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26-03-2019 15:24

Opening hours of the National Struggle Museum on Monday, 1st of April 2019

We would like to inform the public that the National Struggle Museum (Arch. Kyprianos Sq. 1016 Nicosia) will remain οpen on Monday, 1st of April 2019, a Cypriot National Day that honors the beginning of the EOKA Liberation Struggle 1955-1959 from 10:00 until 17:30. (IP)

26-03-2019 12:47

Foreign Trade Statistics January-December 2018

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-December 2018. It includes detailed quantity and value data on imports and exports of domestically produced goods and foreign goods, classified by the 6th digit commodity code and by partner country.The main developments in Cyprus foreign trade were:a. Total imports in January-December 2018 amounted to €9.160,6 mn as co...

26-03-2019 11:30

Joint Communique between Cyprus, Greece, Egypt on the “Nostos III” Program, in Melbourne, Australia on 26 March 2019

We, Presidential Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Overseas Cypriots, Mr Photis Photiou, Mrs Nabila Makram, the Egyptian Minister of State for Immigration and Egyptian Expatriate’s Affairs, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, Mr Terens Quick, met in Melbourne for the launching of NOSTOS III program, a trilateral initiative aiming to bring the three Diasporas of Egypt, Cyprus and Greece together and create strong links between them and their home countries. Th...

23-03-2019 10:23

Speech by the President of the House of Representatives Mr Demetris Syllouris at the Indian Holi Festival of Colours

It is with great honour that I am here today to experience the Holi Festival of Colours with you all. With Cyprus and India traditionally sharing an excellent relationship with each other, it is only natural that the House of Representatives will fully support the showcasing of this significant cultural festival. Not only will we experience the unique tradition of India on our home soil here in Cyprus, but this festival will further aid in consolidating and integrating the cultural aspects fo...

22-03-2019 12:19

The website of the PIO and the Central Electoral Service for the 2019 European Elections is launched

The Website of the PIO and the Central Electoral Service for the 2019 European Elections that will be held on Sunday, May 26, 2019, is now launched.To visit the website, follow the link: http://www.euroelections2019.gov.cy/en/The website is available in Greek, Turkish and English.

22-03-2019 08:08

Opening hours of the Newsroom of the Press and Information Office on 25 March

On 25 March 2019, the Newsroom of the Press and Information Office will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.(SCH)

21-03-2019 14:59

Visit of the Shipping Deputy Minister to the President, Ms Natasa Pilides, to Portugal

The Shipping Deputy Minister to the President, Ms Natasa Pilides, is paying a visit to Lisbon from 20th to 22nd of March 2019, during which she will meet with the Portuguese Minister of the Sea/Maritime Affairs, Ms Ana Paula Vitorino, to discuss bilateral co-operation issues. She will also meet with the Executive Director of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). At the second meeting will be discussed issues of deepening the cooperation between the Organization and the Republic of Cypru...

21-03-2019 14:24

Survey results: environmental protection expenditures in industrial enterprises, 2016

On the basis of the results of a survey carried out by the Statistical Service, the total expenditure for environmental protection activities in industry in 2016 is estimated at €24,2 million, compared to €23,7 million in 2015 and corresponds to 0,13% of the Gross Domestic Product.By sector of economic activity, the manufacturing industries reported expenditures of €20,3 million, the mining and quarrying industries and electricity supply €3,8 million and the water treatment and supply enterp...

21-03-2019 11:33

The PIO exhibition: “The Maritime Tradition of Cyprus: from antiquity to modern times”, is hosted by the Naval Museum, in Lisbon, from 20 March – 18 April

The PIO exhibition: “The Maritime Tradition of Cyprus: from antiquity to modern times” is hosted by the Naval Museum (Museu de Marinha), in Lisbon, Portugal, from 20 March – 18 April.The exhibition was inaugurated by the Deputy Minister of Shipping, Ms Natasa Pilides, on Wednesday, March 20, during at a ceremony, which was attended by the city's military and naval authorities, ambassadors and members of the Diplomatic Corps in Lisbon, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and individual...

21-03-2019 11:26

Address by the Shipping Deputy Minister to the President, Ms Natasa Pilides, at the PIO exhibition “The Maritime Tradition of Cyprus”, hosted by the Museu de Marinha, in Lisbon

It is a great pleasure to be present here tonight at the opening of the exhibition “The Maritime Tradition of Cyprus”, which we believe is a very comprehensive review of the history of shipping in Cyprus, put together by the Press and Information Office of the Republic of Cyprus. The exhibition illustrates that the history of maritime Cyprus is in fact as old as the history of the island itself, bearing the stamp of all the civilizations that have flourished on the island over the centuries....

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