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14-03-2024 17:49
Press release on the decision of the Committee of Deputy Ministers of the Council of Europe on the implementation of the ECHR judgments on the missing persons aspect
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs takes note of today’s decision of the Committee of Ministers' Deputies of the Council of Europe, according to which the Committee preserves the supervision of the implementation of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Decision as regards the Fourth Inter-State Case Cyprus v. Turkey (Missing Persons) and Varnava and others v. Turkey. In this decision, the Committee of Ministers' Deputies of the Council of Europe acknowledges the importance of humanitarian ...
14-03-2024 14:49
Government Employment by Category: February 2024
Total Employment: 54.697In February 2024 total government employment reached 54.697 persons. In Civil Service 23.161 persons were employed, in Educational Service 17.575 persons and in Security Forces 13.961 persons. In Civil Service there were 11.953 permanent personnel, 4.275 employees with contracts of indefinite duration, 1.245 employees with contracts of definite duration and 5.688 hourly paid workers. The highest percentage of employees in Civil Service was the permanent personnel (51...
14-03-2024 14:28
Index Of Industrial Output Prices: January 2024
Annual Change -2,9% The Index of Industrial Output Prices for January 2024 reached 122,5 units (base 2021=100), recording a decrease of 1,3% compared to December 2023. Compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, the index recorded a decrease of 2,9%. In January 2024 compared to December 2023, the index remained stable in the sector of manufacturing, while it showed a rise in the sector of mining and quarrying by 0,2%. In the sectors of electricity supply and water supply and ...
14-03-2024 12:18
Cyprus Organization for Standardisation - Conference on “International Perspectives on Sustainable Finance: Financing Net Zero Transition & Sustainable FinTech”
The Cyprus Organization for Standardisation (CYS) is pleased to invite you to the Conference titled “International Perspectives on Sustainable Finance: Financing Net Zero Transition & Sustainable FinTech”, taking place on Tuesday, 9th of April 2024, at Cleopatra Hotel, in Lefkosia.We welcome you to join us during this time, as the two panel discussions, “Financing Net Zero Transition” and “Sustainable FinTech” will be comprised of industry pioneers around the globe. Please refer to the a...
14-03-2024 10:22
Joint Statement by the Republic of Cyprus, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the European Commission and Qatar on Ministerial Consultations to Advance a Maritime Corridor to Deliver Humanitarian Assistance to Gaza
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Constantinos Kombos, hosted on March 13 U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; European Union Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič; UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Cameron; UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Qatar Minister of State Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Αl-Khulaifi and UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag for a v...
13-03-2024 14:04
Job Vacancies: 4th quarter 2023
Job Vacancy Rate 2,8%The number of job vacancies in the 4th quarter of 2023 reached 12.038, recording an increase of 4.217 vacancies (53,9%) compared to the same quarter of the previous year where the number was 7.821. Compared to the 3rd quarter of 2023, the number of job vacancies decreased by 236 (-1,9%). (Table 1)The job vacancy rate in the 4th quarter of 2023 was 2,8%, while the job vacancy rate in the previous quarter and the 4th quarter of 2022 was 2,9% and 1,9% respectively. The lar...
13-03-2024 13:54
Change of base year for short-term business indicators
The Statistical Service announces that all short-term indicators will soon start to be presented with 2021 as a new base year (instead of 2015). This change will take effect with the publication of data for the first reference period of 2024 for each index.The change of base year at regular intervals is usual practice worldwide that aims at better reflecting changes in the structure of an economy over time. This procedure implies updating the weights used to calculate the indices and changin...
12-03-2024 16:49
Press remarks by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Constantinos Kombos, following his meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lebanon, Mr Abdallah Bou Habib, in Beirut
Dear Minister,Dear Abdallah,I am very pleased to be in Beirut today and for the opportunity to have extensive discussions on a wide range of issues.Cyprus and Lebanon have a common, solid foundation of close historic ties, excellent people-to-people relations, and we are tied together by geography. I want to underline that the Republic of Cyprus remains and will continue to be a supportive friend.Today, with my dear colleague, we focused on topics of bilateral and regional interest. In sp...
12-03-2024 15:52
Employment in the Broad Public Sector: 4th Quarter 2023
Total Employment 75.361The employment in the Broad Public Sector increased by 2.765 persons (3,8%) compared to the same quarter of 2022. The employment in Central Government increased by 2.628 persons (4,2%), in Local Authorities by 101 persons (2,3%) and in Publicly Owned Enterprises and Companies by 36 persons (0,6%). The employment in Non-profit Organisations (NPOs) increased by 22,0%, which is attributed to the transfer of Hourly Paid Workers from the Ministry of Health (Government) to t...
12-03-2024 14:57
Environmental Protection Expenditures in Industrial Enterprises: 2021
Environmental Expenditures in Industry at 0,15% of the GDP On the basis of the results of a survey carried out by the Statistical Service, the total expenditure for environmental protection activities in industry in 2021 is estimated at €36,9 million which corresponds to 0,15% of the Gross Domestic Product, compared to €33,6 million or 0,15% of the GDP in 2020. By sector of economic activity, the manufacturing industries reported expenditures of €32,2 million, the mining and quarrying indu...
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