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22-01-2021 18:37

New Publication: Cyprus External Trade Statistics (Volumes I- IV), 2019

The Statistical Service announces that it has published the annual report ‘‘Cyprus External Trade Statistics (Volumes I-IV)’’ for the year 2019.The report provides a comprehensive account of the commodity flows between Cyprus and its trading partner countries for 2019. It consists of four volumes. Volumes I, II and III include detailed quantity and value data on imports/arrivals classified by commodity for the HS sections I-IX, X-XV and XVI-XXI respectively and by main trading partner. Volum...

22-01-2021 16:02

Written statement by the Commissioner for the Environment, Ms Klelia Vasiliou

In a teleconference we had today with the Embassy of the United States of America in Cyprus, I had the opportunity to express my joy and satisfaction for the decision of President Joe Biden to prioritize the reintegration of the United States of America into the Paris Climate Agreement.In the discussion we had, we analyzed all the reasons why the Global Alliance is so urgent and looked into ways we can work together to create those actions that will reduce the effects of our decade-long mist...

22-01-2021 14:08

The University of Cyprus’ Expedition at the citadel of ancient Pafos (Kouklia/Palaepafos)

The citadel and the workshops of the Cypro-Classical periodThe Department of Antiquities of Cyprus (Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works) announces the completion of the 15th annual field campaign carried out by the University of Cyprus in Kouklia/Palaepafos. Despite the difficult conditions caused by the pandemic, the University of Cyprus Expedition conducted three periods of investigation in 2020. These were organised within the general framework of the Palaepafos Urban Landscap...

22-01-2021 11:58

Photo Album - The President of the Republic receives a delegation of the Secretariat of SEK

The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, receives the Secretary General and members of the Secretariat of the Cyprus Workers' Confederation-SEK, at the Presidential Palace.

21-01-2021 20:35

Photo Album - The President of the Republic participates through teleconference in the deliberations of the European Council on the COVID-19 pandemic

The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, participates through teleconference in the deliberations of the European Council on the issue of tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.

21-01-2021 16:45

Cost of the laboratory test (RT-PCR) for Covid-19 at the Larnaka and Pafos airports

The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works wishes to inform passengers that according to a new contract between the Republic of Cyprus and a private clinical laboratory, as of 21 of January 2021, the cost of the laboratory test (RT-PCR) for Covid-19, for passengers who meet the requirements to undergo the test upon their arrival in the Republic of Cyprus, is 30 euros at Larnaka Airport and 32 euros at Pafos Airport. (AT)

21-01-2021 13:40

Intra & Extra EU Trade Statistics

January – October 2020 The Statistical Service of Cyprus announces that it has published the monthly electronic publication “Intra & Extra EU Trade Statistics (by commodity and country)” for January - October 2020. It includes detailed quantity and value data on imports and exports of domestically produced goods and foreign goods, classified at the 6 digits commodity code level and by partner country.The main developments in the foreign trade of Cyprus were:(a) Total importsof goods...

20-01-2021 19:47

***REVISED*** Answers to frequently asked questions on measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic (measures in force:10 - 31 January 2021)

*New additions are underlined in the text A. Movement:1. What are the curfew hours?Movement is prohibited from 9.00 in the evening until 5 in the morning of the following day.2. Under which circumstances is one allowed to move during curfew hours (9 in the evening to 5 in the morning of the next day)?The movement of persons during curfew hours is permitted for the following reasons:For purposes of moving to and from workplaces, with the presentation of Form A, completed and signed by t...

20-01-2021 14:54

Obituary for Professor Wiktor Andrzej Daszewski, Director of Excavations in Kato Pafos

It is with great sorrow that the Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announces the death of the archaeologist Dr Wiktor Andrzej Daszewski, professor at the University of Warsaw and Director of the Polish archaeological excavations in Kato Pafos.Professor Daszewski was born in 1936 in the city of Lvov, now in Ukraine, and studied initially in Warsaw and then pursued a Master’s degree at Oxford University. Since 1981 he was the Director of the Centre for...

20-01-2021 14:33

Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP): December 2020 (Annual Rate of Change -0,8%)

In December 2020 the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices decreased by 0,8% compared to the index of December 2019 while, when compared to the index of November 2020, the HICP decreased by 0,4%. For the period January – December 2020 the HICP recorded a decrease of 1,1% 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 December 2019, the categories Housing, Water, ...

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