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03-03-2023 11:01
Photo Album - PoR – House President
The President of the Republic, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, at a meeting with the President of the House of Representatives, Ms Annita Demetriou, at the Presidential Palace.
03-03-2023 08:44
High concentrations of dust in the air
High concentrations of dust are observed in the air today, 3 March 2023, 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 the 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.E...
02-03-2023 16:20
Imports, Sales and Stocks of Petroleum Products: January 2023
Annual change in sales -1,5 % In January 2023, the total sales of petroleum products amounted to 110.756 tonnes, recording a decrease of 1,5% compared to January 2022. A decrease was observed in the provisions of marine gasoil (-35,7%) and in the sales of kerosene (-42,0%), heating gasoil (-31,7%), heavy fuel oil (-25,6%) and liquefied petroleum gases (-22,1%). On the contrary, a rise was recorded in the provisions of aviation kerosene (47,1%), as well as in the sales of asphalt (26,6%), mot...
02-03-2023 14:12
Labour Force Survey (LFS): 4th Quarter 2022
Unemployment 6,9%According to the results of the Labour Force Survey, the labour force in the 4th quarter of 2022 amounted to 489.650 persons or 65,5% of the population (males 71,0%, females 60,4%) in comparison to 473.537 persons (64,5%) in the corresponding quarter of 2021 (Table 1).The number of employed persons was 455.727 and the employment rate 61,0% (males 66,8%, females 55,6%) in comparison to 443.937 persons (60,5%) in the corresponding quarter of 2021.The number of unemployed per...
02-03-2023 12:27
Curriculum vitae of the new Secretary to the Council of Ministers, Ms Penelope Papavassiliou
Penelope Papavassiliou was born and raised in Lefkosia. She attended Kykkos Α’ lyceum. She studied Economics (BSc Industrial Economics) at the University of Warwick (UK) and Business Administration (MSc in Business Administration — MBA) at City University Business School (UK).She has many years of professional experience as a career technocrat in positions of responsibility in both the Cypriot Public Administration and the European Commission, in issues pertaining to the economy, development...
02-03-2023 12:19
Curriculum Vitae of the new Director of the President’s Diplomatic Office, Ms Marilena Raouna
Marilena Raouna was born in Larnaka in 1983. She comes from Ammochostos.She is a graduate of the American Academy in Larnaka. She studied Law at the University of Oxford (BA in Jurisprudence) and holds a postgraduate degree (LLM) in Public International and European Law, from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences. She also holds a diploma in French Language and Culture from Sorbonne University.From 2007 to 2010 she worked for the European Commission, at the General Directora...
02-03-2023 12:16
Curriculum vitae of the new Director of the Press Office of the President of the Republic, Mr Victor Papadopoulos
He was born in Lemesos. He graduated from Laniteio Lyceum and holds a B.A degree in Business Administration with specialization in Accounting and Finance from the School of Economics and Business, in Athens (now Athens University of Economics and Business).He holds a postgraduate degree in Accounting and Finance from East London University, Great Britain.He worked for 26 years as a journalist, political editor and news presenter. From 2013 to 2018 he served as Deputy Government Spokesman, a...
02-03-2023 12:13
Curriculum Vitae of the new Deputy Spokeswoman, Ms Doxa Komodromou
Doxa Komodromou was born in Athienou, in the Larnaka district.She was previously employed at the University of Cyprus, where she held the post of Official Events Master from 2007 until such time she was appointed deputy government spokesperson.Doxa Komodromou organised, coordinated and presented all graduation ceremonies and numerous events at the University of Cyprus of an international caliber, hosting Presidents, Prime Ministers, other officials, diplomats and accomplished scientists bot...
02-03-2023 12:09
Curriculum vitae of the new Director of the President’s Office, Mr Charalambos Charalambous
Charalambos Charalambous was born on September 30, 1983 in Athens and grew up in Lemesos. He is a refugee from the occupied villages of Massari, Morfou and Vatili Ammochostou.He graduated from Apostolos Petros and Pavlos lyceum and served his military service as a Reserve Infantry Officer. He holds a degree in Mathematics from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specialising in Statistical and Operational Research, a postgraduate degree (MSc) from Warwick University, Warwick ...
02-03-2023 12:05
Curriculum vitae of the new Commissioner for the Environment, Ms Maria Panayiotou
Maria Panayiotou was born on June 5, 1982 in Larnaka.She studied History and Archaeology at the University of Cyprus, from where she graduated in 2004 with honors. In 2006 she completed her postgraduate studies at the University of Birmingham, where she received the title Mphil (B) in Modern East Mediterranean History. In 2017, he was awarded a PhD in Modern and Contemporary History at the University of Cyprus.Since 2004, she has worked on more than seven research projects of excellence, co...
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