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18-09-2024 21:20
Price Index of Construction Materials: August 2024
Annual Change -0,08% The Price Index of Construction Materials for August 2024 reached 117,68 units (base year 2021=100), recording a marginal increase of 0,03% compared to the previous month. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the index recorded a decrease of 0,08%. By main commodity category, decreases were recorded in metallic products (-3,50%), whereas increases were observed in electromechanical products (3,72%), products of wood, insulation materials, chemicals and plast...
18-09-2024 21:12
Price Index of Construction Materials: August 2024
Annual Rate of Change 2,2% The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) rose by 2,2% between August 2023 and August 2024, and increased by 0,9% in the month between July 2024 and August 2024. For the period January-August 2024, the HICP rose by 2,3% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year (Table 1).Note: The HICP in Euro area for the last month is based on EUROSTAT’s estimation (flash estimate).Compared to August 2023, the largest positive changes were noted in Recreat...
18-09-2024 15:09
The Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Cyprus and Chevron hold discussions on path forward for Aphrodite Field
The Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr George Papanastasiou, and Chevron Vice President of International E&P, Mr Frank Cassulo, held constructive meetings this week in Lefkosia regarding the Aphrodite project. “I am pleased to announce that the Republic of Cyprus and Chevron have agreed to hold discussions over the next four months, in order to seek an amicable solution that ensures the development of the Aphrodite Field without further delays,” state...
18-09-2024 11:25
Signing of bilateral Executive Program in the field of Education between Cyprus and Italy
The Minister of Education, Sports and Youth, Dr. Athena Michaelidou, together with her counterpart, Minister of Education and Merit, Dr. Giuseppe Valditara signed the Executive Program in the field of Education between Cyprus and Italy. The signing ceremony took place at the Ministry of Education and Values in Rome on September 17, 2024. The program will enter into force between 2024 and 2028.The signing of the agreement between the two Ministers aims to further strengthen the close cooperat...
17-09-2024 20:18
Remarks by the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, at the reception of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Proclamation of the People's Republic of China
It is with great pleasure that I am here today to join the celebrations on the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the Proclamation of the People’s Republic of China.Over the course of its history, China has gone through extraordinary domestic developments with clear vision and foresight. Its unprecedented economic performance, its bold evolution in infrastructure and science, its leading role in technology, and manufacturing; all of these amount to a journey that yielded growth, success and...
17-09-2024 16:35
Art educational programme for children 7-12 years “Saturday Mornings: Fun at the Gallery” at the State Gallery of Contemporary Art – Majestic
September – October 2024Applying contemporary practices of art and museum education, the programme “Saturday Mornings: Fun at the Gallery", which is being implemented for the second year in a row, aims to demonstrate various ways of approaching contemporary artistic creation by children aged 7-12 years.Through interactive Artist Talks and the children's interaction with a number of guest contemporary artists and their practice, it seeks to develop artistic literacy and an understanding of t...
17-09-2024 13:09
Tourist Arrivals and Returns of Residents of Cyprus from trips abroad: August 2024
Tourist Arrivals 8,5% and Returns of Residents of Cyprus -3,6% Tourist ArrivalsThe arrivals of tourists reached 554.923 in August 2024 compared to 511.387 in August 2023, recording an increase of 8,5%. For the period of January-August 2024, arrivals of tourists totaled 2.758.627 compared to 2.648.795 in the corresponding period of 2023, recording an increase of 4,1%.Arrivals from the United Kingdom were the main source of tourism for August 2024, with a share of 34,7% (192.424) of total ...
16-09-2024 18:26
MED9 Declaration on Cultural Rights
We the Ministers of Culture of the MED9 called together to an online meeting in the context of the MED9 Summit held in Cyprus and a hybrid conference on “Cultural Rights in Times of Crisis” to reaffirm our commitment to the implementation and realisation of cultural rights. To this end, we adopt the present Declaration.Preamble1. Acknowledging the political urgency of safeguarding cultural rights in times of crisis, particularly in the context of the accelerating pace of political, economic...
16-09-2024 17:41
Address by the Deputy Minister of Culture, Dr Vasiliki Kassianidou at the Conference “Cultural Rights in Times of Crisis – Contemporary Challenges and Perspectives”, in Lefkosia
It is my turn to welcome you to this fascinating conference on “Cultural Rights in Times of Crisis – Contemporary Challenges and Perspectives”. The conference is organized by the Deputy Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the Organisation for European Programmes and Cultural Relations and the University of Cyprus, in the framework of the MED9 Summit.Med9 is an initiative started in 2014 by Cyprus, in collaboration with Spain, seeking to enhance informal cooperation among Mediterranean ...
16-09-2024 13:10
Labour Cost Index: 2nd Quarter 2024
Annual Change 4,8% Based on provisional data, in the 2nd quarter of 2024, the hourly labour costs (total cost) increased by 4,8%, compared with the same quarter of the previous year.The two main components of labour costs, wages and salaries per hour worked and non-wage costs per hour worked increased by 4,4% and 6,4% respectively, compared with the same quarter of the previous year.Note: From the 1st quarter of 2023 onwards, data are provisional.The hourly labour cost (total cost), seas...
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