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20-02-2023 15:43
Photo Album - PoR – Luncheon hosted by the CCCI
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, attends a luncheon in his honour hosted by the Executive Committee of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, at Pralina Experience restaurant.
20-02-2023 14:23
Announcement by the Cyprus Post
Cyprus Post accepts applications by citizens of Xylotymvou Community to undertake the delivery of mail, with a remuneration of €433,00 on a monthly basis, in the form of assignment of duties and not by contract of employment.In due time within 2023, statistical data will be collected for one month, in the Community in order to examine the possibility to adjust the remuneration.Interested people may contact Larnaκa / Ammochostos District Post Officer at tel. 24802450-24802500. Application cl...
20-02-2023 13:36
Turnover Value Index of Transport and Storage: 4rth Quarter 2022, Annual Change +30,3%
The Turnover Value Index of Transport and Storage for the fourth quarter of 2022 reached 134,5 units (base year 2015=100), recording an increase of 30,3% compared to the corresponding quarter of 2021.By economic activity, increases relative to the fourth quarter of the previous year were observed in air transport by 576,1%, in warehousing and support activities for transportation by 22,5%, in land transport by 18,3% and in water transport by 5,5%, while a decrease of 5,1% was observed in pos...
20-02-2023 12:54
Foreign Trade Statistics: January - November 2022, Annual Change +31,2% in Imports and +18,7% in Exports
Total imports of goods in January-November 2022 amounted to €10.403,2 mn as compared to €7.928,1 mn in January- November 2021, recording an increase of 31,2%. Total exports of goods in January- November 2022 were €3.587,1 mn compared to €3.022,0 mn in the same period of 2021, registering an increase of 18,7%. The trade deficit was €6.816,1 mn in January- November 2022 compared to €4.906,1 mn in the corresponding period of 2021.The European Union was the main source of supply of goods to Cypr...
17-02-2023 15:41
The Foreign Minister will participate in the EU's Foreign Affairs and General Affairs Councils
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ioannis Kasoulides, is leaving on Sunday for Brussels, where on Monday, February 20, he will participate in the EU Foreign Affairs Council.The Foreign Ministers' discussions will focus on the developments in Ukraine following the Russian invasion and the assessment of the EU's coordinated response. The main part of this session will take place in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Mr. Dmytro Kuleba. Afterwards, in the context of a...
17-02-2023 15:14
Tourist Arrivals: January 2023
Tourist Arrivals 106,1%The arrivals of tourists reached 90.549 in January 2023 compared to 43.944 in January 2022, recording an increase of 106,1%.Analysis of countriesArrivals from the United Kingdom were the main source of tourism for January 2023, with a share of 20,6% (18.631) of total arrivals, followed by Israel with 16,6% (14.991), Poland with 12,3% (11.166) and Greece with 11,6% (10.459).Purpose of visitFor a percentage of 64,8% of tourists, the purpose of their trip in January ...
17-02-2023 13:17
Price Index of Construction Materials: January 2023
Annual Change +12,25%The Price Index of Construction Materials for January 2023 reached 136,01 units (base year 2015=100), recording an increase of 1,79% compared to the previous month.Compared to the same month of the previous year, the index recorded an increase of 12,25%. By main commodity category, increases were recorded in minerals (27,15%), mineral products (14,66%), products of wood, insulation materials, chemicals and plastics (10,49%), electromechanical products (8,75%) and metall...
17-02-2023 12:07
Extension for submission of applications for film production funding 2023
The Deputy Ministry of Culture - Department of Modern and Contemporary Culture, following the announcement dated 20/01/2023, announces that the deadline for submitting applications for the financing of the production of motion pictures for the year 2023, is extended until Monday, April 3, 2023, until 13.00.Also, due to the difficulty of obtaining digital discs (DVD) from the market, if they wish, applicants may attach a USB rather than a DVD to each paper form of the application. Applicants ...
17-02-2023 12:04
Τhe Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Cyprus University of Technology
A Memorandum of Cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cyprus University of Technology (TEPAK) was signed today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The Memorandum covers the period 2023-2024 and concerns cooperation in granting scholarships to students from Gambia, Guyana, Libya and the Palestinian Authority to study at the Cyprus University of Technology.The Memorandum was signed on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ioanni...
16-02-2023 14:37
Speech by the Minister of Defence, Mr Charalambos Petrides, at the annual memorial event for the closing of the WW II internment camps in Cyprus
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you today at the site of the monument dedicated to the Jewish holocaust survivors who found temporary refuge in Cyprus on their way to their homeland after the end of the Second World War.This monument serves as a permanent testament to the long standing Cypriot-Israeli friendship and close people to people ties that were forged in the period 1946-1949, when Cypriots provided as much help as possible to Jewish refugees stranded in internment camps in Cyp...
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