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12-01-2021 16:53
Answers to frequently asked questions on measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic
(Revised*) (measures in force: 10 - 31 January 2021)A. Movement:1. What are the curfew hours?Movement is prohibited from 9.00 in the evening until 5 in the morning of the following day.2.Under which circumstances is one allowed to move during curfew hours (9 in the evening to 5 in the morning of the next day)?The movement of persons during curfew hours is permitted for the following reasons:For purposes of moving to and from workplaces, with the presentation of Form A, completed and s...
12-01-2021 12:33
Photo Album - Defence cooperation Memorandum between Cyprus and United Arab Emirates
Defence cooperation Memorandum between Cyprus and United Arab Emirates
12-01-2021 11:55
EMA receives application for conditional marketing authorisation of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca
EMA has received an application for conditional marketing authorisation (CMA) for a COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. The assessment of the vaccine, known as COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca, will proceed under an accelerated timeline. An opinion on the marketing authorisation could be issued by 29 January during the meeting of EMA’s scientific committee for human medicines (CHMP), provided that the data submitted on the quality, safety and efficacy of the vaccine a...
12-01-2021 09:57
Reference to Cyprus during the UN press briefing
During yesterday’s (11.1.21) international press briefing at UN Headquarters, the Spokesperson for the Secretary‑General, Mr Stéphane Dujarric, and the Spokesperson of the President of the General Assembly, Mr Brenden Varma replied to questions on Cyprus, as follows:UN Briefing - Stéphane DujarricQuestion: (AP) Apparently the Cyprus Government has announced that the Secretary-General was planning to meet with the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders. Can you confirm this and when is this meeti...
11-01-2021 15:13
Foreign Trade Statistics, October 2020 (final data) and November 2020 (provisional data)
The Statistical Service of Cyprus announces the release of final data on the foreign trade of Cyprus for October 2020 and of provisional data for November 2020.FOREIGNTRADESTATISTICS, OCTOBER 2020The main developments in the foreign trade of Cyprus in October 2020 were:(a) Total imports of goods (from EU Member States and from third countries) amounted to €824,2 mn in October 2020 as compared to €692,9 mn in October 2019, recording an increase of 18,9%.(b) Exports of domestically produced...
11-01-2021 14:57
Output Prices Index in Construction: 3rd quarter 2020 (Annual Change -2,9%)
The Output Prices Index in Construction for the third quarter of 2020 reached 109,67 units (base year 2015=100,0), recording an increase of 1,0% over the second quarter of 2020. Compared to the same quarter of the previous year, the index recorded a decrease of 2,9%.By type of project, an increase of 0,3% was observed for buildings and a decrease of 12,8% for civil engineering projects in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the corresponding quarter of 2019.Methodological InformationSco...
11-01-2021 14:55
Index of Production in Construction: 3rd Quarter 2020
Annual Change +0,7%The Index of Production in Construction during the third quarter of 2020 reached 197,28 units (base year 2015=100,0), recording a marginal increase of 0,7% over the third quarter of 2019.By type of project, an increase of 2,3% was observed for buildings and a decrease of 9,1% for civil engineering projects in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the corresponding quarter of 2019. METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATIONScopeThe quarterly Index of Production in Const...
11-01-2021 14:53
Registration of Motor Vehicles
January-December 2020The Statistical Service announces the publication of the report entitled “Registration of Motor Vehicles” for the period January-December 2020.In December 2020, the total registrations of motor vehicles numbered 3.288, recording a decrease of 2,3% compared to December 2019. Passenger saloon cars registered a fall of 3,6% to 2.571.The main developments during the period January-December 2020 compared to the corresponding period of 2019 are summarised as follows:The to...
11-01-2021 14:45
Government Employment by Category: December 2020 (Total Employment: 52.695)
In December 2020 total government employment increased by 255 persons (0,4%) in comparison to the corresponding month of 2019 and reached 52.695 persons. Permanent staff decreased by 968 persons (-3,5%), from 27.849 to 26.881 persons. Casual staff increased by 1.403 persons (8,7%) and reached 17.556 persons compared to 16.153 persons in December 2019.Compared to December 2019 an increase is observed in Education staff (3,6%) and in Civil Service staff (0,3%) while a decrease is observed in ...
10-01-2021 19:09
Intervention by the Presidential Commissioner during the Virtual Event entitled “Conversation with Professor Kypros Nicolaides”
Dear friends,It is a distinct honour and a great pleasure to be here online with you today to introduce Cypriot-UK Professor Kypros Nicolaides, a pioneer in the field of fetal medicine, one of the greatest honors and achievements in health and medicine worldwide.I would like, first and foremost, to convey to you the heartfelt greetings of President Anastasiades and to express to Professor Nicolaides our collective, deepest gratitude for everything he has been doing all these years as a prom...
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