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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 14-01-08
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[01] Cyprus' air links the focus of Nicosia conference on Thursday
[02] Eurostat: Cyprus unemployment unchanged at 17.3% in November
[01] Cyprus' air links the focus of Nicosia conference on Thursday
The advantages of Cyprus' tourism and the country's air links will be
discussed during a conference to be held on Thursday in Nicosia.
The conference "Air Connectivity for Cyprus through Change,
Cooperation and Innovation" is organised by Hermes Airports, the company
administrating Cyprus' two international airports and is held under the
auspices of Minister of Communications and Works Tasos Mitsopoulos.
As Hermes Airports Spokesman Adamos Aspris told CNA, the aim of the
conference is to highlight the plethora of alternative advantages of
Cyprus tourism.
[02] Eurostat: Cyprus unemployment unchanged at 17.3% in November
Cyprus' unemployment stood at 17.3% in November 2013, remaining unchanged
compared to October. According to data published Thursday by Eurostat,
the number of unemployed reached 78,000 people. At the same time,
unemployment rate in Eurozone and the EU remained stable.
According to seasonally adjusted data by Eurostat, unemployment ranged
at 12.1% in the Euro area counties and at 10.9% in the EU.
In Cyprus, male unemployment rates stood at 18%, female rates at 16.6%
and youth unemployment under 25 at 24.2%. The biggest increase within
a year was recorded in Cyprus (from 13.3% to 17.3%), Italy (from 11.3%
to 12.7%) and Greece (from 26% to 27.4%). On the other end, the largest
decreased was observed in Ireland, from 14.3% to 12.3%.
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