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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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...