On 28 March 2007, EPSO has launched, on behalf of the European Institutions a general Call for expression of interest – EPSO/CAST/27/07 – to constitute a database of candidates who may be offered a fixed term contract (contract agents) to work for the European institutions or in their Delegations and in Agencies over the course of
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Vodafone has selected Ericsson to manage the supply and distribution of spare parts for its mobile networks across several of its major European operating companies including Germany, Spain and Portugal. Under the multi-million Euro deal, Ericsson will assume responsibility for the logistics, warehousing, repair and replacement of multi-vendor spare parts in the selected operating companies.
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Cyprus’ euro-awareness campaign has run into trouble due to the inability of the Finance Ministry to overturn a wave of skepticism ahead of euro adoption on January 1, 2008 with Finance Minister Michalis Sarris refusing to accept responsibility if the bloated campaign does not start producing results soon. Pressed by the Financial Mirror to explain
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Financialmirror.com continues to remain Cyprus’ most visited and popular web site, attracting more than 120.000 unique visitors on average during the first three months of 2007 with page views at 980.000 and the number of hits during the first quarter reaching 2.95 mln. The first-quarter figures show a clear improvement over the average 2006 monthly
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British Airways franchise partner GB Airways has increased its summer service from Paphos to reach a total of 19 weekly flights to London and Manchester. In the peak season, the airline will operate up to twelve flights to London Gatwick, having launched the service in winter 2003 with just two flights a week. It is
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Representatives from IACA (International Air Carrier Association) and IATA (International Air Transport Association) will hold a joint press briefing about the increased airport charges by Hermes Airports Ltd (at Larnaca and Phaphos airports) on Thursday. The briefing will follow a meeting between IACA, IATA, the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism and representatives from the
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The voice of Cyprus in world shipping will be heard loud and clear during the next decade. This was the central message of the first international shipping conference for liner shipping and container markets held last month in Limassol. The importance of Cyprus as a regional services centre for the shipping industry, as well as
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Expert finds need to empower leadership and employees  BPW Cyprus and the European Parliament office in Nicosia recently hosted the distinguished corporate trainer Ioannis Kalogerakis at a special seminar held at the Hilton Cyprus. He addressed a crowd of 300 mainly female executives on “Divergence in leadership – responsibilities of both sexes†at an
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Ernst & Young Cyprus, one of the leading accounting firms employing 130 people in offices in Nicosia and Limassol, hosted a walk-in career fair at its Nicosia premises in order to provide information to those hoping to pursue a career in auditing and accounting or other related fields. The event included presentations about Ernst &
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By Michael S. Olympios  Few policy issues have moved from the wings to center stage as quickly and decisively as corporate governance. Virtually every country particularly in the western world but also in Asia have learned the bitter lessons of financial distress from one another and tried to shore up the affairs and governance
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