COVID-19

The Council of Ministers has decided to prepare an action plan for the gradual lifting of restrictive measures for flights.

The Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Mr. Giannis Karousos, after the meeting of the Council of Ministers, stated that the Council of Ministers has approved the procedure on the basis of which the Action Plan will be prepared regarding the gradual lifting of restrictive measures for flights by and to the airports of the […]

Ministerial Council Decision – Laboratory testing of population groups is further strengthened

As part of the Government’s policy of strengthening the control of the general population, the Council of Ministers, approved a proposal by the Ministers of Health and Education to conduct a sample survey of 20,000 students and staff in schools across Cyprus. At the same time, it is noted that the program for laboratory testing […]

Minister of Finance Announcement on Additional measures – Aid to Small Businesses and Self-employed, Loans to Businesses and Incentives for Rent-reduction

The Minister of Finance has announced additional measures of targeted support to businesses as well as the agricultural sector as part of the gradual lifting of restrictions. The measures were approved by the Council of Ministers and will be placed for approval by the House of Representatives as the law on the “support of businesses […]

Ministry of Labour Announcement on the Support Plans for the 13/04/20 – 12/5/20 period

Please be advised that the applications for the Special Leave for Child Care, the Special Benefit for Sickness and Special Benefit for the Self-employed have been uploaded on the dedicated webpage www.coronavirus.mlsi.gov.cy . The employee who is eligible as per each plan’s preconditions can fill-in the relevant e-application for the period. It is noted that […]

Central Bank of Cyprus – Reference to ECB Publication

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) informs that the European Central Bank (ECB) has issued a publication to insurance companies, pension funds and reporting agents for payment statistics on the extension of the collection of statistical information, in the context of Covid-19. The announcement by the ECB states the following: “ECB communication to reporting agents […]

Groups of patients/citizens redirected to Public Health Medical Centres to take the laboratory test for the new coronavirus

The Ministry of Health, for public health reasons and aiming to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus COVID-19, especially in vulnerable groups of the population, has arranged the possibility of carrying out the new coronavirus laboratory test in groups of patients and citizens as indicated in the table below: Specific groups of citizens that […]

Announcement on Extension of Deadline for Social Insurance Payments by Self-Employed and Complementary Decision on Special Leave for Childcare Parents in the Private Sector

The Ministry of Labour has yesterday issued in the Official Gazette of the Republic: 1. The Decision to extend the deadline for payment of Social Insurance for Self-employed which concern the first trimester of 2020 from May 10th to July 10th without the imposition of delay charges. See Decision (16) here. 2. The complementary Decision […]

Department of Land and Surveys announces additional ways to help serve the public – Available as of Wednesday May 6th

As of Wednesday May 6th , the department announces additional ways in which the public can be served: Receipt of submissions without appointment in regional land departments for specific duties as defined in Greek HERE. Receipt of submissions for land transfers and mortgages in the District Land Offices as follows: Nicosia nidlo@dls.moi.gov.cy Kyrenia kydlo@dls.moi.gov.cy Famagusta fadlo@dls.moi.gov.cy Larnaca ladlo@dls.moi.gov.cy […]

Cyprus Post announcement referring to the Resumption of Postal services

The postal services announced the resumption on normal services on Monday as part of the relaxation of measures in Cyprus. People will now be able to send regular, registered and insured mail, along with parcels to the following destinations: Austria Belgium France Germany Denmark Switzerland Greece Spain Ireland Italy Luxemburg Great Britain Norway Hungary Ukraine […]