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07-10-2022 09:13

Building Permits: July 2022

Decrease both in Area (-9,9%) and in Value (-4,0%)The Statistical Service announces that the number of building permits authorized by the municipal authorities and the district administration offices during July 2022 stood at 623. The total value of these permits reached €245,6 million and the total area 199,2 thousand square metres. These building permits provide for the construction of 776 dwelling units.During the period January – July 2022, 4.521 building permits were issued compared to...

07-10-2022 09:08

Consumer Price Index (CPI): September 2022

Inflation 8,7%In September 2022, the Consumer Price Index decreased by 0,22 units and reached 113,12 units compared to 113,34 units in August 2022. In September 2022, the inflation increased by 8,7%. (Table 1)For the period January-September 2022, the CPI increased by 8,4% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. (Table 1) As regards the economic origin, the largest changes when compared to the index of September 2021 were recorded in Electricity(59,9%) and in Petroleum ...

06-10-2022 19:10

Welcome message by the Minister of Education, Sport and Youth, Mr Prodromos Prodromou, at the High-Level Meeting of the Ministers of Education on Education for Sustainable Development

Distinguished guests, dear all,Good morning. I want to welcome you in this High-Level special session for the Ministers of Education on ESD. This High-Level meeting has been organized by the UNECE Steering Committee on ESD, considering that it’s a great opportunity to discuss further the new framework of implementation of the UNECE Strategy on ESD2021-2030.This High-Level Meeting of Education Ministers coincides with the wider international and regional initiatives on ESD. Additionally, it ...

06-10-2022 13:16

Photo Album - House President – Finance Minister

The President of the House of Representatives, Ms Annita Demetriou, receives the State Budget for 2023 by the Minister of Finance, Mr Constantinos Petrides, at the House of Representatives.

06-10-2022 10:22

The President of the Republic will participate in the European Political Community Meeting

The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, is in Prague, where he will participate today in the deliberations of the European Political Community Meeting, to be held early this afternoon in the Czech capital.The Meeting will take place in the Prague Castle with the participation of 44 leaders of the European continent.President Anastasiades is expected to arrive around 1:45 pm (Cyprus time) at the Meeting venue.During the Meeting, the President of the Republic will deliver an ad...

05-10-2022 19:16

Speech by the Minister of Education, Sport and Youth, Mr Prodromos Prodromou, at the side event of the 9th Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference

“Higher Education towards Sustainable Development: Making Universities Lighthouses of Sustainability”First of all, I would like to welcome you all here to this side event on “Higher Education towards Sustainable Development: Making Universities Lighthouses of Sustainability,” organized in the context of the 9th “Environment for Europe” (EfE) Ministerial Conference. The Republic of Cyprus is very proud and honored to be organizing this Conference, the first one of its kind to be held in a Med...

05-10-2022 17:00

Welcome message by the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Mr Costas Kadis, at the 3rd High-Level Meeting of Education and Environment Ministries on Education for Sustainable Development

Let me welcome you to the Ninth “Environment for Europe” Ministerial Conference and the Third Joint High-Level Meeting of Education and Environment Ministers on Education for Sustainable Development.It is imperative to highlight the importance of this high-level meeting, as discussions on Education for Sustainable Development will evolve with the participation of the Ministers of Environment and the Ministers of Education, but more importantly with the active engagement of young people.Admi...

05-10-2022 16:32

Welcome message by the Minister of Education, Sport and Youth, Mr Prodromos Prodromou, at the 3rd High-Level Meeting of Education and Environment Ministries on Education for Sustainable Development

I welcome you to the 3rd joint high-level Meeting of Education and Environment Ministers on Education for Sustainable Development.A high-level meeting with particular interest and importance, since it focuses on education, which can be a fundamental tool to behavioral change and for promoting new appropriate attitudes, often described as an Environmental Citizenship.It is an honor for me to co-chair this session with my colleague, the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environme...

05-10-2022 16:07

Address by the Minister of Education, Sport and Youth, Mr Prodromos Prodromou, at the press conference on the occasion of the 9th Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to this press conference, organised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on the occasion of the 9th Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference, which opened its proceedings today in Cyprus.As you may already know, several Ministers, High-Level Officials and over 1000 participants from the public and private sectors, Academia and the Youth sector, coming from 60 Countries, as well as representatives from more than 150 int...

05-10-2022 15:37

Photo Album – Family photo of UNECE Ministerial Conference on the Environment for Europe

Family photo of the Ministers of Education and Agriculture in the framework of the 9th UNECE Ministerial Conference on the Environment for Europe, at Filoxenia Conference Center.

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