Τhe Central Bank of Cyprus announced the issue of up to CYP15 mln Government Registered Development Stock (GRDS) with three years duration and interest of 3,75% p.a. payable every six months. Applications will be accepted from 25 September, 2007 and not later than 1:30 p.m. on 28 September, 2007. The aforesaid GRDS can be acquired by
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Three more EU Member States, the Czech Republic, Portugal and Spain have signed today the eCall Memorandum of Understanding initiated by the European Commission, while the Netherlands has announced its willingness to sign shortly. With their signature, they commit themselves to actively support the timely implementation of the pan-European in-vehicle emergency call system for road accidents
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Visa facilitation and readmission agreements were signed between the EU and the Western Balkan countries of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The agreements aim at making it easier for citizens of Western Balkan countries, in particular those who travel most, to acquire short stay visas for the
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With €1.4 billion allocated to 550 projects in the field of nanosciences and nanotechnology, the European Union’s 6th Research Framework Programme accounts for one-third of total public funding for nanotechnology and is the world’s largest single funding agency worldwide for this exciting field. A recent report, focused on the implementation of the 2005 Action Plan
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International humanitarian agencies have agreed on a new set of guidelines to address the mental health and psychosocial needs of survivors as part of the response to conflict or disaster. The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings clearly state that protecting and promoting mental health and psychosocial
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The World Health Organization announced a USD 9 million contribution from the Bloomberg Family Foundation to support an important new effort to pilot policies and programmes to prevent the needless loss of life on the world’s roads. Demonstration projects in Mexico and Viet Nam will help significantly decrease the death, injury and disability resulting from
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Universal and versatile: the Trust Universal Notebook Power Adapter PW-1700p is suitable for charging a notebook, a mobile telephone, an iPod, a TomTom and a PSP and can be connected to a plug socket, a 12 Volt car connection or a airplane seat power connection. The PW-1700p (www.trust.com/15302) is a 100 Watt adapter that has
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Speaking at the Canalys Navigation forum in Barcelona, Michael Halbherr shared insights about the current state of navigation and plans for updates and improvements for Nokia Maps. Launched in February of this year, the Nokia Maps mobile application and the Nokia Map Loader for PC’s have each been downloaded over 1 mln times. A key
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Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos said here Friday if Turkey believes that its occupation of the island’s northern third is legal, then it can appeal to the International Court of Justice in The Hague. On Thursday, the Cypriot government issued a statement in reply to the reactions of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the
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The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission approved the Prospectus of Liberty Life Insurance Pcl (LIB) for the issue and listing of 22,301,001 ordinary shares of a nominal value of CYP 0.10 or EUR 017 each to the shareholders of Aspis Pronia Insurance Company (Cyprus) Ltd and Aspis Holdings Plc. LIB will proceed to the issue
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