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20-11-2020 10:00
Photo Album - Antigen rapid test program
Citizens’ testing using the COVID-19 rapid antigen detection method.
19-11-2020 19:42
Photo Album – PoR – Deliberations of the European Council
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, participated in the deliberations of the European Council, through teleconference, on the coronavirus pandemic.
19-11-2020 15:05
Οnline interdisciplinary literature platform MIXTAPE
MIXTAPE online platform is a collaboration between SARDAM interdisciplinary literature festival (founded in 2013) and the Cyprus High Commission in the UK, showcasing the work of Cypriot and international writers-performers. Revisiting Slam Poetry, which first appeared in the 1980s, and the rhythm of words by the Beat Generation in the 1950s, MIXTAPE offers a taste of several trends related to contemporary literature and literary performance, including videos of spoken word (slamming), sound ...
19-11-2020 10:32
Photo Album - House President hands Parliament’s donation to PASYKAF
The President of the House of Representatives, Mr Adamos Adamou, delivers the Parliament’s donation to PASYKAF’s fundraising event, on the occasion of World Pancreatic Cancer Day.
18-11-2020 14:17
Price Index of Construction Materials: October 2020
Annual Change -0,54%The Price Index of Construction Materials for October 2020 reached 100,82 units (base year 2015=100,00), recording an increase of 0,07% compared to the previous month.Compared to the same month of the previous year, the index recorded a decrease of 0,54%. By main commodity category, decreases were recorded in metallic products (-1,87%) and minerals (-1,34%), whereas increases were recorded in electromechanical products (1,29%), mineral products (0,26%) and products of ...
18-11-2020 13:56
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP): October 2020
Annual Rate of Change-1,4%In October 2020 the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices decreased by 1,4% compared to the index of October 2019 while, when compared to the index of September 2020, the HICP increased by 0,2%. For the period January - October 2020 the HICP recorded a decrease of 1,1% 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 October 2019, the ca...
17-11-2020 13:50
The Department of Antiquities takes part in the action for the World Prematurity Day
The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announces that today, 17 November 2020, it will again take part in the purple lighting promoted by the “Miracle Babies” Association on World Prematurity Day. Participation in this action aims at raising public awareness regarding the problems involving preterm birth. This year, the Department of Antiquities will light purple the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia and the Medieval Castles of Lemesos and Pafos.By lighting th...
17-11-2020 13:20
Tourist arrivals: October 2020
Tourist Arrivals - 76,9%The arrivals of tourists reached 100.791 in October 2020 compared to 436.509 in October 2019, recording a decrease of 76,9%.For the period of January – October 2020, arrivals of tourists totaled 612.975 compared to 3.697.055 in the corresponding period of 2019, recording a decrease of 83,4% (Table 1).It should be noted that in March 2020, a ban of entry to the Republic was imposed on several categories of persons, including tourists, up to 8/6/2020, as part of the m...
17-11-2020 11:50
Reference by the Representative of the Secretary-General to the issue of Varosha during yesterday’s briefing of the UN
During yesterday’s briefing of the UN international media by the Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Stéphane Dujarric, the correspondent of CNA asked the following questions regarding the picnic of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, the day before yesterday, to the fenced city of Ammochostos and his support for a two-state solution in Cyprus. The questions and answers were as follows:“Question: Hi, Stéphane. Yesterday, in spite of pleas by the Secretary‑General and of the Security...
17-11-2020 11:23
Publication of the Second Compliance Report of Cyprus to GRECO on the Prevention of Corruption in Members of Parliament, the Judiciary and the Prosecution
With regard to the publication in the official website of the Law Office and in the official website of the Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO) on 17.11.20 of the Second Compliance Report of Cyprus to GRECO, which concerns the Prevention of Corruption in Members of Parliament, the Judiciary and the Prosecution, the Law Office points out the following:This is the Second Compliance Report on Cyprus in the context of the Fourth Round of Evaluation of GRECO. Cyprus has managed to implemen...
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