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16-05-2019 11:43
Repatriation of a reliquary case stolen from Agios Mamas church in Morfou in the occupied areas of the Republic of Cyprus, from Düsseldorf, Germany
The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announces that on the 14th of May 2019, a reliquary case stolen from the Agios Mamas Church located in occupied Morfou was returned to its rightful owner, in Dusseldorf, Germany. The wooden reliquary case has the body of a book and contains the remains of Agios Panteleimon, Agios Charalambos, Agios Neophytos, Agios Tryfonos, Agios Philippos, Agios Michael Synadon, Agios Polydoros, Agios Ioannis Lampadistis and Agi...
15-05-2019 19:45
Speech by the President of the House, Mr Demetris Syllouris, at the official dinner at the 4th Cyprus Association of Actuaries Conference
It is with great pleasure that I am here with you today to welcome the organisation of the 4th Cyprus Association of Actuaries Conference.Modern societies continuously face many obstacles such as rapid developments, disruptive changes, other diverse problems, as well as challenges from within the financial and socio-political sphere -- particularly given the major technological revolutions that are currently happening. This dictates that those who are involved must remain vigilant to these c...
15-05-2019 18:26
Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Kazakhstan
The Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income was signed today May 15th 2019 in Nursultan, between the Government of the Republic of Cyprus and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan. On behalf of the Republic of Cyprus Mr. Nicos Christodoulides, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has signed the Convention and on behalf of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mr. Alikhan Smailov, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finan...
15-05-2019 13:19
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP): April 2019
Annual rate of change 1,2%In April 2019 the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices increased by 1,2% compared to the index of April 2018 and by 1,3% compared to the index of March 2019. For the period January-April 2019, the HICP recorded an increase of 1,3% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. (Table 1) Note: The HICP in Euro area for the last month is based on EUROSTAT’s estimation (flash estimate).Compared to April 2018, the largest change was noted in category Ho...
15-05-2019 12:24
Completion of the Firefighting Games «The flame of life is the only flame we keep alight»
The firefighters from Cyprus, Greece, Israel and the British Bases, who took part in the Firefighting Games on the 12th of May 2019, at the Port of Pafos, impressed the public with their skills and professionalism. During the games, the teams of firefighters competed in events which are relevant to their work and gave strong messages of sensitivity and efficiency through international co-operation. CNP ASFALISTIKI and the Cyprus Fire Service awarded the winning team and honoured all the firef...
15-05-2019 09:03
Find out where you vote
You can find out the polling station where you will vote at the European Elections, on 26th of May 2019, as follows:Internet:http://wtv.elections.moi.gov.cy/http://euroelections2019.gov.cy http://www.moi.gov.cy By entering identity card and date of birthSMS:Send an SMS to the number 1199, by writing wtv space identity number space date of birthe.g. wtv 999000 01/06/2000Call centre:Pancyprian number: 77772212Lefkosia: 22804222Lemesos: 25806443Ammochostos: 24801002Larnaka: 24801880Pafos: 268...
15-05-2019 08:01
A total of 641,181 people have the Right to vote in European Elections
The Chief Returning Officer announces that the total number of voters with the right to vote at the upcoming European Elections is 641,181.They are divided per category and district as follows:DISTRICTGREEK CYPRIOTSTURKISH CYPRIOTSEU NATIONALSTOTALLefkosia214.5101143.025217.649Ammochostos31.948569932.652Larnaka93.5851561.35895.099Lemesos152.7732341.489154.496Pafos50.1271733.98854.288Ab...
15-05-2019 07:49
“Find Your Polling Station” service is activated
The Chief Returning Officer announces that the service “Find your polling station” has been activated. All interested parties can access the service by visiting the homepage of the official website for the European Elections, which directs to the website http://wtv.elections.moi.gov.cy/ . In order to find out where you will vote on the 26th of May 2019, you must enter your identity number and date of birth. MKA
14-05-2019 09:59
Voting hours on 26 May 2019
The Chief Returning Officer announces that the voting process on Sunday, 26 May 2019, will begin at 7am and be suspended at noon for a one-hour break. Voting will resume at 1pm and it will normally end at 6pm.If the need arises, the presiding officer at each polling station may extend the voting hours until midnight, at the latest, if there is a large number of voters waiting to vote outside that polling station.Furthermore, it is reminded that the voting hours at the polling stations abroa...
13-05-2019 20:00
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, participates in the Foreign Affairs Council of the EU, in Brussels
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, participates in the deliberations of the regular session of the Foreign Affairs Council of the EU, in Brussels.
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