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18-03-2021 11:36
Photo Album - The President of the Republic receives the Annual Report of the Law Commissioner
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, receives the Annual Report of the Law Commissioner, Ms Louiza Zannetou, at the Presidential Palace.
17-03-2021 16:00
Rapid antigen testing for employees and the general population – Testing units 18 March 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...
17-03-2021 15:17
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP): February 2021
Annual Rate of Change-0,9% In February 2021 the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices decreased by 0,9% when compared to the index of February 2020 while, when compared to the index of January 2021, the HICP increased by 0,1%. For the period January - February 2021 the HICP recorded a decrease of 0,8% 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 February 2020,...
17-03-2021 14:47
Tourist Arrivals: February 2021
Tourist Arrivals -95,2% The arrivals of tourists reached 5.047 in February 2021, recording a decrease of 95,2% compared to February 2020 (during which 105.592 arrivals were recorded), and a decrease of 95,2% compared to February 2019 (with 105.571 arrivals). For the period of January – February 2021, arrivals of tourists totaled 8.936 compared to 191.214 in the corresponding period of 2020, recording a decrease of 95,3%, as well as a decrease of 95,2% compared to the period of January – Febr...
17-03-2021 13:44
4th International Conference on Literacy and Contemporary Society: Transitions in Digital Learning
We are pleased to announce that Registration is now available for the 4th International Conference Literacy and Contemporary Society: Transitions in Digital Learning, organized by Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, in collaboration with University of Cyprus. The Conference will be held virtually on 12-13 May 2021. The Conference focuses on the transformation of learning, being and communicating, as an inherent characteristic of modern societies but as yet intensified due to the COVID-19 pandemic...
17-03-2021 12:12
Obituary for the loss of Carole McCartney
The Department of Antiquities wishes to express its great sadness for the loss of Dr. Carole McCartney, an exemplary archaeologist, who passed away on Saturday, 13 March 2021. Carole McCartney was a valued colleague, one of the most renowned scholars of the early Cypriot prehistory, a close collaborator, and a dear friend of the Department of Antiquities. Above all, she loved Cyprus, not only as a scientist, but also as a local inhabitant. Carole McCartney was born in 1965 and studied Archaeo...
16-03-2021 21:41
Investigation of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca and thromboembolic events continues
EMA’s safety committee (PRAC) made further progress today, Tuesday 16 March, in its detailed evaluation of cases of blood clots, some with unusual features such as low numbers of platelets, in recipients of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca. As previously stated, while its investigation is ongoing, EMA currently remains of the view that the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine in preventing COVID-19, with its associated risk of hospitalisation and death, outweigh the risks of side effects.The eval...
16-03-2021 18:15
Rapid antigen testing for employees and the general population – Testing units 17 March 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...
16-03-2021 14:21
Photo Album - The President of the Republic presides over a meeting of the National Council
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, presides over a meeting of the National Council, at the Presidential Palace.
16-03-2021 12:44
Job Vacancies: 4th quarter 2020
Annual Change 6,8% The number of job vacancies in the 4th quarter of 2020 reached 4.964. The number of job vacancies increased by 318 (6,8%) compared to the same quarter of the previous year where the number was 4.646. Compared to the 3rd quarter of 2020 the number of job vacancies decreased by 1.590 (-24,3%). (Table 1) The job vacancy rate in the 4th quarter of 2020 was 1,3%, while the job vacancy rate in the previous quarter and the 4th quarter of 2019 was 1,7% and 1,3%, respectively. ...
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