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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 09-06-09Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Cyprus News Agency at <http://www.cyna.org.cy>CONTENTS
[01] CYPRIOT FM - RUSSIAN FMCyprus Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov have discussed the latest developments in Cyprus and reviewed the two countries bilateral relations.According to a press release, issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Lavrov and Kyprianou held a telephone conversation, at the initiative of the Cypriot side. Russian Diplomatic sources confirmed UN Secretary Generals Special Advisor on Cyprus Alexander Downer visit to Moscow on June 15. Downer is scheduled to meet Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov and Foreign Ministrys officials to discuss Cyprus problem . Russian governments representative has already said that the Cyprus issue has been classified among the non arranged situations in Europe during the last EU-Russia meeting, held in Habarovsk last May. [02] EU EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL - LABOUR MINISTERCypriot Minister of Labour Sotiroulla Charalambous has called for prudent measures so that the exit of the European Union from the financial crisis would not be painful to the people. She was speaking during a meeting of the EU Employment, Social Policy Council held in Luxemburg on Monday. The meeting focused on the preparation of the contribution to the EU Heads of States and Governments Summit to be held in June regarding solutions to the impacts of the current economic crisis on unemployment.Addressing the Council, Charalambous stressed that Europe must highlight the importance on policies aiming at supporting social protection and employment. We must be prudent so that the exit from the crisis will not be painful to the people and will not lead to further de-regulation of the employment framework and social protection, she said. Therefore, she added, apart from measures assisting businesses and their competitiveness, Europe needs measures, which will keep people in their jobs within a right framework, as well as measures improving the network of social protection. Referring to Cyprus, Charalambous said that the country has been minimally affected by the crisis, pointing out that the Cypriot government has drafted a strategic action plan encompassing measures aiming, mainly, at supporting employment and social cohesion. The approach we follow is based on two basic pillars. On the one hand, promoting special interventions focused on labour groups affected by the financial crisis, while on the other hand encouraging special measures for attracting vulnerable social groups in the labour market. [03] EUROELECTIONS - CYPRUSThe six new members of the European Parliament from Cyprus are Ioannis Kasoulides and Eleni Theocharous from DISI, Takis Hajdigeorgiou and Kyriakos Triantafyllides from AKEL, Antigoni Papadopoulou from DIKO and Kyriakos Mavronikolas from EDEK.The names of the six successful candidates in Saturday`s European elections in Cyprus were announced on Sunday by Chief Returning Officer Lazaros Savvides. The Democratic Rally (DISY) received 109,209 votes or 35.65%, AKEL 106,922 or 34.90%, the Democratic Party (DIKO) 37,625 or 12.28%, the Movement of Social Democrats ΕΔΕΚ 30,169 or 9.85%, the European Party 12,630 or 4.12% and the Ecologists and Environmentalists Movement 4,602 or 1.5%. [04] CYPRUS FM - VISITS ABROAD - POSTOPONEDCyprus Foreign Minister Marcos Kyprianou has postponed visits to Romania and Sweden, a brief official statement issued here on Sunday says.Cyprus News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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