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27-10-2022 10:31
Opening hours of the PIO Newsroom on October 28th
On Friday, 28 October 2022, the Newsroom Section of the Press and Information Office will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.(MV)
27-10-2022 08:51
High concentrations of dust in the atmosphere
High concentrations of dust are observed in the atmosphere today, 27 October 2022, according to measurements from ground Stations of the Air Quality Monitoring Network operated by the Department of Labour Inspection.The public and particularly any vulnerable groups of population (children, older people and the infirm) are urged to avoid circulating in open spaces until the observed episode has elapsed, as the small size of respirable particles in dust may have negative effects on human heal...
26-10-2022 23:06
Photo Album - PIO – Photographic exhibition “ELLE – Cyprus in the feminine”
Presentation of the photographic exhibition of the Press and Information Office (PIO) entitled “ELLE — Cyprus in the feminine” in the framework of the opening of Nicosia International Festival, at the Nicosia Municipal Theatre.
26-10-2022 12:54
Intra & Extra EU Trade Statistics (by Commodity and Country): January – July 2022
The Statistical Service of Cyprus announces that it has published the monthly electronic publication “Intra & Extra EU Trade Statistics (by commodity and country)” for January – July 2022. It includes detailed quantity and value data on imports and exports of domestically produced goods and foreign goods, classified at the 6 digits commodity code level and by partner country.The main developments in the foreign trade of Cyprus were:(a) Total imports of goods (from EU Member States an...
26-10-2022 11:22
Completion of the 2022 excavation season at Erimi-Pitharka site
The Department of Antiquities of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announces the completion of the 2022 fieldwork season at Erimi-Pitharka, where an international team from the Universities of Graz (Austria), Salento (Italy) and Kardynał Stefan Wyszynski (Warsaw, Poland) investigated an area of the Late Bronze Age settlement, located on a plateau, on the eastern Kouris riverbank.From 27th of July to 26th of August 2022, geophysical survey and excavations were conducted at t...
26-10-2022 11:10
High concentration of dust in the atmosphere
High concentrations of dust are observed in the air today, 26 October 2022, according to measurements from ground Stations of the Air Quality Monitoring Network operated by the Department of Labour Inspection.The public and particularly any vulnerable groups of population (children, older people and the infirm) are urged to avoid circulating in open spaces until the observed episode has elapsed, as the small size of respirable particles in dust may have negative effects on human health.Empl...
25-10-2022 08:05
The President of the Republic received the highest honorary distinction of the Holy See
Pope Francis A’ awarded the President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, with the Grand Collar of the Order of Pope Pius IX, which constitutes the highest honor of the Holy See.During a special ceremony held last night, in the framework of an official dinner hosted by the Ambassador of the Republic at the Holy See, Mr George Poullides, the Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, awarded the Grand Collar of the Order of Pope Pius IX to the President of the Republic, on behalf of Pop...
24-10-2022 14:41
Address by the Minister of Defence Mr Charalambos Petrides at the opening ceremony of the CISM Board of Directors Meeting 2022/3, in Larnaka
It is my great honour and pleasure to welcome you to Larnaka, and the Opening Ceremony of the 3rd Board of Directors Meeting of the International Military Sports Council (CISM) for 2022.Your presence here today affirms your love and interest for Military Sports, and for that, I warmly thank you.I hope your stay is combined with constructive and fruitful discussions on the future of military sports. It is a great honour for us to organize this Meeting and, a few days later, the CISM European...
24-10-2022 13:00
The President of the Republic met with Pope Francis in the Holy See
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, who is paying an official visit to the Vatican, was officially welcomed today at the Apostolic Palace in the Holy See where he had a meeting with Pope Francis.In statements to reporters, after his meeting with Pope Francis I and the Secretary of State of the Holy See, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the President of the Republic said "it’s a great honour to meet with His Holiness the Pope, with whom we have had a very constructive meeting.”Duri...
24-10-2022 12:59
Photo Album - Education Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary – Memorandum of Understanding
The Minister of Education, Sport and Youth, Mr Prodromos Prodromou, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, Mr Péter Szijjártó, sign a Memorandum of Understanding in the fields of Higher Education and Research, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Lefkosia.
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