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02-12-2021 11:22

Passengers aged 12 years and over are obliged to carry out a PCR test until 10 January 2022

In the context of actions taken by the Government to curb the pandemic and to safeguard the health system from increased hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients, the Council of Ministers has approved today a proposal by the Minister for Transport, Communications and Works, Mr Yannis Karousos, on the mandatory PCR tests by all persons aged 12 years or over upon arrival in the Republic of Cyprus, by air or by sea, and regardless of the original country of departure.Presenting the proposal, the M...

02-12-2021 11:04

Photo Album - PoR – Maronite Patriarch

The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, at a meeting with the Maronite Patriarch, Mar Bechara Boutros Rai, at the Presidential Palace.

01-12-2021 14:04

Joint Statement - 1st Trilateral Defence Ministers Meeting between Cyprus, Greece and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

1. The Minister of Defence of the Republic of Cyprus, Charalambos Petrides, the Minister of National Defence of the Hellenic Republic, Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, and Major General Yousef Al-Hnaity, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, met in Nicosia on the 1st of December 2021.  This was the first Trilateral Defence Ministers meeting between the three countries, initiating a defense cooperation.2. The Ministers highlighted that the trilateral defence coope...

01-12-2021 13:47

Turnover Index of Retail Trade Except of Motor Vehicles: September 2021

Annual change+12,4% in value and +7,7% in volumeThe Turnover Value Index of Retail Trade for September 2021 increased by 12,4% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year (Table 1). For the same month, the Turnover Volume Index of Retail Trade increased by 7,7% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year (Table 2).For the period January-September 2021, the value index is estimated to have recorded an increase of 9,3% and the volume index an increase of 7,9% compare...

01-12-2021 11:45

Rapid antigen testing units – 2 December 2021

Based on the decisions of the Council of Ministers, and aiming at the suppression of the dispersion of the virus SARS-CoV-2, as of the 18th of October, in places where SafePass is required, individuals aged 12 and above must hold one of the following:1.   Certificate of full vaccination.2.   Proof that they have been infected with COVID-19 during the last six months.3.   Certificate of a PCR negative test or a negative rapid antigen test result, valid for 72 hours.According to the Ministe...

30-11-2021 20:22

Photo Album - PoR – Dinner by the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU

The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, addresses a dinner hosted by the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU, at the Hilton hotel, Lefkosia.

30-11-2021 18:10

KYPRIA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2022 - Open Call for Proposals

The Artistic Director of the KYPRIA International Festival is issuing an international open call for proposals to select performing arts shows for the upcoming Festival that will take place in September until mid of October 2022.Interested parties, artists and organizations from Cyprus and abroad, are invited to submit their performing arts proposals (genres: theatre, dance, music, opera, musical, performances for children, site-specific performances or any combination of the above) plus pro...

30-11-2021 15:56

Joint Statement between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Cyprus on the establishment of a strategic partnership, after the telephone conversation between the two countries’ Presidents

In the eve of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Cyprus, the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping and the President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades had a telephone conversation on November 30th, 2021. Both sides spoke highly of the positive momentum of the development of China-Cyprus relations and had an in-depth exchange of views on regional and international issues of com...

30-11-2021 15:18

Photo Album - PoR – Delegation of the France - Cyprus Friendship Group of the French National Assembly

The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, receives a delegation of the France - Cyprus Friendship Group of the French National Assembly, at the Presidential Palace.

30-11-2021 14:33

Turnover Value Index of Services: 3rd quarter 2021

The Turnover Value Index during the third quarter of 2021 recorded increases in the sectors of accommodation and food service activities (84,1%), of administrative and support service activities (34,9%), of information and communication (16,2%) and of professional, scientific and technical activities (5,6%) compared to the corresponding quarter of 2020.During the period January-September 2021, increases relative to the corresponding period of 2020 were observed in the index of accommodation ...

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