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24-04-2020 13:31
Written statement of the Law Office of the Republic regarding a European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) press release
In connection with the recent publication of a press release by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), regarding the investigation of a case of misuse of European funds, the Attorney General of the Republic, in a letter, asked for clarifications on possible involvement of Cyprus or Cypriot citizens in the case.In his own letter, the Director-General of OLAF today clarified and confirmed that his Office did not come into any contact with any authorities in the Republic, due to the fact that n...
24-04-2020 12:51
Announcement of the Department of Antiquities on recent articles regarding shipwrecks in the sea zone between Cyprus and Lebanon
The Department of Antiquities of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, in view of recent articles publiched in the media, concerning shipwrecks in the sea zone between Cyprus and Lebanon, announces the following:The recent article in The Guardian of 18 April 2020, entitled “Mediterranean shipwrecks reveal “birth of globalization in trade” concerns the location of 12 shipwrecks during searches made by Enigma Shipwrecks Project in the sea zone between Cyprus and Lebanon and ment...
24-04-2020 09:40
Extension of flight ban until Sunday, 17 May 2020
The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announces that the Council of Ministers, at its meeting on April 23, 2020, decided to extend the ban of flights, as this had been announced in the relevant Decree issued by the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works on April 18, 2020, from April 30 to May 17, 2020. (AT)
23-04-2020 20:56
The outpatient clinics of public and private hospitals are reopening
The outpatient clinics of public and private hospitals are reopening on Monday, 27 April 2020, according to a decree issued by the Minister of Health, which has been published in the Official Gazette of the Republic.A provision according to which visits to private and public hospitals for non-urgent cases were banned has been removed from the decree. Consequently, clinics/departments will be allowed to arrange appointments for cases that are not urgent.It is also clarified that, according t...
23-04-2020 17:14
Written statement by the President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, on the occasion of the Ramadan
I wish to extend to all our Turkish Cypriot compatriots and to the entire Muslim world warm wishes on the occasion of the Ramadan.This year, Christians, as well as Muslims and all humanity, irrespective of religion, origin, colour or gender, have come to realise that a pandemic, such as the one we are experiencing today, does not choose among religions and does not discriminate among people.And that life is not safeguarded with weapons and confrontations, but through cooperation, solidarity...
23-04-2020 16:10
The Council of Ministers decided to take additional measures to support employees
With a view to supporting as many workers as possible who have been laid off or have lost their full-time status due to the COVID -19 pandemic, the Council of Ministers, chaired by the President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, today approved a proposal by the Minister of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance, Ms. Zeta Emilianidou, for a series of additional measures to support employees.The measures, which were determined following a dialogue between the Ministry and the social partne...
23-04-2020 15:02
Post Offices that will remain closed today and tomorrow
The Cyprus Post announce that today 23/04/2020 and tomorrow 24/04/2020 the following Post Offices will remain closed ːLarnaka Airport,Geroskipou (ECH/ΙΚ)
23-04-2020 12:42
Government begins random sample tests of 800 persons among the general public
Following a decision by the Council of Ministers, dated 8 April 2020, and a statement by the President of the Republic, the Ministry of Health would like to announce that as of tomorrow, 24 April 2020, it will begin random sample tests of 800 persons among the general public in Cyprus.The purpose of the exercise is to assess the percentage of persons throughout Cyprus with an active infection, but also to compare the percentage of an active infection among the different age groups and region...
22-04-2020 17:02
Payment of Benefits for the Special Plans implemented by the Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance for the support of employees and businesses in response to COVID-19
Today, special benefits were paid to about 7,500 additional beneficiaries, after a personalized examination and correction of the errors that have been identified in the applications that were submitted, which mainly concerned the confirmation of their bank accounts.In addition, today 412 employers who applied for special unemployment benefits for their employees, following partial or complete suspension of their company's operations, were called in order to correct the applications they hav...
22-04-2020 16:52
Clarifications about molecular tests for COVID-19 on employees
The Ministry of Health would like to clarify the following regarding molecular tests on 20,000 employees:Following the announcement by the President of the Republic, on 11 April 2020 the programme to test 20,000 employees in the private, the public and the wider public domain, as well as in the National Guard, the Police and the Fire Department was put in place with the participation of clinical laboratories which had expressed an interest. It is noted that this programme was a Government i...
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