As of this year, children in Cyprus have their own Commissioner to fight for their rights. The first Commissioner for the Protection of Children’s Rights, Leda Koursoumba, presented her priorities for 2008. Speaking at a press conference, Koursoumba said she aims to promote children’s views, to inform public opinion and to enlighten society about children’s
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Members of the European Parliament said on Friday that Turkey‘s EU accession course should not be linked to the solution of the Cyprus problem.They pointed out that if a Cyprus settlement was not found soon, the Greek Cypriots were in danger of becoming a minority due to the continuing inflow of Turkish settlers to the
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Cyprus’ trade deficit expanded further during the first eleven months of 2007, according to the Statistical Service (CyStat) latest data, announced.According to the data, included in the monthly report “Intra-Extra E.U Trade Statistics (Summarised Data)†for November 2007, the trade deficit reached CYP2.788,0 mln in January-November 2007 compared to CYP2.369,6 mln in January-November 2006.The main
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The unemployed persons, registered at the District Labour Offices on the last day of January 2008, reached 13.571 persons compared to 12.788 persons in December 2007, an increase of 783 persons. The increase was mainly recorded in the sectors of hotels and restaurants, trade, manufacturing as well as to newcomers in the labour market. In
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The Consumer Price Index for January 2008 decreased by 1,49 units or 1,38% to 106,58 units compared to 108,07 in December 2007, but was up at a record 4.3% Year-on-Year compared to January 2007, the Cyprus Statistical Service announced. This is mainly due to decreases in the prices of clothing, footwear and household furnishing items
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Goods worth more than 700.000 euro crossed the ”Green Line” in January 2008. According to a press release issued by the European Commission, this is the highest level recorded since the Green Line Regulation came into force when Cyprus joined the EU in May 2004. The main component was Turkish Cypriot potatoes, worth about 350,000
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Nokia is taking the The Recording Academy and the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards ‘global and mobile’ by offering GRAMMY Award winning music and video programming to Nokia customers around the world. “The GRAMMY Awards are synonymous with the best in entertainment,” said Tero Ojanpera, Executive Vice President and head of the Nokia Entertainment and Communities
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AXA announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire OYAK’s 50% share in AXA OYAK Holding A.Åž., a joint venture company established in 1999. Under the terms of the agreement, AXA will pay a purchase price of $525 mln (Euro 355 mln) in cash for OYAK’s share in AXA OYAK. AXA OYAK enjoys a
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Smart Technologies has announced the launch of its new Smart Board 685, a wide-format interactive whiteboard with a 16:10 aspect ratio that measures 87 inches, or 221 cm, on the diagonal. The extra wide format offers 20% more working space than a Smart Board 680 interactive whiteboard and provides a solution for teachers who choose
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Ericsson announced its U500 mobile platform, a next generation architecture with a triple processor solution and a powerful multimedia subsystem, enabling new multimedia functionality and advanced multitasking capabilities. The U500 will not only pave the way for new consumer services, but also improve the usability and quality of existing multimedia services. “The U500 is a
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