Commissioner Almunia to visit Cyprus

EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Joaquin Almunia arrives in Cyprus on Wednesday to address a conference titled ”EMU Governance and Euro Changeover: Cyprus on the Path to the Adoption of the Euro”, organised by the European Commission and the Republic of Cyprus.

According to a press release by the Representation of the European Commission in Cyprus, the conference will be opened on Thursday, 30 November, at Hilton Park hotel in Nicosia by the President of the Republic Tassos Papadopoulos.

The Commissioner will also give a joint press conference with member of the Board of Directors of the European Central Bank Jose Manuel Gonzalez Paramo, Finance Minister Michalis Sarris and Governor of the Central Bank Christodoulos Christodoulou.

During his stay on the island, Almunia will be received by President Papadopoulos and will hold meetings with social partners and consumer associations.