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28-05-2024 10:29
Elections 2024 – Accessible polling booths for voters in wheelchairs
The Chief Returning Officer reminds that, in order to facilitate voters in wheelchairs, a number of special polling booths have been secured so as to enable them to exercise their right to vote unhindered. At the same time, the Cyprus Paraplegics Organisation (O.P.A.K.) has secured the details of its members so that they can be provided with facilities at the polling stations where they will be allocated. Those who use a wheelchair but are not members of the O.P.A.K. are urged to contact th...
27-05-2024 13:31
Imports, sales and stocks of petroleum products: April 2024
Annual Change in Sales 9,0 % In April 2024, the total sales of petroleum products amounted to 115.028 tonnes, recording an increase of 9,0% compared to April 2023. An increase was observed in the provisions of marine gasoil (27,5%) and aviation kerosene (6,4%) as well as in the sales of heavy and light fuel oil (59,3% and 39,1%, respectively), asphalt (40,7%), motor gasoline (6,9%) and road diesel (4,9%). On the contrary, a drop was recorded in the sales of kerosene (-59,9%), heating gasoil ...
27-05-2024 11:35
Address by the Deputy Minister of Shipping, Ms Marina Hadjimanolis, at the 2024 General Assembly of Europa Uomo
24 May 2024, ItalyIt is with great pleasure that I am here with you today, on behalf of the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, at the 2024 General Assembly of Europa Uomo, especially to celebrate together the 20th anniversary of the foundation of Europa Uomo.Prostate cancer is the most common oncological disease in male population. We all know that there was a time that nobody knew what it meant or really cared about it.Our Government is working closely with Eur...
27-05-2024 10:13
Elections 2024 – Candidates representatives at polling stations
The Chief Returning Officer announces that, in accordance with the provisions of the applicable electoral legislation, candidates may be present in person at the polling station during the voting and/or the sorting and counting of votes or may appoint a representative by completing the forms ΕΤΑΕΚ 16 and ΕΤΑΕΚ 17, respectively.To this end, parties/independent candidates who wish to appoint a representative are invited to forward to the Returning Officer of the relevant electoral constituency...
24-05-2024 13:47
Speech of the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, “Cyprus and Poland – A common vision for the next 20 years of membership to the European Union”
I am honoured to be at the historic Jagiellonian University, on an auspicious day in the relations between Cyprus and Poland:The first ever, official visit of a President of the Republic of Cyprus to Poland.It is also my first visit to Krakow. A European city that embodies resilience, renewal and hope, through the most adverse of times. Your city, and all that it symbolises, is also our city, our story, precisely because it forms an essential part of the tapestry of European heritage and of...
24-05-2024 12:39
We met – Love, Death and Meta: An Art Installation at The Cyprus Museum with Antiquities and Artworks by Michalis Charalambous
The Department of Antiquities of the Deputy Ministry of Culture announces the art installation We Met – Love, Death and Meta,at theCyprus Museum (Temporary Exhibition Hall), between 31st May and 31st October 2024. The installation approaches three fundamental existential conditions that have been a focal point of human creativity and thought through the ages, inviting us to reflect on their realisation in the present time. The virtual reality (VR) work, which is the centrepiece of the install...
24-05-2024 08:06
Announcement by the Cyprus Post regarding fraud through phishing email messages
The Department of Postal Services (Cyprus Post) informs the public that email messages sent from “Service EMS official” <serviceemsofficiel045@gmail.com are phishing messages. The public is kindly requested to not complete any essential information through the provided link.The Cyprus Post is not involved and urges the public to ignore these messages.Please note that any payment for taxes due to the Cyprus Post should be made only via the JCC SMART website or the Cyprus Post Website. www...
23-05-2024 17:06
Statements by the President of the Republic of Cyprus and the President of the Republic of Poland
The Presidents of the Republic of Cyprus and the President of the Republic of Poland expressed their mutual will to further enhance the already strong relations between the two countries, following the talks held in Warsaw, in the framework of the official visit of the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Nicos Christodoulides to Poland, following an invitation from his counterpart, Mr Andrzej Duda.In his statements to the media following the talks, President Christodoulides stated:“It i...
23-05-2024 14:05
Labour Force Survey (LFS): 1st Quarter 2024
Unemployment 6,0%According to the results of the Labour Force Survey, the labour force in the 1st quarter of 2024 amounted to 490.232 persons or 64,5% of the population (males 69,0%, females 60,3%) in comparison to 492.230 persons (65,6%) in the corresponding quarter of 2023 (Table 1).The number of employed persons was 460.893 and the employment rate 60,6% (males 64,9%, females 56,6%) in comparison to 458.835 persons (61,2%) in the corresponding qurter of 2023.The number of unemployed pers...
23-05-2024 13:14
Suspension of operations of Agios Ioannis Post Office in Lemesos
The Department of Postal Services announces that as of Monday, May 27th, 2024, the Post Office of Agios Ioannis, 10 Agias Sofias, 3065 in Lemesos will suspend its operations. These will be transferred to the following Post Offices:(a) Agios Antonios Post Office (BO1), 78 Franklin Roosevelt Avenue, 3012, Lemesos.Will serve the Postal Codes 3016 and 3017.(b) Avenue Post Office (BO2), Sofias Tsirou Street, 3021 Lemesos.Will serve the Postal Codes 3060,3061,3065,3066 and 3067.(c)...
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