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12-04-2021 14:04
Photo Album - House President receives volumes of the Archive of Tassos Papadopoulos
The President of the House of Representatives, Mr Adamos Adamou, receives the volumes of the Archive of Tassos Papadopoulos by the President of the Board of Directors of the Tassos Papadopoulos Centre for Studies, Mr Panos Papadopoulos, and the Head of the Scientific Management and General Diligence of Tassos Papadopoulos Archive, Mr Petros Papapolyviou, at the House of Representatives.
12-04-2021 13:29
Government Employment by Category: March 2021 (Total Employment: 52.644)
In March 2021 total government employment decreased by 68 persons (-0,1%) in comparison to the corresponding month of 2020 and reached 52.644 persons. Permanent staff decreased by 1.015 persons (-3,7%), from 27.745 to 26.730 persons. Casual staff increased by 1.125 persons (6,8%) and reached 17.631 persons compared to 16.506 persons in March 2020.Compared to March 2020 an increase is observed in Education staff (2,2%) while a decrease is observed in Civil Service staff (-0,4%) and in Securi...
11-04-2021 14:37
Rapid antigen testing for employees and the general population – Testing units 12 April 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...
11-04-2021 12:00
Photo Album - The President of the Republic at the funeral of Socrates Hasikos
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, delivers a eulogy at the funeral of Socrates Hasikos, at Ayios Nikolaos Church, in Episkopeio.
11-04-2021 09:43
Photo Album - The President of the Republic receives UN Special Envoy, Jane Holl Lute
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, receives the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General, Ms Jane Holl Lute, at the Presidential Palace.
10-04-2021 17:13
The vaccination portal opens on Sunday for individuals belonging to specific vulnerable groups
7,500 vaccination appointments are available for specific vulnerable groups on 11 and 12 April.Until the 9th April, a total of 183,225 vaccinations were carried out (130.937 with the 1st dose and 52.288 with the 2nd dose.)10,318 individuals belonging to vulnerable groups and 654 bed-bound people received the first dose of the vaccine.Vaccination in closed structures began – The 1st dose of the vaccine was administered to 158 people in the Central Prisons.The implementation of the Nation...
10-04-2021 16:15
Rapid antigen testing for employees and the general population – Testing units 11 April 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...
09-04-2021 18:50
***UPDATED*** 15,000 appointments to be made available for the vaccination of individuals aged 57 and 58
Only individuals aged 57 and 58 will have priority to arrange appointments for vaccination against COVID-19 on Saturday, 10 April from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. For older individuals (aged 59 years and over), the Vaccination Portal will not be available at this stage. Specifically, 15,000 appointments will be made available at all Vaccination Centres across Cyprus.The above change was made to ensure the continuation of the vaccination program of the population and because the vaccination portal’s tec...
09-04-2021 16:03
Rapid antigen testing for employees and the general population – Testing units 10 April 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...
09-04-2021 14:01
Foreign Trade Statistics January 2021 (Final Data) and February 2021 (Provisional Data)
The Statistical Service of Cyprus announces the release of final data on the foreign trade of Cyprus for January 2021 and of provisional data for February 2021.FOREIGN TRADE STATISTICS, JANUARY 2021The main developments in the foreign trade of Cyprus in January 2021 were:(a) Total imports of goods (from EU member states and from third countries) amounted to €594,4 mn in January 2021 as compared to €700,3 mn in January 2020, recording a decrease of 15,1%.(b) Exports of ...
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