Day: July 12, 2021

Rules on crossings between the government controlled areas and the Turkish occupied areas in Cyprus change as of today due to the deterioration of the epidemiological situation in Cyprus, the bicommunal Technical Committee on Health has announced, noting that it is justified to invoke the emergency mechanism and move to level 3 (dark red).

According to a press statement issued by the UN in Cyprus on behalf of the bicommunal Technical Committee on Health, the relevant rules for level 3 (dark red) will be as follows:

Non-vaccinated persons may cross with a 72hrs negative rapid test or PCR test (including unvaccinated workers and persons with health problems)

Fully vaccinated person with EMA approved vaccines as well as the Sinovac, Sinopharm or Sputnik vaccines, may cross with a 7-day negative rapid test or PCR test, as of 14 days after their

Source: Cyprus News Agency

President of the Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation (CSEO) George Danos told CNA that Richard Branson`s space flight on Sunday constitutes a historic moment for space exploration and for space tourism.

Danos, who in the 1990s was working with Branson, said that we are experiencing the beginning of privatization and commercialization of space and noted that space tourism could pave the way for important steps to protect our planet.

“As we embark on this new journey and get a view our planet from above, without borders, with a fragile thin atmosphere this journey won`t be just a journey for exploration, entrepreneurship and tourism, it will also be a journey of introspection and appreciation of our planet and possibly the beginning of important steps to protect our planet,” he told CNA.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

Citizen`s Commissioner Panayiotis Sentonas, convened a broad meeting on Monday at the Presidential Palace to discuss incentives for young people to encourage the vaccination coverage of this age group.

The goal, he said in a written statement, is to announce in the coming days a framework of incentives for the youth in cooperation with private companies and organisations governed by public law.

During the meeting, participants gave their suggestions on the issue.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

House Speaker Annita Demetriou received on Monday the outgoing Israeli Ambassador Shmuel Revel, with whom she discussed the bilateral relations, the trilateral agreements with countries in the region and common challenges.

An announcement issued by the Parliament says that they both referred to the bilateral ties on the basis of common principles and values and the geographical proximity of the two countries.

The House President thanked the Ambassador for his essential contribution in further strengthening the dialogue and cooperation between the parliaments of Cyprus and Israel, as well as regards the bilateral and tripartite agreements between Cyprus, Greece and Israel.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

Attorney-General George Savvides and House President Annita Demetriou, discussed the need to replace old laws on quarantine and tackling fires with new, updated rules that will be more effective and with stricter fines.

The two met on Monday in a formal yet important meeting, according to Savvides, who said they examined a new legislation to tackle the problem of fires with stricter sentences.

He also said they discussed replacing the outdated Quarantine Law with a law for Contagious diseases which will still give the cabinet and the Health Ministry the right to issue decrees to avert the spread of diseases, like COVID-19 which developed into a pandemic.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

Cyprus` Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, held contacts with the Foreign Ministers of France, Egypt and India, on the sidelines of the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels.

Specifically, according to a diplomatic source, it was “particularly important for Cyprus to organize the working breakfast for the EU Foreign Ministers, with the Egyptian Foreign Minister as a guest”. According to the same source, the latter praised the role of Cyprus in the region, while he referred to his interventions in the destabilizing role of Turkey002E

Source: Cyprus News Agency

This year’s cruise season has finally kicked off for DP World Limassol, as “Jewel of the Seas” and “Celestyal Olympia” departed on their inaugural sailings from Limassol port on Saturday July 10th.

A press release by DP World says that this is the first time that two cruise lines are calling Limassol their home port, making this a huge milestone for the Company as well as Cyprus.

“Royal Caribbean’s “Jewel of the Seas” will be sailing from Limassol until late October 2021, carrying out seven-night cruises that will be calling at Piraeus, Rhodes, Crete, Mykonos and Santorini, while “Celestyal Olympia” will be operating its new seven-night itinerary until late August 2021, calling at Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Santorini, Ag.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

The EU ministers today rejected the two state solution in Cyprus, EU High Representative on Foreign Policy noted at a Press Conference in Brussels, following the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) convened earlier. He also reaffirmed that the Varosha status is set by UNSC resolutions, calling Turkey to refrain from provocative actions.

More specifically the HRVP noted the following after the FAC: “We are concerned about the status on the ground on Varosha.

Source: Cyprus News Agency