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Extension of the deadline for submission of applications for the Special Plans of the Ministry of Labor (period: 1 July 2020 – 31 July 2020)

Due to the large number of requests for extension of the application period for participation in the Special Plans implemented for the period from 1 July 2020 to 31 July 2020, the Ministry of Labor, Welfare and Social Insurance announces that the deadline for applications is Tuesday , 4 August 2020.

Urgent Announcement – Minister of Health – New Measures as of Midnight tonight

As per latest press release of the Minister of Health, Here in Greek, the following complementary measures are effective as of Midnight tonight. It becomes mandatory for the general population to use a mask in closed crowded places (e.g. shopping malls, banks, supermarkets, hospitals, churches, etc.) with a penalty of € 300. Sampling checks at airports are increasing from […]

Announcement of the Ministry of Labor, Welfare and Social Insurance regarding the Special Support Plans

The Ministry of Labor, Welfare and Social Insurance announces that the Special Plans to Combat the Effects of Coronavirus COVID-19 Supplementary Decision (No. 39) of 2020 (KDP 333/2020) has been published today in the Official Gazette of the Republic, according to which the following apply for the period of implementation of the Special Plans from […]

Help Desk to support the electronic platform “CyprusFlightPass”

The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announces the operation of a help desk to assist passengers who intend to travel from abroad to Cyprus and may have queries regarding the use of the e-platform “cyprusflightpass”. The help desk will be operational as of 1st August 2020 and will be able to handle queries both by telephone at […]

CIBA – Actions in Parliament Announcement – In relation to the Discussions on Legislation on Cross Border Tax Arrangements

The Cyprus International Businesses Association has been monitoring and been part of the developments concerning the DAC-6 regulation that needs to be adopted by the Republic of Cyprus. The regulation which is an EU compulsory requirement needs to be implemented by the Republic and relates to the reporting of cross-border tax arrangements by intermediaries. As […]

Decisions of the Minister of Labor, Welfare and Social Insurance regarding the implementation of the Special Plans for the period July 2020

The Ministry of Labor, Welfare and Social Insurance announces that the Decisions of the Minister of Labor, Welfare and Social Insurance regarding the implementation of the Special Plans for addressing the effects of COVID 19, for the period from 1 July 2020 to 31 July 2020 were issued. The Decisions concern the following plans: – […]

Submission of Applications by Groups of Companies for participation in the plans of the Ministry of Labor

The Ministry of Labor, Welfare and Social Insurance announces that the Groups of Companies which wish that their companies engaged in the same economic activity be considered as a single application for participation of the group in a special plan that is applied during the period from 1 to on July 31, 2020, must submit […]

UK falls under Category B from 1 August 2020

The Ministry of Health, following a relevant decision taken during a meeting of the inter-ministerial committee with the members of the Advisory Scientific Committee, under the President of the Republic, on 3 July, 2020, announces that, after assessing the epidemiological risk of countries with COVID-19, the United Kingdom is classified as Category B, with effect […]

European Data Protection Board Frequently Asked Questions Document after the Maximillian Schrems II Court Decision

After the July 16th Decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-311/18 -Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Ltd and Maximillian Schrems, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued an FAQ document to help answer questions on the practical implementation of the case. As such, please find these HERE for […]

Epidemiological risk assessment of countries in respect of the COVID-19 disease

The epidemiological image of various countries with regard to the COVID-19 disease has been re-evaluated by the Epidemiological Monitoring and Control of Infectious Diseases Unit of the Medical Services and the Public Health Services. The evaluation was based on the epidemiological indicators of the countries, such as: the effective reproduction number R(t) for SARS-CoV-2, the […]