Press Releases

27-08-2020 09:07

Announcement of the Office of the Commissioner for Volunteerism and NGOs on the support campaign for Lebanon

The Office of the Commissioner for Volunteerism and NGOs announces that on Friday, August 28, 2020, at the Pan-Cyprian Humanitarian Aid Coordination Centre the second phase of aid for the suffering people of Lebanon will begin, with the loading of containers το be transferred to the port. The whole campaign is coordinated by the Office of the Commissioner for Volunteerism and NGOs, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.All items from the other four collection points in Cyprus w...

26-08-2020 13:54

Opening statement by the Minister of the Interior, Mr Nicos Nouris, at a press conference on the Cyprus Investment Programme

During the last days we are witnessing an orchestrated attempt by the Al Jazeera network, which, having succeeded in getting hold of classified documents of the Republic of Cyprus, has launched an attack against our county through distortion, deception and sensationalism. Investigative journalism, which we respect, is one thing but propaganda is something altogether different, aiming by design to cause political and financial harm to the country.From the beginning the Interior Ministry has b...

26-08-2020 09:10

Press release by the UN Press Office on the telephone communication between President Anastasiades and the UN Secretary General

The UN Press Office issued, yesterday, a press release on the telephone communication between the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr António Guterres, and the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Nicos Anastasiades. According to the press release, the Secretary General and President Anastasiades discussed matters concerning Cyprus, including developments related to Varosha. The Secretary General reaffirmed the position of the United Nations, guided by the relevant Security Counci...

25-08-2020 12:19

French Ambassador received by President Anastasiades

The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, received today, Tuesday, 25 August 2020, the Ambassador of France, Ms Isabelle Dumont, at the Presidential Palace.

25-08-2020 12:04

European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety received by President Anastasiades

The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, received today, Tuesday, 25 August 2020, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Ms Stella Kyriakides, at the Presidential Palace.

24-08-2020 19:05

Review of the directive for mandatory use of face masks by the general population

Following a recommendation issued by the World Health Organization on 22 August 2020, the Epidemiological Monitoring Unit of the Ministry of Health has decided, after review, to adopt the new directive for the mandatory use of protective mask by the general population.As a result, following the review of the relevant instruction, the use of a protective mask is made compulsory for the general population, aged 12 years and above, in indoor areas where there is an increased gathering of people...

24-08-2020 18:59

Meeting of the Minister of Education with the Private Schools Association

The Minister of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth, Mr Prodromos Prodromou, held a meeting today, Monday, 24 August 2020, with the Private Schools Association.

24-08-2020 18:53

Statements by the Education Minister

The Minister of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth, Mr Prodromos Prodromou, made statements to the press on the plan to incorporate English language qualifications into public schools’ curriculum.

24-08-2020 16:05

Epidemiological risk assessment of countries concerning COVID-19, dated 24/08/2020

The epidemiological picture of various countries with regard to the COVID-19 disease has been re-evaluated by the Epidemiological Monitoring and Control of Infectious Diseases Unit of the Medical Services and the Public Health Services. The evaluation was based on the epidemiological indicators of the countries, such as: the effective reproduction number R(t) for SARS-CoV-2, the number of new diagnoses, the number of laboratory tests, the mortality rate per 100,000 inhabitants, the estimated ...

24-08-2020 14:58

Poverty and social exclusion according to the results of the Survey on Income and Living Conditions 2019

According to the results of the Survey on Income and Living Conditions 2019, with income reference period the year 2018, 22,3% of the population or 194.400 persons were at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE indicator, one of the 9 headline indicators in the European Union’s strategy «Europe 2020»). Namely, 22,3% of the population was living in households whose disposable income was below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold or was living in severely materially deprived households or was l...

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