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07-10-2022 22:01

Inauguration of the PIO Photographic exhibition titled “On the line”

In the framework of the Ministerial Summit on Migration and Asylum (MED 5), which takes place in Pafos on October 7-8 2022, the President of the House of Representatives, Ms Annita Demetriou, inaugurated, today, the Photographic exhibition titled “On the line” held by the Press and Information Office (PIO).The photo collection from the Photographic Archive of the PIO, as well as the data provided, are a humble effort to join the dots of an imaginary line connecting the two major plagues of C...

07-10-2022 21:59

Address by the Minister of Interior, Mr Nicos Nouris, at the opening of the PIO Photographic Exhibition ‘On the line’, in Pafos

Dear friends,This photo exhibition vividly illustrates the drama our country experienced on 20 July 1974 when Turkey invaded Cyprus, occupying 37% of our territory and forcibly expelling 200,000 Greek Cypriots from their homes, who have since become refugees in their own country.For 48 years now we see Turkey colonizing our occupied areas, with the massive transfer of Turks from Turkey.Today, the Republic of Cyprus is faced with a new threat: A worse and more dangerous Attila, with the sys...

07-10-2022 21:57

Address by the President of the House of Representatives, Ms Annita Demetriou, at the opening of the Photographic Exhibition entitled: “On the Line” in Pafos

On the Line! Like, on a razor's edge. The balances that define us are so fine as we are called upon to deal with the migration issue. The humanitarian aspect on the one hand and the issue of the serious hybrid threat that Turkey is massively unleashing through the instrumentalization of the migration crisis, on the other hand. I am honoured to be here with you tonight, opening the photographic exhibition entitled "On the Line", prepared by the Press and Information Office in the framework o...

07-10-2022 20:45

Statement by the Czech First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior, Mr Vít Rakušan, on the signing of the Agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the Czech Republic for financial contribution for the management of increased migration flows

First of all, I would like to thank you for the invitation to Cyprus. Thank you for the invitation to MED5 meeting. We are looking forward to becoming a new member of this. We do not have a sea but we have a new situation for us; we are facing major crisis today in the whole of Europe, and the migration crisis is a common issue, not only for your country but also for Central Europe.We have more than 400,000 refugees from Ukraine in the Czech Republic. It is 3,8 per cent of our population – i...

07-10-2022 19:35

Statement by the Minister of Interior, Mr Nicos Nouris, on the signing of the Agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the Czech Republic for financial contribution for the management of increased migration flows

Further to my satisfaction today for hosting in our country the MED5 Summit, I am pleased not only to welcome the First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister of the Czech Republic, Mr Vit Rakušan, but also sign a joint Agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the Czech Republic for financial contribution for the management of increased migrant flows in Cyprus.The response of the Government of the Czech Republic and the actual financial support towards the Republic of Cyprus demonst...

07-10-2022 17:34

High-Level Meeting on COVlD-19: The way forward after the pandemic

A High-Level Meeting was successfully organized today, October 7th, titled “COVID-19: The way forward after the pandemic”. The conference was organized by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Cyprus and took place at the St. Raphael Resort, with the participation of Mrs. Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Europe Region Director, the Health Ministers of Israel, Latvia, Malta, Spain, Dr. Andrea Ammon, Director of European Centr...

07-10-2022 14:43

Completion of the 9th UNECE Ministerial Conference on the Environment for Europe

The 9th UNECE Ministerial Conference on the Environment for Europe, which was held at the Filoxenia Conference Center in Lefkosia, on 5-7 October 2022, was completed today, 7 October 2022.The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Mr Costas Kadis, made a closing statement, on behalf of the Cyprus Government, as follows:“Before concluding, I would like once again to stress out our deep satisfaction towards the outcomes of this Conference and especially the Nicosia Declar...

07-10-2022 13:49

Index of Production in Construction: 2nd Quarter 2022

Annual Change -6,4%The Index of Production in Construction during the second quarter of 2022 reached 188,58 units (base year 2015=100,00), recording a decrease of 6,4% over the second quarter of 2021.By type of project, a decrease of 9,4% was observed for buildings and an increase of 12,6% for civil engineering projects in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the corresponding quarter of 2021. METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATIONScopeThe quarterly Index of Production in Construction serves as ...

07-10-2022 13:40

Output Prices Index in Construction: 2nd quarter 2022

Annual Change +13,1%The Output Prices Index in Construction for the second quarter of 2022 reached 129,45 units (base year 2015=100,00), recording an increase of 3,6% over the first quarter of 2022. Compared to the same quarter of the previous year, the index increased by 13,1%.By type of project, an increase of 14,3% was observed for buildings and of 8,9% for civil engineering projects in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the corresponding quarter of 2021. METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATI...

07-10-2022 13:15

House Price Index (HPI): 2nd Quarter 2022

Annual Change 2,0%According to preliminary estimate of the Statistical Service, the HPI for the second quarter of 2022 amounts to 106,35 units. Compared to the first quarter of 2022, the HPI increased by 2,3% while compared to the Index of the corresponding quarter of 2021, the Index increased by 2,0%.The fluctuation of the Index for the period between the second quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2022 as well as the quarterly and annual percentage changes are presented in the follow...

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