A report by the Parliamentary Committee of Financial and Budgetary Affairs on the State Budget for 2022 ahead of the plenary debate and vote this week, stresses the significant uncertainties affecting the projections upon which the budget is based on. …
Day: December 14, 2021
Eleven citizens and 3 establishment owners fined for violation of COVID-19 measures
Police conducted 2,593 checks in the last 24 hours and fined 11 citizens and 3 establishment owners for violation of COVID-19 measures.A police spokesperson told CN? that in Nicosia after 1,097 checks one individual was fined while in Limassol, from 22…
High concentrations of dust are observed in the air on Tuesday (Repeat)
High concentrations of dust are observed in the air on Tuesday, according to measurements from ground Stations of the Air Quality Monitoring Network operated by the Department of Labour Inspection.The public, and particularly any vulnerable groups of p…
Cyprus is the launchpad of celebrations to mark International Moon Day [VIDEO]
Cyprus is the launchpad of the celebrations to mark International Moon Day which the United Nations General Assembly approved to be celebrated annually on 20th July, it was announced during an online press conference on Tuesday in Nicosia by the Moon V…
Regulation on Health Technology Assessment will deliver concrete benefits to citizens, Commissioner Kyriakides says
The Regulation on Health Technology Assessment represents the very first output of the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe and is integral in ensuring a stronger European Health Union, EU Commissioner, Stella Kyriakides has told the European Parliament …
EU’s Agriculture Ministers issued Council conclusions on food security
The Agriculture and Fisheries Council of the European Union, which convened on the 12th and 13th of December in Brussels, adopted conclusions on contingency planning to safeguard food supply and food security in times of crisis. The issue has been on t…
President Anastasiades travels to Brussels for EU Summit and Eastern Partnership summit
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades travels to Brussels Wednesday to attend the Eastern Partnership summit on December 15 and the EU Summit on December 16.According to the Presidency, the EU Summit will discuss the pandemic and the EU coordination, the…
President Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader to attend UN reception
Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar will attend at 19.00 local time (17.00 GMT) a reception hosted by the UN, at Ledra Palace, in the buffer zone in Nicosia. They both accepted the invitation of the new UNSG Spe…
Turkey’s responsibility on missing persons’ issue is huge, says Commissioner Photiou
Turkey has a huge responsibility for resolving the humanitarian issue of the missing persons, Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou said on Wednesday, addressing an event on Human Rights Day at a high school in Nicosia.Photiou said that despite the …
Cyprus – Egypt bilateral ties at all-time high said Cypriot Foreign Minister after meeting his Egyptian counterpart
Bilateral ties between Cyprus and Egypt are now at an all-time high, said Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, following consultations with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, Sameh Shoukry in Nicosia. The meeting between…
UNSG Special Advisor hosts reception for community leaders
The new UN Secretary General Special representative Colin Stewart hosted on Tuesday evening a reception for the leaders of the new communities at the Ledra Palace Hotel at the buffer zone.The new representative, Canadian Colin Stewart arrived on the is…
President Anastasiades took part in preparatory teleconference ahead of European Council
President Anastasiades participated on Tuesday in a teleconference in preparation for the upcoming European Council Summit to be held in Brussels on Thursday December 16th. According to a written statement by deputy government spokesperson Niovi Parisi…