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30-09-2022 14:07
Completion of the 2022 excavation season Erimi-Laonin tou Porakou
The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announces the completion of the 2022 fieldwork season of the Italian Erimi Archaeological Project at Laonin tou Porakou, where an international team leaded by the University of Siena and directed by Prof. Luca Bombardieri, investigated an extended area of the Bronze Age settlement located on the highest plateau on the eastern Kouris riverbank.The research on field focused on four important areas of the Middle Bron...
30-09-2022 11:01
Opening hours of the Newsroom Section on 1st October
On Saturday, 1st October 2022, the anniversary of Cyprus’ Independence, the Newsroom of the Press and Information Office, will be open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (MG/IK)
29-09-2022 13:27
The President of the Republic will participate in the Summit of the nine Mediterranean states of the EU (EUMED-9), in Spain
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, is in Alicante, Spain, where tomorrow afternoon he will attend the Summit of the nine Mediterranean countries, EUMED-9, convened by Spanish Prime Minister, Mr Pedro Sanchez.The Summit will also be attended by the President of France and the Prime Ministers of Greece, Italy, Portugal, Malta, Slovenia and Croatia.The arrivals of the state leaders will begin at 3 p.m. (Cyprus time) and then, at 3:30 p.m., the deliberations of the Summit wil...
29-09-2022 12:58
Industrial Production Index: July 2022
In July 2022, the Industrial Production Index reached 153,9 units (base 2015=100), recording a decrease of 0,5% compared to July 2021. For the period January – July 2022, the index recorded an increase of 3,3% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.The manufacturing sector registered an increase of 1,8% compared to July 2021. Negative changes were observed in the sectors of electricity supply (-6,8%), mining and quarrying (-6,6%) and water supply and materials recovery (-...
29-09-2022 10:54
Statements by the Government Spokesman on the EUMED-9 Summit in Spain
Reference to the need for a collective response to threats to security and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean region will be made, inter alia, by the President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, during his participation in the Summit of the nine Mediterranean states of Europe (EUMED-9).In statements to the Press today, Government Spokesman, Mr Marios Pelekanos, who accompanies the President of the Republic abroad, said that: "the President of the Republic is in Alicante, Spain, wher...
28-09-2022 18:41
The Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus, Ms Polly Ioannou, presented her credentials to the Secretary General of the League of Arab States
The Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to the Arab Republic of Egypt, Ms Polly Ioannou, presented, on September 26, her credentials to the Secretary General of the League of Arab States, Mr Ahmed Aboul Gheit, during a private meeting at the headquarters of the League in Cairo.The Secretary General welcomed Ms Ioannou and wished her every success in carrying out her diplomatic mission. For her part, Ms Ioannou conveyed the personal greetings of the President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anasta...
28-09-2022 13:14
Imports, Sales and Stocks of Petroleum Products: August 2022
Annual change in sales +11,0%In August 2022, the total sales of petroleum products amounted to 122.078 tonnes, recording an increase of 11,0% compared to August 2021. A rise was observed in the provisions of aviation kerosene (31,6%) and of marine gasoil (30,5%), as well as in the sales of bitumen (34,8%), light fuel oil (27,0%), heating gasoil (12,8%) and liquefied petroleum gases (10,1%). On the contrary, a decrease was recorded in the sales of heavy fuel oil (-78,4%), road diesel (-4,7%) ...
28-09-2022 12:54
Average monthly earnings of employees: 2nd quarter 2022
Based on provisional data, the average gross monthly earnings of employees during the second quarter of 2022, amounted to €2.081 compared to €1.982 during the second quarter of 2021, i.e. an increase of 5,0% is observed. It is noted that, during the first and second quarters of 2021, the Special Schemes of the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance for dealing with the pandemic were in force, resulting in reduced average gross monthly earnings, since the amount taken into account is the earn...
28-09-2022 10:46
Photo Album - Permanent Secretary of Interior Ministry – One-day seminar on “Inspection and Assessment of the Risk of Buildings and Presentation of Visual Inspection Forms of ETEK Buildings”
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Mr Costas Constantinou, addresses, on behalf of the Minister of Interior, a one-day seminar on “Inspection and Assessment of the Risk of Buildings and Presentation of Visual Inspection Forms of ETEK Buildings”, at Shacolas Educational Centre for Clinical Medicine of the University of Cyprus, in Lefkosia.
28-09-2022 09:55
The Medieval Castle of Pafos was lit up in yellow by the Department of Antiquities for the “Gold in September” world campaign against childhood cancer
The Department of Antiquities of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announces that yesterday, Tuesday, 27th of September 2022, the Medieval Castle of Pafos was lit up in yellow, as part of the “Gold in September” world campaign, for the Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, embracing the efforts of the Pancyprian Association of Parents and Friends of the Children Oncology Unit. The aim is to help increase public awareness concerning the dangers of cancer for children, and the di...
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