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10-03-2022 20:18
Photo Album - PoR – Arrival at Informal Summit of EU Heads of State and Government
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, arrives at the Informal Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the EU member states, at Château de Versailles, in France.
10-03-2022 20:12
Search and Rescue Exercise “TEFKROS 01/2022”
The Search and Rescue Exercise (SAR) “TEFKROS 01/2022”, which took place in an area near the Larnaka International Airport, deals with an air accident in the salt-lake, for which the activation of the Special National Plan “TEFKROS” was required.The scenario specifically involved a civilian passenger aircraft, which during landing at Larnaca Airport, experienced a failure of the landing system hydraulics, resulting in the pilot performing an emergency landing and the aircraft skidding off th...
10-03-2022 19:30
Written statement by the Government Spokesman, Mr Marios Pelekanos, on the participation of the PoR in the deliberations of the Informal Summit of EU Heads of State and Government
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, participated today in the deliberations of the first day of the Informal Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the EU member states, in Versailles, which aimed at diagnosing the new environment in Europe, in the light of the Ukrainian crisis following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as well as the responses by the Union.In his intervention during the deliberations of the afternoon session of the Plenary, President Anastasiades p...
10-03-2022 14:18
Rapid Antigen Testing Units – 11 March 2022
Based on the decisions of the Council of Ministers, and aiming at the suppression of the dispersion of the virus SARS-CoV-2, in places where SafePass is required, individuals aged 6 and above must hold one of the following:Certificate of full vaccination.Proof that they have been infected with COVID-19 during the last three months.Certificate of a negative rapid antigen test, valid for 7 days, for individuals aged 6-11 years old.Certificate of a negative PCR or rapid antigen test, valid...
10-03-2022 13:50
Building Permits: December 2021 – Increase in area (3,8%) and decrease in value (-7,8%)
The Statistical Service announces that the number of building permits authorized by the municipal authorities and the district administration offices during December 2021 stood at 778. The total value of these permits reached €241,1 million and the total area 224,8 thousand square metres. These building permits provide for the construction of 1.040 dwelling units.During the period January – December 2021, 8.164 building permits were issued compared to 7.023 in the corresponding period of the...
09-03-2022 18:44
Αnnouncement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the shipment of the first tranche of humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine
The shipment of the first tranche of humanitarian aid from Cyprus to the people of Ukraine, was sent yesterday. The humanitarian aid will be transported via cargo ship to Thessaloniki and then to Poland where the European Union has established a logistics hub of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism in cooperation with the Polish authorities.A total of 150 tonnes of humanitarian aid including 80 tonnes of food supplies (infant milk and food, flour, long life food), shelter equipment (sleeping...
09-03-2022 14:47
Distribution of the 3rd package of free of charge COVID-19 self-tests continues
The Ministry of Health reminds beneficiaries that the distribution of the 3rd package of free of charge self-tests continues from 24 February 2022, until 23 March.Beneficiaries are citizens who have completed their vaccination scheme with two doses for the two-dose vaccine and one dose for the single-dose vaccine or have received the booster/3rd dose of the vaccine and are also beneficiaries of the General Health System, as well as children up to 17 years old, who have received at least one ...
09-03-2022 14:44
Rapid Antigen Testing Units – 10 March 2022
Based on the decisions of the Council of Ministers, and aiming at the suppression of the dispersion of the virus SARS-CoV-2, in places where SafePass is required, individuals aged 6 and above must hold one of the following:Certificate of full vaccination.Proof that they have been infected with COVID-19 during the last three months.Certificate of a negative rapid antigen test, valid for 7 days, for individuals aged 6-11 years old.Certificate of a negative PCR or rapid antigen test, valid ...
09-03-2022 14:21
Reply by the Ministry of Interior to a press report on the management of Ukrainian citizens arriving in our country
The situation in Ukraine and the humanitarian crisis resulting from the need to accommodate and protect Ukrainian citizens fleeing the war zone has mobilized our mechanisms from the very first moment.The Ministry of Interior has accommodated Ukrainian refugees and Cyprus was the first among the Member States to do so, even before the European Commission finalized its decisions. The effectiveness of the above immediate response is also reflected in the fact that since the 25th of February whe...
09-03-2022 13:11
Registration of Motor Vehicles: January – February 2022
The Statistical Service announces the publication of the report entitled “Registration of Motor Vehicles” for the period January-February 2022.In February 2022, the total registrations of motor vehicles numbered 2.808, recording a decrease of 10,1% compared to 3.123 in February 2021. Passenger saloon cars registered a fall of 4,7% to 2.331, from 2.446 in February 2021.The main developments during the period January-February 2022 compared to the corresponding period of 2021 are summarized as...
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