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17-01-2024 11:16
***REVISED*** Swearing-in ceremony of the Deputy Minister of European Affairs
The swearing-in ceremony of Deputy Minister of European Affairs, Ms Marilena Raouna, was held today at the Presidential Palace, in the presence of the President of the Republic, Mr Nikos Christodoulides.In his address during the ceremony, President Christodoulides said, “The swearing-in and assumption of duties by the Deputy Minister of European Affairs, Ms Marilena Raouna, whom I congratulate and wish her every success in her difficult task, marks today the official beginning of the prepara...
13-01-2024 13:38
Statements by the President of the Republic on the Cyprus problem
The Cyprus Government has been informed by the European Union (EU) that the personal envoy of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General for the Cyprus problem has expressed her readiness to substantially contribute to all stages of the negotiation process, said the President of the Republic, Mr Nikos Christodoulides.In statements to the press, following the naming ceremony of the "Park of the Missing Children of the Turkish Invasion of 1974" and in response to a journalist's remark that ther...
12-01-2024 13:04
Building Permits: October 2023
Increase both in Area (3,6%) and in Value (17,0%)The Statistical Service announces that the number of building permits authorised by the municipal authorities and the district administration offices during October 2023 stood at 632. The total value of these permits reached €263,2 million and the total area 204,1 thousand square metres. These building permits provide for the construction of 1.003 dwelling units.During the period January – October 2023, 5.906 building permits were issued comp...
11-01-2024 14:11
Output Prices Index in Construction: 3rd Quarter 2023
Annual Change +6,0%The Output Prices Index in Construction for the third quarter of 2023 reached 137,27 units (base year 2015=100,00), recording an increase of 1,7% over the second quarter of 2023. Compared to the same quarter of the previous year, the index increased by 6,0%.By type of project, an increase of 1,2% was observed for buildings and of 24,3% for civil engineering projects in the third quarter of 2023 compared to the corresponding quarter of 2022.Methodological InformationSco...
11-01-2024 13:30
Government Employment by Category: December 2023
Total Employment: 54.546In December 2023 total government employment increased by 860 persons (1,6%) in comparison to the corresponding month of 2022 and reached 54.546 persons. Permanent staff decreased by 710 persons (-2,8%), from 25.466 to 24.756 persons. Casual staff increased by 3.166 persons (15,8%) and reached 23.146 persons compared to 19.980 persons in December 2022. This increase is mainly attributed to the increase of the Educational Service casual staff, due to the abolition of t...
11-01-2024 13:18
Index of Production in Construction: 3rd Quarter 2023
Annual Change +7,9%The Index of Production in Construction during the third quarter of 2023 reached 186,29 units (base year 2015=100,00), recording an increase of 7,9% over the third quarter of 2022.By type of project, an increase of 9,4% was observed for buildings and a marginal decrease of 0,3% for civil engineering projects in the third quarter of 2023 compared to the corresponding quarter of 2022.Methodological informationScopeThe quarterly Index of Production in Construction serves...
11-01-2024 10:30
Photo Album – PoR – Chairperson of the Cyprus National Bioethics Committee
The President of the Republic, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, receives by the Chairperson of the Cyprus National Bioethics Committee, Mr Constantinos Phellas, the Annual Report of the Committee for the period 18/07/2019-31/12/2022, at the Presidential Palace.
11-01-2024 09:21
Press Release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the UN Secretary General’s Reports for his Mission of Good Offices and UNFICYP
Regarding the UN Secretary-General’s Reports for his Mission of Good Services and the UN Peacekeeping Force (UNFICYP), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes the following: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes the Secretary General’s continued commitment in the efforts to reach a solution to the Cyprus problem, guided by the relevant Security Council Resolutions which form the relevant UN parameters. The Secretary General’s commitment to the resumption of a meaningful negotiation process,...
10-01-2024 18:40
Statements by the President of the Republic on the actions of the Turkish occupation forces in Deneia
All measures are being taken on the part of the Republic of Cyprus so that the feeling of safety of the inhabitants in the area adjacent with the buffer zone is not affected to any extent, President of the Republic, Mr Nikos Christodoulides said tonight in reference to the Turkish provocative actions in Deneia.In statements to the Press upon arrival at the Technological University of Cyprus in Lemesos, called to refer to the new provocative actions that took place in Deneia, where trenches a...
10-01-2024 13:48
House Price Index: 3rd Quarter 2023
According to preliminary estimate of the Statistical Service, the House Price Index (HPI) for the third quarter of 2023 amounts to 110,65 units. Compared to the second quarter of 2023, the HPI increased by 0,4% while compared to the Index of the corresponding quarter of 2022, the Index increased by 0,6%.The fluctuation of the Index for the period between the third quarter of 2022 and the third quarter of 2023 as well as the quarterly and annual percentage changes are presented in the followi...
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