High concentrations of dust are observed in the air today, 18 November 2021, according to measurements from ground Stations of the Air Quality Monitoring Network operated by the Department of Labour Inspection.This is the fourth consecutive warning iss…
Day: November 18, 2021
FinMin announces Government’s intention to cut VAT on household electricity bills
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Thursday that the Government has notified the EU’s VAT Committee over its intention to reduce VAT on household electricity bills from 19% to 9% for a three-month period and called on Parliamentary parties …
Construction materials prices up in October
The Price Index of Construction Materials for October 2021 reached 117.95 units, recording an increase of 1.87% compared to the previous month, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service.Compared to the same month of the previous year, the index recor…
Results for ‘Glafkos’ gas field expected in March, a terminal in Egypt is the predominant scenario, Minister says
The results of the confirmatory drilling in “Glafkos” gas field by the ExxonMobil-Qatar Petroleum joint venture must not be anticipated before February or March 2022, Cyprus Energy, Commerce and Industry Minister, Natasa Pilides said on Thursday, under…
Investment funds assets in Cyprus rise by 16% in Q3
Total assets of investment funds in Cyprus saw a remarkable 16% increase in the third quarter of 2021, compared with the previous quarter, hitting a record high of €8,535.6 mn.”The number of investment funds increased from 224 in June 2021 to 235 in Se…
Many areas on the ECDC’s epidemiological map now in the deep red and red categories
The deterioration of the epidemiological situation across Europe is reflected on this week’s map on the spread of COVID-19 issued by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Thursday.Cyprus remains for another week in the “red” …
Monoclonal antibody medicines to reach Cyprus soon, authorities say
It is a matter of time for Cyprus to receive monoclonal antibody medicines for COVID, deputy head of pharmaceutical services Elena Panagiotopoulou told Cyprus News Agency on Thursday.She said that the department of purchases and supplies of the Health …
Dark red level to apply for crossings in Cyprus as of November 22
Both vaccinated and unvaccinated persons will have to present a negative rapid or PCR test during crossings between the government-controlled and the occupied areas of Cyprus, as of Monday November 22, according to a decision taken by the bicommunal Te…
House Committee expresses appreciation for Hungary’s stance over Cyprus problem, approach on migration differs
Members of the Foreign and European Affairs Committee of the Cyprus House of Representatives expressed on Thursday their appreciation for Hungary’s principled stance vis-à-vis the Cyprus problem and efforts to reach a settlement on the island, during a…
Seaborne passengers in EU ports halved in 2020, fell by 91% in Cypriot ports in 2020
The total number of passengers that embarked and disembarked in European Union ports fell almost by half in 2020, compared to 2019, while falling by more than 90% for Cypriot ports during the same period, according to data on maritime transport publish…
Annual inflation rate increases to 4.4% in Cyprus, and to 4.1% in the euro area and 4.4% in the EU, says Eurostat
The annual inflation rate in Cyprus was at 4.4% in October, a little above the euro area’s average (4.1%) and on the same level as the EU average, according to figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.In October, the …
Cyprus reports one death and 388 new COVID cases, 86 patients in hospitals
Cyprus on Thursday reported one death and 388 new COVID cases bringing the total of deaths to 589 and of cases to 129,158.The Ministry of Health announced that 86 patients are getting treatment in hospitals and 34 are in serious condition. The positivi…