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05-10-2022 16:32

Welcome message by the Minister of Education, Sport and Youth, Mr Prodromos Prodromou, at the 3rd High-Level Meeting of Education and Environment Ministries on Education for Sustainable Development

I welcome you to the 3rd joint high-level Meeting of Education and Environment Ministers on Education for Sustainable Development.A high-level meeting with particular interest and importance, since it focuses on education, which can be a fundamental tool to behavioral change and for promoting new appropriate attitudes, often described as an Environmental Citizenship.It is an honor for me to co-chair this session with my colleague, the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environme...

05-10-2022 16:07

Address by the Minister of Education, Sport and Youth, Mr Prodromos Prodromou, at the press conference on the occasion of the 9th Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to this press conference, organised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on the occasion of the 9th Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference, which opened its proceedings today in Cyprus.As you may already know, several Ministers, High-Level Officials and over 1000 participants from the public and private sectors, Academia and the Youth sector, coming from 60 Countries, as well as representatives from more than 150 int...

05-10-2022 15:37

Photo Album – Family photo of UNECE Ministerial Conference on the Environment for Europe

Family photo of the Ministers of Education and Agriculture in the framework of the 9th UNECE Ministerial Conference on the Environment for Europe, at Filoxenia Conference Center.

05-10-2022 15:14

Address by the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Dr. Costas Kadis, at the press conference for the 9th UNECE Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference

Before I start let me extend a warm welcome to all of you and wish you a pleasant and fruitful staying in Cyprus.It is with great excitement that we are here today, on the opening of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Ninth “Environment for Europe” Ministerial Conference. The preparations of the Republic of Cyprus in the past four years, with the enormous support of the Committee on Environmental Policy of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, have brought us here...

05-10-2022 13:59

Research and Development Activity in Cyprus in 2020

On the basis of the results of the survey carried out by the Statistical Service for the collection of data on scientific research and experimental development, total R & D expenditure in Cyprus in 2020 is estimated at €184,8 million which corresponds to 0,85% of the Gross Domestic Product, compared to €164,4 million or 0,71% of the GDP in 2019.FIGURE 1: R & D EXPENDITURE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AS % OF GDP, 2020 Despite the substantial increase of 12,4% observed in R&D expenditu...

05-10-2022 13:32

Registered Unemployed: September 2022

The unemployed persons, registered at the District Labour Offices on the last day of September 2022, reached 11.610 persons. Based on the seasonally adjusted data that show the trend of unemployment, the number of registered unemployed for September 2022 decreased to 13.220 persons in comparison to 13.754 in the previous month. (Table 1)In comparison with September 2021, an increase of 286 persons or 2,5% was recorded, attributed mainly to the sectors of financial and insurance activities (a...

05-10-2022 12:50

Address by the UN Under-Secretary-General Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Europe, Ms Olga Algayerova, at the 9th Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference

It is a great honor and pleasure for me to address you in the beautiful city of Nicosia, in this conference center whose name – Filoxenia (hospitality) – reflects so well the nature and character of the inhabitants of this ancient land.I welcome the great interest aroused by this Ninth Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference, for which my organization – the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe – has the privilege of providing the secretariat; and the preparation of which broug...

05-10-2022 10:52

Address by the President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, at the opening ceremony of the 9th Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the opening ceremony of the 9th Ministerial Conference of the United Nations Economic Commission on “Environment for Europe”.A Conference which is considered to be of the outmost importance for sustainable environmental development, with its declarations constituting, over time, a point of reference for the formation of the relevant national policies of the participating countries.In this framework, hosting the Conference in the Republic of Cy...

04-10-2022 12:35

Announcement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding executions of unarmed Armenians

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemns the executions of unarmed Armenian prisoners by the forces of Azerbaijan.We call once again for the immediate release of all Armenian prisoners, as well as for a thorough investigation of the executions to ensure perpetrators are held to account. (NG/SCH)

04-10-2022 09:00

Scholarship to study at the College of Europe

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is offering a scholarship to study at the College of Europe, in the framework of a memorandum signed on December 13, 2021, between the two parties, at the initiative of the General Secretariat of European Affairs.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeks and implements collaborations with academic institutions and research centres specialized in European Union issues, aiming to maximize the added value of Cyprus's participation in the EU.The College of Europe was...

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