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25-02-2021 14:59

Written statement by the President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, on the UN announcement concerning the convening of an informal conference on Cyprus in April

I welcome the announcement by the UN Secretary General, Mr Antonio Gutteres, for the convening of the informal conference on Cyprus, between 27 and 29 April, aiming to find common ground that will lead to substantive negotiations for the solution to the Cyprus problem.I reiterate my strong determination to participate in the informal conference on Cyprus, with a full political will, so that conditions will be generated for the resumption of the talks to achieve a functional and viable soluti...

25-02-2021 14:24

Industrial Production Index: December 2020

Annual Change -0,9% In December 2020, the Industrial Production Index reached 125,3 units (base 2015=100), recording a decrease of 0,9% compared to December 2019. For the period January – December 2020, the index recorded a decrease of 7,8% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.The sector of manufacturing registered a decrease of 1,0% compared to December 2019 and a decrease of 7,7% compared to the period January – December 2019. Comparing December 2020 with the corresp...

25-02-2021 13:47

Statement by the Minister of Health, Mr Constantinos Ioannou, during the announcement of the decisions of the Council of Ministers

Thank you for being here today. Sunday marks one month since the first relaxations of the restrictive measures, and in today’s meeting the Council of Ministers was informed of the effectiveness of the de-escalation so far, in order to determine the next steps of the strategy.Specifically, the Council of Ministers, while remaining firm in its position that the measures should be lifted slowly, carefully and in a controlled manner, assessed the epidemiological picture as formulated over the la...

24-02-2021 16:02

Rapid antigen testing for employees and the general population – Testing units 25 February 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...

24-02-2021 15:45

The objectives of the National Vaccination Plan are achieved – More than 64,000 vaccines have been administered by the 23rd February

Cyprus is heading towards the completion of one of its main objectives regarding the vaccination coverage of the population for COVID-19. Specifically, and according to the initial target set in December, Cyprus ranks in the first places among the member states of the European Union in terms of the vaccination, at least in administering the 1st dose of the vaccine, to people aged 80 and over. Having prioritized the protection of the health of the elderly, and following the recommendations of ...

24-02-2021 15:14

Photo Album - The President of the Republic presides over a meeting with the Party Leaders and the Scientific Advisory Committee on Coronavirus

The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, presides over a meeting with the Party Leaders and the Scientific Advisory Committee on Coronavirus, at the Presidential Palace.

24-02-2021 13:54

Photo Album - The President of the Republic presides over a meeting with the Scientific Advisory Committee on Coronavirus

The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, presides over a meeting with the Scientific Advisory Committee on Coronavirus, in the presence of the competent Ministers, at the Presidential Palace.

24-02-2021 08:32

New publications by the Office of the Law Commissioner

The Office of the Law Commissioner has recently published the following editions:The Registration and Regulation of the Sworn Translators Services Law, 2019(English Translation) – ΓΕΝ(Α) – L.154 Σύνταγμα της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας(Ενοποίηση στην Ελληνική) – ΓΕΝ – Ν.37The above publications are on sale from the Government Printing Office.EH/SCH

23-02-2021 18:59

The Minister of Foreign Affairs addressed the UN Human Rights Council and announced the candidature of the Republic of Cyprus for membership of the Council for the period 2025-27

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, announced today the decision of the Republic of Cyprus to bid for the first time in its history for membership of the UN Human Rights Council, for the period 2025-27. The announcement was made during the Minister’s address at the 46th Session of the Human Rights Council, which takes place in Geneva.In his speech, Minister Christodoulides underlined, inter alia, that protection of human rights has always been a foreign policy priority...

23-02-2021 15:47

Rapid antigen testing for employees and the general population – Testing units 24 February 2021

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