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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 02-01-08

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From: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>


CONTENTS

  • [01] Central Bank to lift exchange restrictions
  • [02] Greek Defence Minister to visit Cyprus
  • [03] Cyprus Stock Exchange
  • [04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus
  • [05] Clerides-Denktash to meet away from media
  • [06] Cyprus certain Simitis will promote Cyprus question in US
  • [07] Cyprus says it will join EU as a whole
  • [08] Cypriot trade unions demand freedom of movement
  • [09] Cyprus eligible to join EU, say prominent personalities

  • [01] Central Bank to lift exchange restrictions

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    Central Bank to lift exchange restrictions

    Nicosia, Jan 8 (CNA) -- The Central Bank of Cyprus will lift exchange restrictions as part of its harmonisation process with the European Union, its Governor Afxentis Afxentiou has said, adding that already the Bank has decided to allow Cypriots to invest at least up to 20,000 Cyprus pounds abroad annually and spend 200,000 pounds for the purchase of a house, instead of the previous ceiling of 100,000 pounds.

    [02] Greek Defence Minister to visit Cyprus

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    Greek Defence Minister to visit Cyprus

    Nicosia, Jan 8 (CNA) -- Greece's National Defence Minister Yiannos Papantoniou will pay a two-day official visit to Cyprus, at the invitation of his Cypriot counterpart Sokratis Hasikos.

    [03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

    
    
    
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    Cyprus Stock Exchange Nicosia, Jan 8 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows: CSE General Index 132,31 (-0,50) Traded Value CYP 2.083.588 FTSE/CYSE 20 CYP 1.050.910 531,09 (-0,45) Sectoral Indices Banks CYP 182.209 144,73 (-0,32) Approved Investment Companies CYP 122.991 127,32 (-0,96) Insurance Companies CYP 14.763 52,26 (-0,91) Manufacturing Companies CYP 211.762 55,96 (-0,52) Tourism Companies CYP 87.057 102,61 (-0,03) Trading Companies CYP 73.116 33,53 (-0,80) Building and Cement Companies CYP 21.821 56,16 (-0,16) Énformation Technology Companies CYP 76.162 8,77 ( 1,74) Financial Services Companies CYP 267.403 29,78 (-0,53) Fish Culture Companies CYP 343 25,84 (-0,08) Hotels CYP 214.650 81,34 (-1,05) Other Companies CYP 703.476 146,53 (-0,50) * The third column presents the percentage variation of

    [04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

    
    
    
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    Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus Nicosia, Jan 8 (CNA) - Today's weather and temperatures for Cyprus, according to the Meteorological Service at Larnaca International Airport are: Temperatures (degrees Celcius) --------------------------------------------------------------- Station Maximum Minimum Weather (At 1200 UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------- Nicosia 10 3 FINE Larnaca 12 2 FINE Limassol 13 3 FINE Paphos 13 3 FINE

    [05] Clerides-Denktash to meet away from media

    1555:CYPPRESS:05

    Clerides-Denktash to meet away from media

    Nicosia, Jan 8 (CNA) -- Friday's meeting between Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, to discuss the issue of missing persons, will take place without media coverage, following a decision to this effect by the interested parties.

    The announcement was made here today by Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou, who said the meeting will begin at 1030 (0830 GMT) and not 1000 (0800 GMT) as initially announced at the residence of the Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Chief of Mission Zbigniew Wlosowicz, in the UN controlled buffer zone in Nicosia.

    "Interested parties believe the decision to keep journalists away from Friday's meeting is the appropriate one at this stage," Papapetrou said, stressing this is not a new practice to be implemented for future meetings, including next week's start of direct talks on the Cyprus question between the President and Denktash.

    [06] Cyprus certain Simitis will promote Cyprus question in US

    1645:CYPPRESS:06

    Cyprus certain Simitis will promote Cyprus question in US

    Nicosia, Jan 8 (CNA) - The Cyprus government is certain that Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis will set out Athens' steadfast positions on the solution of the Cyprus problem during his forthcoming meetings with UN chief Kofi Annan and US President George Bush.

    Government Spokesman Michalis Papapetrou said today that "the Cyprus government has no doubt that the Prime Minister of Greece will reiterate the well-known positions of the Greek government on the principles of a Cyprus settlement", adding that these positions are backed by Nicosia, which is in constant contact with Athens at various levels.

    Asked if the Cyprus government expected Simitis to make any request on the UN and the US, Papapetrou said they would be asked to "play their role as superpowers towards a solution complying with that which the US voted for at the Security Council".

    [07] Cyprus says it will join EU as a whole

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    Cyprus says it will join EU as a whole

    Nicosia, Jan 8 (CNA) - Cyprus' chief negotiator for accession to the EU, George Vassiliou, today expressed hope that the Turkish side would abandon its theories on a confederation settlement on the island and would accept the idea of a federation, adding that if Cyprus talks did not lead to a positive outcome, then the whole of the Republic of Cyprus would enter the EU, with the government implementing the acquis communautaire in the areas under its control.

    [08] Cypriot trade unions demand freedom of movement

    1720:CYPPRESS:08

    Cypriot trade unions demand freedom of movement

    Nicosia, Jan 8 (CNA) - The Greek and Turkish Cypriot trade unions participating in the All Cyprus Trade Union Forum have deplored the decision of the Turkish occupation regime to prevent trade unionists to meet with their Greek Cypriot colleagues today, and said they would request the intervention of international organisations towards establishing freedom of movement.

    In a press release, the standing committee of the Forum, representing Greek Cypriot SEK, PEO and PASIDI, as well as Turkish Cypriot TURK-SEN, DEV-IS and KTAMS, notes that the meeting scheduled for today in the free areas of the Republic was cancelled, as the Turkish Cypriots were not allowed to cross over into the government-controlled areas of the Republic.

    [09] Cyprus eligible to join EU, say prominent personalities

    1855:CYPPRESS:09

    Cyprus eligible to join EU, say prominent personalities

    Nicosia, Jan 8 (CNA) - Cyprus' Permanent Representative to the UN Sotos Zackheos has sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, annexing an opinion which dismisses the allegations of professor Maurice Mendelson, included in a communication from Turkey's Permanent Representative, that Cyprus' accession to the EU is "illegal".

    The annex is the text of the opinion prepared by three prominent international jurists and professors of international law, which notes that "there is no legal basis for the argument that Cyprus is prevented by the Treaty of Guarantee or by any provisions of the Constitution of 1960 from becoming a member of the EU or from complying with its treaty obligations towards Turkey once it becomes a member".


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