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09-04-2019 13:25
Registrations of motor vehicles during January-March 2019
The Statistical Service announces the publication of the report entitled “Registration of Motor Vehicles” for the period January-March 2019.The main developments in the first three months of 2019, compared to the same period of 2018, were:(a) The total registrations of motor vehicles decreased by 16,0% to 10.920 in January-March 2019, from 13.002 vehicles in the same period of 2018.(b) Passenger saloon cars decreased to 8.956, from 11.024 in January-March 2018, i.e. there was a decrease ...
09-04-2019 13:02
Announcement on the dust in the atmosphere of Cyprus
Dust Episode – 9 April 2019The Department of Labour Inspection of the Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance, announces that high concentrations of dust are observed in the air today, 9 April 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...
08-04-2019 21:16
Address by the President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, at the CySEC Conference Dinner
It is a great pleasure and an honor to join and welcome you tonight at the CySEC Conference Dinner 2019.A dinner which provides a unique opportunity for the industry executives, the Regulators and key government officials to exchange views, hold productive discussions and identify ways and means on further reinforcing the thriving financial services industry of our country.From the outset, please allow me to praise the Chairman of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, Mrs. Demetra ...
08-04-2019 13:05
The Minister of Foreign Affairs participated in the Foreign Affairs Council of the EU, in Luxemburg
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, participated in the Foreign Affairs Council of the EU, in Luxemburg, 8 April 2019.For the tour de table, follow the youtube link: https://youtu.be/xAw_FBAULQI
07-04-2019 12:41
PIO personnel – Voluntary participation in the campaign “Letʼs Do It! Cyprus – Cleaning my island” Athalassa Park
The personnel of the Press and Information Office, as part of its contribution to society, participates in the voluntary clean-up campaign “Letʼs Do It! Cyprus – Cleaning my island”, organized by the Environment Commissioner and the Volunteerʼs Network Together Cyprus. The event is co-organized by the Press and Information Office.
05-04-2019 20:04
Address by the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works Mrs Vassiliki Anastassiadou at the presentation of the poetry book ‘’The edge of passion’’
“It is the obligation of every person born in a safer room, to open the door, when someone in danger knocks.”The words of American novelist Dina Nayeri, have been put into practise, in the best possible manner by Voice4me, a Junior Achievement Publishing Company, which after hearing the knock, has kept the door open.It is truly a pleasure to be here today for the presentation by Voice4me, of the book “The edge of passion” and a great honour to have with us the author of the book, Mr. Mahmoo...
05-04-2019 16:00
Innovation in Cypriot Enterprises, 2014-2016
According to the results of the Innovation Survey, carried out by the Statistical Service among enterprises with 10 or more employees, 36,5% of the enterprises covered had some form of innovation activity during the period 2014-2016.FIGURE 1: PERCENTAGE OF ENTEPRISES WITH INNOVATION ACTIVITIES, 2000-2016In Industry, this percentage was 38,1% while in Services, it was 35,6%.An 8,2% of the population of enterprises was involved only in (product and/or process) technological innovation, 7,3%...
05-04-2019 13:14
Completion of works of the salvage excavations of the Sewerage contract C1
The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, Department of Antiquities, announces the results of the salvage excavations conducted in conjunction with the construction of the sewerage network of Larnaka in the period of 27th June 2016 to 31st October 2018. Throughout this period more than 110 tombs have been excavated and recorded, in a wide area of several kilometres, testifying to the presence of a vast necropolis, as well as to the architectural evidence for the city-kingdom of Kit...
05-04-2019 09:39
Collaboration between the Department of Antiquities and the Getty Conservation Institute
The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announces its collaboration with the Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, for the development of a comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for the World Heritage sites of Nea Pafos and the Tombs of the Kings to guide their future preservation and enhance their full range of values, both cultural and natural. This collaboration, which begun in 2018, involves mapping of the sites, assessments of signifi...
04-04-2019 13:14
Consumer Price Index (CPI): March 2019
Inflation 1,4%In March 2019, the Consumer Price Index increased by 0,83 units and reached 100,62 units compared to 99,79 units in February 2019. Compared to March 2018, the CPI increased by 1,4%. (Table 1)In the twelve-month period from April 2018 to March 2019, in comparison to the period from April 2017 to March 2018, the annual average rate of change of the CPI was 1,9%. The corresponding annual average rate of change of the CPI in the previous twelve month period was 0,1%. Comparing t...
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