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17-11-2023 14:00
Tourist arrivals and returns of residents of Cyprus from trips abroad: October 2023
Tourist Arrivals +6,4% and Returns of Residents of Cyprus +9,9%Tourist ArrivalsThe arrivals of tourists reached 426.272 in October 2023 compared to 400.628 in October 2022, recording an increase of 6,4%.For the period of January – October 2023, arrivals of tourists totaled 3.562.417 compared to 2.941.182 in the corresponding period of 2022, recording an increase of 21,1%.Arrivals from the United Kingdom were the main source of tourism for October 2023, with a share of 36,2% (154.373) of ...
17-11-2023 13:49
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP): October 2023
Annual Rate of Change 3,6%The HICP rose by 3,6% between October 2022 and October 2023, and decreased by 0,1% in the month between September 2023 and October 2023. For the period January – October 2023, the HICP rose by 4,3% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. (Table 1)Note: The HICP in Euro area for the last month is based on EUROSTAT’s estimation (flash estimate).Compared to October 2022, the largest changes were noted in Restaurants and Hotels (6,1%)and Food and N...
17-11-2023 12:19
Statements by the President of the Republic
“We are in contact with Israel and we are working on some final arrangements,” the President of the Republic, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, said today, referring to the issue of the initiative to create a sea corridor for the provision of humanitarian aid to Gaza, noting that we will proceed to the implementation stage when we have all the information.In his statements to journalists, when asked to comment on AKEL's criticisms in relation to the content of the media reports on Cyprus, the Presid...
17-11-2023 12:09
Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs regarding the initiative of Cyprus for the creation of a humanitarian sea corridor to Gaza
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Konstantinos Kombos, in a statement to the media regarding the initiative of the Republic of Cyprus for the creation of a humanitarian sea corridor to Gaza, stated the following:“The effort of the Republic of Cyprus for the establishment of a sea corridor to transport humanitarian aid to Gaza continues. A secured, fully monitored hub and sea corridor, through which aid can be sent in high volumes and high frequency. From the outset, we participated const...
17-11-2023 11:55
Announcement of the Cyprus Post regarding fraud through phishing messages
The Cyprus Post informs the public that messages sent through e-mails regarding incomplete delivery address and other personal data, as well as the requirement of payment of a small amount of money, are phishing messages.The Cyprus Post is not involved with these messages and urges the public to ignore these e-mails and to not complete any essential information through the link provided.Finally, it is noted that any payment for taxes due to the Cyprus Post should be made only through the JC...
16-11-2023 15:30
Speech by the President of the Republic, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, at the event “Memories of occupied lands” on the occasion of the declaration of the pseudo-state
The President of the Republic, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, addressing the event “Memories of occupied lands”, referred to the 40th somber anniversary of the illegal declaration of the secessionist entity in the Turkish-occupied areas of Cyprus, the violation of the UN Security Council Resolutions 541 and 550, of the European values and principles and the of international law. He reiterated that Cyprus remains commited to the reunification of Cyprus and its people, Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypri...
16-11-2023 14:33
Statements by the President of the Republic on current affairs
President Nikos Christodoulides expressed his hope that Turkey will respond to the appointment of an envoy by the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, noting that our side is not afraid of the talks.In his statements to journalists, the President of the Republic stated, “The Foreign Minister has been in Israel since last night, in the context of the consultations that are being held, in particular, by Israel for the implementation of the Republic of Cyprus’ proposal supported by the Europe...
15-11-2023 16:02
The Department of Meteorology presents the assessment of the 2022 – 2023 hydrometeorological year
On September 30, 2023, the hydrometeorological year 2022-2023 was completed. According to the precipitation data available to the Department of Meteorology during the hydrometeorological year 2022-2023, the amount of precipitation recorded in the areas under Government control was 466.4mm. An amount of precipitation that ranks the specific hydrometeorological year in the 83rd place, in order of ranking from a total of 122 years with precipitation data for the island, as shown in Figure 1, bel...
15-11-2023 15:26
Scholarship to study at the College of Europe
Τhe Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the initiative of the General Secretariat for European Affairs, signed in December 2021 a Memorandum of Understanding with the College of Europe, offering an annual scholarship to Cypriot citizens, for one of the postgraduate programmes of the College.The College of Europe was founded in 1949. Since 1992 it operates in two university campuses, the Bruges Campus in Belgium and the Natolin Campus in Poland. It offers a wide choice of postgraduate programmes ...
15-11-2023 14:07
Department of Forests – Sale of Christmas Trees
The Department of Forests of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment announces that from Monday, November 27, until Friday, December 17, Christmas trees will be on sale at the following points of sales: Point of SaleContact phoneAthalassa Forest Station22403749Larnaka Forest Station24818108Dekelia Forest Station24723432Fassouri Forest Station25952120Lemesos Forest Station25872306Pafos/Geroskipou Forest Station263...
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