Updates from Cyprus
The Department of Meteorology has issued on Tuesday an awareness for thunderstorms that may be accompanied by hail.
According to the announcement, the awareness level is at yellow and is valid from 12:00 until 19:00 on Tuesday (local time).
According to the Department, isolated thunderstorms, which may be accompanied by hail are expected to affect mainly mountains and inland areas.
Source: Cyprus News Agency
The European Council intends to welcome the de-escalation in the Eastern Mediterranean, offer phased, proportionate and reversible positive engagement with Turkey and recall that it remains fully committed to the comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions, notably 550, 789, 1251, according to latest draft conclusions, seen this morning by CNA and tabled at the General Affairs Council for debate ahead of the European Council meeting on Thursday.
More specifically, the draft text on Turkey notes that “the European Council reverted to the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean and the European Union’s relations with Turkey, as agreed in March, and recalled the EU’s strategic interest in a stable and secure environment in the Eastern Mediterranean and in the development of a cooperative and mutually beneficial
Source: Cyprus News Agency
Cyprus` Law Office on Tuesday released the final report of the Inquire Committee for naturalisations which was appointed to look into the exceptional naturalisations granted to foreign businessmen and investors from 2007 to August 17, 2020.
The 786-page report which is redacted according to the law and for the protection of public interest as agreed with the Committee, suggests the revoking of the citizenships granted to a number of foreign nationals. Moreover, it urges authorities to investigate the possible commission of criminal offences, including making false declarations.
Source: Cyprus News Agency
Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejcinovic Buric has praised the EU-CoE cooperation project that helped justice reform in Cyprus.
A press release by the CoE says that on 18 June the Supreme Court of Cyprus announced the adoption of new Rules of Civil Procedure. The preparation of the new Rules was facilitated through a cooperation project conducted by the Council of Europe in partnership with the European Union.
Source: Cyprus News Agency
Minister of Health Constantinos Ioannou called upon citizens under 30 years old to arrange an appointment for vaccination against COVID19, noting that the vast majority of cases or hospitalizations are citizens who are not vaccinated.
Ioannou, who visited on Tuesday the Famagusta General Hospital, which is the Reference Hospital for COVID19, said he was concerned about the increasing number of new cases.
Replying to questions about the number of cases, he said that on Monday the positivity rate had doubled and noted that this causes concern.
Source: Cyprus News Agency
The share of people outside the labour force as a percentage of the total working age population (age group15-64) had been on a downward trend, falling from 32.3% in 2002 to 26.6% in 2019 in the EU, according to data released today by Eurostat, the statistical service of the EU. In 2020, however, this share increased by 0.5 percentage points (pp) to 27.1%, Eurostat notes. In Cyprus this rate rose from 24.0% to 24.2%.
People outside the labour force, meaning persons being neither employed nor unemployed, are not available or searching for work for a variety of reasons, for example, because they are enrolled in education, caring for a family member, retired or because of illness or disability.
While the share of women and men outside the labour force shows a general downward trend during the 2002-2019 period, there was an upward turn in 2020 compared to 2019 f
Source: Cyprus News Agency
Cyprus authorities on Tuesday reported 122 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total to 73,832. The positivity rate stands at 0,32%. Health Ministry announced no deaths today while the patients in hospitals are 47 of whom 19 are in serious condition.
The total number of deaths remains 378.
Today`s cases were detected from a total of 37,674 tests ( PCR and rapid).
From the 378 deaths so far in Cyprus, 254 are male (67%) and 124 are female (33%) and their median age is 77 years.
From the 19 patients in serious condition, 9 are intubated, 2 are in an ICU and 8 in ACU.
From the 37,674 tests carried out today, 6,289 were done via PCR method and 31,385 were rapid tests.
Today`s cases were detected as follows: 15 from 213 samples taken in the framework of the contact tracing process, 3 from 2,445 tests done at airports, 17 from
Source: Cyprus News Agency
Denmark (141% of the EU average) had the highest price level in the EU for 2020, according to data released today by Eurostat, the statistical service of the EU.
Denmark is followed by Ireland and Luxembourg (both 136%), Sweden (130%) and Finland (126%), while the lowest price levels were found in Romania (55%), Bulgaria (56%) and Poland (58%). This rate is 90% in Cyprus and 86% in Greece.
Source: Cyprus News Agency
President of the House of Representatives Annita Demetriou participated on Monday in the Women Political Leaders Summit 2021:
“Building Forward. Women Political Leaders Determining the New Normal”.
In her televised message, Demetriou, who is an Ambassador of the WPL, noted the progress achieved in Cyprus for modernising the legislation to address gender-based violence, harassment, and sexism.
Source: Cyprus News Agency