout all these years has remained true to its founding purpose which is:"……promoting the interests of Cyprus Shipping and furthering the reputation of the Cyprus flag, whilst promoting and protecting the interests of its Membe...
30-05-2019 12:08
Address by the President of the House of the Representatives, Mr Demetris Syllouris,at the annual General Meeting of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber
It is with great pleasure that I address today the 30th Annual General Meeting of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber. Since its establishment back in 1989, the Chamber has been a most reliable and active contributor to our island’s economy.Through the concerted efforts of all relevant stakeholders and the wise guidance and support of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber, Cyprus has succeeded in developing a robust and constantly evolving shipping industry of a renowned global standing. It is currently one o...
30-05-2019 08:41
Dust Episode – 30 May 2019
High concentrations of dust are observed in the air today, 30 May 2019, according to measurements from Stations of the Air Quality Monitoring Network operated by the Department of Labour Inspection.The public, and particularly any vulnerable groups of population (children, older people, and the infirm) are urged to avoid circulating in open spaces until the observed episode has elapsed, as the small size of respirable particles in dust may have negative effects on human health.Employers mus...
29-05-2019 13:29
Multinational CIMIC exercise “ARGONAUT 2019”
The Ministry of Defence, in cooperation with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Interior, announces the planning and execution of the Multinational Exercise “ARGONAUT 2019”.The exercise, which started on May 28th and will end on May 30th, 2019, is divided in four phases, within the sea, air and land area of the Republic of Cyprus (FIR, SRR and EEZ). The exercise is organized under the general coordination of the National Guard, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Join...
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