PSA Peugeot Citroen has notified the Russian authorities of its decision to build a plant in the city of Kaluga, 180 kilometers southwest of Moscow. Scheduled to come on stream in 2010, the new factory will produce vehicles in the midsize segment, which represents nearly 60% of all sales in the fast expanding Russian market.
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The Statistical Service estimates that the total amount of municipal solid waste generated in Cyprus in 2006 stands at 571,000 tonnes compared to 553,000 tonnes in 2005, showing an increase of 3,2%. From the total amount generated in 2006, 87,4% was delivered to landfills and the remaining 12,6% is estimated as having been collected for
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A draft resolution introduced to the Congress by Congressmen Albio Sires and Gus Bilirakis calls for the removal of the 43,000 Turkish occupation troops from northern Cyprus. The Turkish Army has maintained a military presence on the island ever since it invaded and occupied the northern part in 1974, sponsoring a puppet administration ever since.
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House of Representatives President Demetris Christofias said Thursday that “the division is a disaster for the country and with it we will not only lose forever half of our motherland but we will mortgage the future of the other half.†Addressing the 34th Pancyprian Federation of Students’ Union Congress, Christofias pointed out that in this
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Last week we said that the Statistical Service Cystat had issued its first estimate for economic growth in 2007, putting real GDP growth at a robust 4.7%, compared with an upwardly revised 4% in 2006. In fact, the figure for 2007 was 4.4%. Â We apologise for the error.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus strongly condemned Friday the “heinous assassination†of Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister and a prominent and courageous political leader of Pakistan. Her assassination, a reprehensible act of terrorism, aims at destabilizing Pakistan and its ongoing democratic process, a Ministry statement said. The government and the people of Cyprus,
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Ericsson will be the sole supplier for a nationwide GSM/WCDMA/HSPA network expansion and upgrade by leading Chilean operator Entel PCS. The deal builds on earlier Ericsson-Entel contracts and will allow Entel subscribers to access high-speed mobile broadband throughout Chile. Entel PCS was the first operator in Latin America to introduce GSM, GPRS and HSPA services and
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Nokia Siemens Networks has been selected to implement GSM-R in the newly commissioned Hefei-Wuhan passenger-dedicated line. This line is located in the eastern section of Shanghai-Wuhan-Chengdu corridor and will encourage regional economic and cultural communication between the midwest China and the eastern coast. This marks another milestone for Nokia Siemens Networks in GSM-R segment after
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Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot journalists have declared their willingness and readiness to work together in order to help find a solution to the long-standing Cyprus, ensuring the human rights, safety and happiness of all Cypriots in a united, common, safe, democratic and prosperous homeland. This position is included in a joint declaration agreed upon
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Cypriot Member of the European Parliament Marios Matsakis announced his intension to run for the presidential elections in February 2008. Speaking at a press conference Matsakis described a solution of the Cyprus problem based on a bizonal-bicommunal federation as ”unacceptable”.He said he would fight for a unified state but if the Turkish-side rejects this option,
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