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09-05-2021 18:40
The Vaccination Portal opens for people aged 29 and 30
The implementation of the National Vaccination Plan against COVID-19 is being intensified, with priority for appointments being given tomorrow to the age group of 20-29, with the aim to vaccinate 65% of the population with at least the 1st dose of the vaccine by the end of June. Specifically, tomorrow, May 10th, from 7:30 in the morning until 8:00 in the evening, appointments will be made available through the Vaccination Portal for persons aged 29 and 30. Vaccinations will be carried out wi...
09-05-2021 17:36
Rapid antigen testing for employees and the general population – Testing units 10 May 2021
Aiming at the continuous surveillance of the community and the workplaces, the free programmes of rapid antigen testing of the general population and employees are in progress.For the smooth and safe operation of businesses that have been activated according to the Decrees, employers in businesses, as well as the Heads of Departments/Services in the public and wider public sector, are obliged to coordinate the rapid testing of the employees, so that the mandatory weekly testing of the person...
09-05-2021 11:24
Foreign Minister's to Brussels for the EU Foreign Affairs Council
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, heads to Brussels, where tomorrow, Monday, he will participate in the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union.Under the current affairs item on the agenda, the Member States' Foreign Ministers will be briefed by the EU High Representative, Mr Josep Borrell, inter alia, on recent developments in Afghanistan, on EU-Russia relations, on the situation in Lebanon, on the postponement of the Palestinian elections, on the Joint Compre...
09-05-2021 10:59
Message by the Commissioner for Volunteerism and Non-Governmental Organizations, Mr Yiannis Yiannaki, on the 9 May – Europe Day
Europe Day is celebrated on May 9, a date that marks the anniversary of the historic "Schuman Declaration". In 1950, Robert Schuman, then French Foreign Minister, in a speech in Paris, proposed a new form of political cooperation in Europe, which would prevent any possibility of war between the peoples of Europe. He envisioned the creation of a European body that would centrally manage coal and steel production. Just a year later, the Treaty establishing this body was signed. That is why Schu...
08-05-2021 17:55
Rapid antigen testing for employees and the general population – Testing units 9 May 2021
Aiming at the continuous surveillance of the community and the workplaces, the free programmes of rapid antigen testing of the general population and employees are in progress.For the smooth and safe operation of businesses that have been activated according to the Decrees, employers in businesses, as well as the Heads of Departments/Services in the public and wider public sector, are obliged to coordinate the rapid testing of the employees, so that the mandatory weekly testing of the person...
08-05-2021 13:18
Implementation of the ‟SafePassˮ Decision as of 10 May
In view of the implementation of the Decision regarding the possession of a safe pass as of on Monday,10 May, when visiting crowded places, the following are recalled:1. Citizens can present one of the following forms of evidence:i) Vaccination certificate with at least one dose and after a period of 3 weeks has passed. Citizens can present the Vaccination Card given to them at the vaccination centers, or(ii) Proof that a person has contracted COVID-19 in the last 6 months. Citizens may pr...
08-05-2021 10:04
Message by the Commissioner for Volunteerism and Non-Governmental Organizations, Mr Yiannis Yiannaki, on May 8 – World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is an annual celebration of the principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. It is celebrated on May 8 each year, the anniversary of the birth of Swiss humanitarian Henry Dunant, the founder of the movement and the recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize.The Red Cross was born as an idea in 1859, out of Dunant’s desire to bring assistance without discrimination to the wounded on the battlefield, after witnessing the devastation at...
08-05-2021 09:40
Conditions applied to vaccinated passengers
The Ministry of Health clarifies that the following shall apply as of 10 May to vaccinated passengers arriving in the Republic of Cyprus from its points of entry:Passengers holding a valid certificate of vaccination against COVID-19 arriving in Cyprus from abroad, regardless of their nationality and country of departure, shall be exempted from the obligation of laboratory testing and self-isolation/quarantine, subject to the following conditions:1) They hold a valid certificate of vaccinati...
07-05-2021 19:54
Address by the President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, at the panel on work and employment – EU Social Summit in Porto, Portugal
We are well aware that the economic and employment consequences of the pandemic have exerted and will continue to exert considerable pressure on the labour market. Regarding Cyprus, the Government contained the unemployment rate significantly lower than what was forecasted, to below 8% of the labour force in 2020, through the timely and decisive implementation of a series of Short Time Work schemes supporting employment and mitigating consequently the negative impact on the growth level of t...
07-05-2021 19:03
Photo Album – PoR – Informal Meeting of EU Heads of State
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades at the Informal Meeting of EU Heads of State or Government in Porto, Portugal.
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