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19-07-2024 14:54
The archaeological mission of the Aristotle University in Cyprus – at Agios Ioannis/Vretsia-Roudias 2024
The Department of Antiquities, Deputy Ministry of Culture, announces that in April 2024 the “Archaeological Mission to Cyprus” of the Department of History and Archaeology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) carried out excavations and research at the site of Agios Ioannis/Vretsia-Roudias, under the direction of Professor Emeritus N. Efstratiou and Assistant Professor M. Ntinou with the financial support of AUTH.The research campaign was carried out between April 8 and 20, 202...
19-07-2024 11:48
Kourion Urban Space Project: 2024 excavation season
The Department of Antiquities of the Deputy Ministry of Culture announces the completion of the 2024 final excavation season of the Kourion Urban Space Project (KUSP), under the direction of Dr Thomas W. Davis, Associate Director of the Lanier Centre for Archaeology at Lipscomb University, Dr Laura A. Swantek (Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Phoenix College), and Dr Lucas Grimsley (Lanier Centre for Archaeology, Lipscomb University). KUSP partners include the Australian Institute of Arch...
18-07-2024 13:34
Price Index of Construction Materials: June 2024
Annual Change -0,70%The Price Index of Construction Materials for June 2024 reached 117,47 units (base year 2021=100), recording an increase of 0,10% compared to the previous month.Compared to the same month of the previous year, the index recorded a decrease of 0,70%. By main commodity category, decreases were recorded in metallic products (-5,29%) whereas increases were observed in electromechanical products (3,86%), minerals (1,21%), mineral products (0,74%) and products of wood, insula...
17-07-2024 19:17
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP): June 2024
Annual Rate of Change 3,0% The HICP rose by 3,0% between June 2023 and June 2024, and increased by 0,4% in the month between May 2024 and June 2024. For the period January – June 2024, the HICP rose by 2,3% 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 June 2023, the largest positive changes were noted in Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels (6,4...
17-07-2024 14:04
Tourist Arrivals and Returns of residents of Cyprus from trips abroad: June 2024
Tourist Arrivals 5,5% and Returns of Residents of Cyprus -1,3%Tourist ArrivalsThe arrivals of tourists reached 482.261 in June 2024 compared to 456.985 in June 2023, recording an increase of 5,5%. For the period of January -June 2024, arrivals of tourists totaled 1.652.475 compared to 1.613.690 in the corresponding period of 2023, recording an increase of 2,4%.Arrivals from the United Kingdom were the main source of tourism for June 2024, with a share of 35,6% (171.704) of total arrivals,...
16-07-2024 14:26
Turnover value index of Transport and Storage: 1st Quarter 2024
Annual Change -1,9%The Turnover Value Index of Transport and Storage during the first quarter of 2024 reached 115,0 units (base year 2021=100), recording a decrease of 1,9% compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year.By economic activity, increases relative to the first quarter of the previous year were observed in postal and courier activities (10,2%) and in land transport (4,2%), while decreases were observed in air transport (-15,2%), in warehousing and support activities ...
16-07-2024 13:44
Turnover Value Index of Services: 1st Quarter 2024
The Turnover Value Index during the first quarter of 2024 recorded increases in the sectors of information and communication activities (14,9%), accommodation and food service activities (14,2%), administrative and support service activities (13,1%) and professional, scientific and technical activities (4,1%), whereas a decrease was recorded in the real estate activities sector (-3,2%) compared to the corresponding quarter of 2023. Table 1 Code NACE Rev. 2 Secto...
16-07-2024 11:13
Announcement by the Cyprus Post regarding the management of Pentakomo Postal Agency
Cyprus Post accepts applications of citizens of the Community of Pentakomo and the surrounding areas, who are interested in undertaking the management of the local postal agency, as well as the delivery of mail and parcels, with a remuneration of €500,00 per month, in the form of assignment of duties and not employment.The application deadline is the 30th of July 2024.Statistical research will be taken to reassess the remuneration in due time.For further information, interested parties may...
15-07-2024 21:42
Address by the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Nikos Christodoulides in Pafos condemning the coup d’ d’état and the Turkish Invasion
It is the weighing on our conscience that led us today to this historic location, in Antistaseos square, in order to condemn the double crime that was committed against our country and to honour those who defended the legality, the territorial integrity and independence of the Republic of Cyprus, -our most precious possession.The piercing sound of the sirens heard today and will also be heard the forthcoming Saturday feels like a stab in our heart and memory. The pain, the shame, the despair...
15-07-2024 14:25
EMA recommends non-renewal of authorisation of Duchenne muscular dystrophy medicine Translarna
EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has recommended not renewing the conditional marketing authorisation for Translarna (ataluren), a medicine for treating patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Translarna is used in patients whose disease is caused by a type of genetic defect called a ‘nonsense mutation’ in the dystrophin gene and who are able to walk.The CHMP issued an initial negative opinion on the renewal of the marketing authorisation for Translarna in September 2023, which was ...
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