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24-01-2022 12:03
Photo Album - Justice Minister, Social Welfare Deputy Minister sign Memorandum of Cooperation
The Minister of Justice and Public Order, Ms Stephie Dracos, and the Deputy Minister of Social Welfare, Ms Anastasia Anthousi, sign a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Cyprus Police and the Social Welfare Services for the referral, handling and provision of information to potential and identified victims of trafficking in persons and their protection, at the Ministry of Justice and Public Order.
24-01-2022 11:41
Photo Album - Appointment ceremony of Road Safety Ambassadors for 2022, Mr M. Sofocleous and Mr A. Demetriou
The Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Mr Yiannis Karousos, addresses the appointment ceremony of Road Safety Ambassadors for 2022, Mr Michalis Sofocleous and Mr Alexis Demetriou, at Strovolos Municipality.
24-01-2022 10:11
Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry announces a tender for the Digital Transformation of the Shipping Deputy Ministry
The Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM) announces the launch of a tender (Tender No. SDM 1/2022) for the Digital Transformation of the Shipping Deputy Ministry. The project is cofinanced by the European Union – NextGenerationEU (Resilience and Recovery Facility).It aims to transform SDM business processes and maximize its operational efficiency based on three key principles:1. One stop shop service environment2. Seamless process integration: Business units and their processes should sea...
24-01-2022 08:53
Rapid Antigen Testing Units – 24 January 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 six 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 fo...
22-01-2022 13:59
Announcement of the Ministry of Health on the reduction of close contacts’ self-isolation period as of Monday, 24 January 2022
Regarding the decision of the Council of Ministers on the reduction of the self-isolation period from 14 to 10 days for individuals who are close contacts of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases and must self-isolate based on the relevant protocol, the Ministry of Health clarifies that:The decision will be in effect as of 24 January 2022 and individuals who are already in self-isolation as close contacts can be released after the 10th day has elapsed. Release earlier than 10 days is allowed wit...
22-01-2022 12:55
Rapid Antigen Testing Units – 23 January 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 six 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 fo...
21-01-2022 17:46
Statement by the Minister of Interior Mr. Nicos Nouris at the Press Conference of the Conference on Border Management, in Lithuania
Allow me first to thank the organizers, especially the Minister of Lithuania, for the hospitality. I wish to thank my counterparts for giving me this opportunity to present the challenges faced by a small country, Cyprus; a country that does not have a border with other countries and that does not belong to the Schengen area, and yet faces the same challenges as other front-line member states. And this is an exceptional situation.We have seen today in practice a well-organized effort by EU M...
21-01-2022 16:54
Joint Statement of the Ministers responsible for Migration at the Conference on Border Management, 21 January, 2022 Vilnius
We, the Representatives of Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia, have met on 20-21 January 2022 on the occasion of the Conference on Border Management in Vilnius, and after extensive discussions on possibilities, tools and measures to scale up our efforts in tackling current challenges and preventing future crises, have found the common ground on the following: The ...
21-01-2022 15:28
Rapid Antigen Testing Units – 22 January 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 six 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 fo...
21-01-2022 15:15
Photo Album - House President – Annual Report of the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection
The President of the House of Representatives, Ms Annita Demetriou, receives the Annual Report of the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection, Ms Irene Loizidou Nikolaidou, at the House of Representatives.
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