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22-09-2022 19:59

Photo Album - Presidential Commissioner – Event “Lighting the Presidential Palace in the colour of Gold”

The Presidential Commissioner, Mr Photis Photiou, addresses the event “Lighting the Presidential Palace in the colour of Gold”, organized by the Pancyprian Union of Parents and Friends of the Paediatric Oncology Unit, in the framework of the Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

22-09-2022 19:48

Address by Dr. Costas Kadis, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment at the Press and Ιnformation Office event on the occasion of the 9th UNECE Ministerial Conference on the Environment for Europe

Κυρίες και Κύριοι,Καταρχάς θα ήθελα να σας ευχαριστήσω που παρευρίσκεστε στην αποψινή εκδήλωση. Η ομιλία μου θα συνεχιστεί στην αγγλική γλώσσα, λόγω του ότι μαζί μας έχουμε και διεθνή μέσα μαζικής ενημέρωσης για την προβολή της Ένατης Υπουργικής Συνόδου «Περιβάλλον για την Ευρώπη».Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,Welcome!As we are only a few days away from hosting the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Ninth Ministerial Conference on the Environment for Europe, the focus of the Cypr...

22-09-2022 13:07

Turnover Value Index in the Divisions of Wholesale Trade and of Trade/Repair of Motor Vehicles: 2nd quarter of 2022

Annual change +33,4% in Wholesale Trade and +12,7% in Motor VehiclesThe Turnover Value Index of Wholesale Trade (Division 46) during the second quarter of 2022 recorded an increase of 33,4% compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year. For the same quarter, the Turnover Value Index of Sales and Repair of Motor Vehicles (Division 45) recorded an increase of 12,7% compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Table 1 Code (NACE Rev. 2)Economic Activ...

22-09-2022 09:28

Speech by the Minister of Interior, Mr Nicos Nouris, at the Best Legal - VIII Conference in Cyprus

Ladies and Gentlemen,It is an honor to welcome you all at the VIII Conference in Cyprus, which is organized by Best Legal Conference, under the auspices of the Cyprus Bar Association. I would like to extend my gratitude for inviting me as a speaker. This type of event brings together professionals from different countries and nationalities, aiming to invest in building contacts and a two-way exchange of views.Over the next few minutes, I would like to give a brief overview on topics that fa...

22-09-2022 09:26

Photo Album - PoR - Reception hosted by the US President New York, USA

The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, and the First Lady Andri Anastasiades, at the reception hosted by the President of the USA, Mr Joe Biden, and his wife, at the sidelines of the deliberations of the 77th UN General Assembly.

21-09-2022 18:55

Ambassador Dr Kypros Giorgallis presented his Letters of Credence to the President of the Russian Federation

The Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to the Russian Federation, Dr Kypros Giorgallis, presented yesterday, September 20, 2022, his Letters of Credence to the President of the Russian Federation, Mr Vladimir Putin.During his speech to the Ambassadors Designate, President Putin referred to the relations between Russia and Cyprus and their cultural and spiritual commonality which is underpinned by the traditions of friendship between our peoples. The Russian Federation has been and continu...

21-09-2022 15:24

Keynote speech of the Commissioner for Children’s Rights in Cyprus, Ms Despo Michaelidou, at the UN General Assembly online session titled: “Online Sexual Violence and exploitation of children”

It is a great pleasure to address today’s General Assembly and to promote discussion on such an important topic. It is widely accepted that technology is rapidly reshaping children’s lives in multiple ways. The digital environment is constantly evolving and expanding and it provides opportunities for children to communicate and network, to develop relationships, to play and learn, to explore and innovate. Nowadays, there is an enormous number of tools, devices, applications and platforms in s...

21-09-2022 14:35

EMA recommends standard marketing authorisations for Comirnaty and Spikevax COVID-19 vaccines

EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has recommended converting the conditional marketing authorisations of the COVID-19 vaccines Comirnaty (BioNTech/Pfizer’s vaccine) and Spikevax (Moderna’s vaccine) into standard marketing authorisations. These no longer need to be renewed annually. All other obligations for the companies remain in place.Both vaccines were granted a conditional marketing authorisation at the time of their authorisation. This imposed obligations on the companies to submit...

20-09-2022 18:10

The President of the Republic travelled to New York to attend the 77th UN General Assembly

The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, arrived at 4 am on 20 September (Cyprus time) in New York, accompanied by his wife, Ms Andri Anastasiades. The President will participate in the deliberations of the 77th UN General Assembly, during which he will deliver an address. He will also have contacts with Heads of State and Government.At 4 p.m. (Cyprus time), President Anastasiades will visit the United Nations Headquarters to attend the opening of the deliberations of the Assemb...

20-09-2022 15:38

Intra & Extra EU Trade Statistics (by commodity and country): January-June 2022

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 - June 2022. 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 imports of goods (from EU Member States and ...

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