Recent News
Press Releases
10-02-2019 12:51
Remarks by the President of the Republic on the Cyprus problem
If the Turkish Cypriot leader, by “political equality” he means a positive vote for every decision of the central government or any other institutional structure, then this is not political equality but it creates political inequality, the President of the Republic Mr Nicos Anastasiades said today.In his remarks to reporters, after a mass for the celebration of St Maroun’s Day, in Nicosia, when invited to comment on an interview by the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community, in the newspap...
08-02-2019 15:32
14th International Short Film Festival of Cyprus 12/10/2019 – 18/10/2019
Call for Entries - National and International Competition SectionsThe Ministry of Education and Culture and the Rialto Theatre announce the call for entries of the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (ISFFC).The main objective of the ISFFC is the promotion of the cinematographic art by presenting a diverse programme of short films from around the globe, as well as to showcase the work of talented filmmakers who successfully use creative cinematic language forms and effectively tell ...
08-02-2019 15:01
Announcement by the Cyprus Delegation to GRECO
The GRECO delegation, consisting of its Executive Secretary Mr Gianluca Esposito, its President Mr Marin Mrčela and the Member of the Secretariat Mr Roman Chlapak, has completed its visit in Cyprus, which took place in the context of the pending Compliance Report of Cyprus in the 4th Round of Evaluation relating, inter alia, to corruption at the Judiciary.The GRECO delegation has been briefed by the relevant governmental authorities of the recent developments regarding issues pertaining to ...
07-02-2019 12:42
Consumer Price Index: January 2019
Inflation 2,0%In January 2019, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) decreased by 0,95 units and reached 99,76 units compared to 100,71 units in December 2018. Compared to January 2018, the CPI increased by 2,0%. (Table 1)In the twelve-month period from February 2018 to January 2019, in comparison to the period from February 2017 to January 2018, the annual average rate of change of the CPI was 1,7%. The corresponding annual average rate of change of the CPI in the previous twelve month period was...
06-02-2019 14:53
Conservation works at the Houses of Dionysos, Aion and Eustolios at the archaelogical sites of Kato Pafos and of Kourion
The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announces that the Houses of Dionysos and Aion at the archaeological site of Kato Pafos, and the House of Eustolios at the archaeological site of Kourion, will be closed to the public, due to scheduled conservation works, during the following dates:House of Dionysos: 18 February 2019 – 22 February 2019House of Aion: 25 February 2019 – 26 February 2019House of Eustolios: 27 February 2019 – 28 February 2019(MG/I...
06-02-2019 00:21
Statement by the Minister of Transport Mrs Vassiliki Anastassiadou after the successful launch of Hellas Sat 4 from Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana
A few minutes after the successful launch of Hellas Sat 4, from Kourou Space Centre, in French Guiana, the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works Mrs. Vassiliki Anastassiadou, made the following statement:‟I would like to congratulate Hellas Sat for the successful launch of Hellas Sat 4. A new chapter in the space history of Cyprus and Greece has been written today. Apart from the geopolitical, technological and commercial benefits, that the launch of Hellas Sat 4 has to offer, we ...
05-02-2019 12:45
Registered unemployed: January 2019
The unemployed persons, registered at the District Labour Offices on the last day of January 2019, reached 30.951 persons. Based on the seasonally adjusted data that show the trend of unemployment, the number of registered unemployed for January 2019 decreased to 24.091 persons in comparison to 24.333 in the previous month. (Table 1)In comparison with January 2018, a decrease of 5.038 persons or 14,0% was recorded which was mainly observed in the sectors of trade (a decrease of 1.158 unemplo...
01-02-2019 12:23
Appointment of Ms Josie Christodoulou as Advisor on gender mainstreaming in foreign policy
Within the framework of the ongoing reform of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the decision on the mainstreaming of the gender dimension in the foreign policy of the Republic of Cyprus, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, has appointed Ms Josie Christodoulou, as Advisor on gender mainstreaming, as of today, 1 February 2019, on a non-remunerative basis.Equality between men and women, as legally and politically enshrined at the national, regional and international lev...
31-01-2019 16:54
Conference on Digital Economy and Innovation-A vision of Growth, Minister Harris Georgiades Opening Remarks
There is no doubt that the world is on the verge of a revolution. This revolution will not be driven by ideology, or ethnicity or religious beliefs. The new global forces will come in the form of artificial intelligence, Big Data algorithms and bioengineering. It will be a revolution driven by technology, it will affect everyone and it will be massive.For most of us, talk of the new technological challenge may sound abstract, too technical and remote. And we have actually heard it before, at...
31-01-2019 09:30
The Cultural Office of the Cyprus Embassy in Greece hosts Adonis Christoforou “Photographic Documents from the Recent History of Cyprus’’ exhibition, presented by the PIO – Opening on January 31
The Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Greece, the Press and Information Office of the Republic of Cyprus, and the Municipality of Strovolos Photographic Association cordially invite you to the opening of Adonis Christoforou photographic exhibition, titled: “Photographic Documents from the Recent History of Cyprus’’, on Thursday, 31 January 2019, at 7:00 p.m., at the Cultural Office of the Cyprus Embassy (“Spiti tis Kyprou”), in Athens.Addresses will be delivered by the Ambassador of the R...
PRESS AND INFORMATION OFFICE
