Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-07-07

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CONTENTS

[01] G/C and T/C political parties meet in Strasbourg

[02] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[03] Weather forecast for Cyprus

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[05] Schwimmer says window of opportunity still open for Cyprus

[06] Cyprus reconciliation tree in CoE's Parc de l'Orangerie

[07] Pope hopes for new push in Cyprus question

[08] Euro-Med youth seminar for finding common ground opens

[09] Eroglu says changes needed on Annan plan

[10] Akkinci says Annan plan might be last chance for Cyprus

[11] Schwimmer to discuss CoE role in Cyprus solution with Annan

[01] G/C and T/C political parties meet in Strasbourg

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G/C and T/C political parties meet in Strasbourg

by Maria Antouna

Strasbourg, Jul 7 (CNA) -- Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot party representatives meet today in Strasbourg, at the invitation of Council of Europe (CoE) Secretary General Walter Schwimmer.

[02] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Jul 7 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               86,36    ( 0,77)

Traded Value                  CYP    509.234

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    338.798   356,97   ( 1,10)
FTSE Med 100**                               5.429,93   (-0,05)

Sectoral Indices
1
Banks                         CYP    284.883   104,69   ( 1,92)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     52.671    74,63   ( 1,17)
Insurance Companies           CYP      3.057    14,61   ( 0,07)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     13.558    54,13   (-0,48)
Tourism Companies             CYP      1.225    85,34   (-0,18)
Trading Companies             CYP      7.358    17,99   (-0,22)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      9.595    66,10   (-0,75)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP        830     2,73   (-2,15)
Financial Services Companies  CYP      8.279    13,90   ( 0,80)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    11,32   ( 0,89)
Hotels                        CYP      5.961    40,55   ( 0,02)
Other Companies               CYP     76.620    78,06   (-0,65)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[03] Weather forecast for Cyprus

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Weather forecast for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jul 7 (CNA) -- The Meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport has issued the following weather forecast for Cyprus:

On Tuesday (July 8) the weather will be mainly fine, with local clouds forming mainly over the mountains in the afternoon, possibly yielding isolated showers.

Winds will be variable light 3 beaufort in the morning, gradually becoming moderate southwesterly to westerly 4 beaufort later in the day, over slight to moderate seas.

Temperatures will vary between 21 and 35 degrees Centigrade inland, 21 and 31 along the south coast, 21 and 29 along the west coast and 18 to 27 degrees over the mountains.

On Wednesday (July 9) the weather will be mainly fine with local clouds mainly over the mountains.

Winds will be southwesterly to westerly, light to moderate, over slight to moderate seas.

Temperatures will gradually rise about 2 or 3 degrees.

On Thursday (July 10) the weather will be mainly fine with a small increase in temperatures.

On Friday (July 11) the weather will be mainly fine with no significant change in temperatures.

[04] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jul 7 (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)
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Nicosia                37           22         FINE
Larnaca                32           22         FINE
Limassol               33           23         FINE
Paphos                 31           22         FINE

[05] Schwimmer says window of opportunity still open for Cyprus

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Schwimmer says window of opportunity still open for Cyprus

by Maria Antouna

Strasbourg, Jul 7 (CNA) - The window of opportunity for a solution to the Cyprus problem has not closed, Council of Europe (CoE) Secretary General Walter Schwimmer said here today, noting that the window ''has been opened wider'' with the easing by the Turkish occupation regime of restrictions on the free movement of persons on the island.

[06] Cyprus reconciliation tree in CoE's Parc de l'Orangerie

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Cyprus reconciliation tree in CoE's Parc de l'Orangerie

by Maria Antouna

Strasbourg, Jul 7 (CNA) - Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot political party representatives and the Council of Europe (CoE) planted here today a ''tree of reconciliation and unity of Cyprus'', which was symbolically planted in earth from the government-controlled and the Turkish-occupied areas of the Republic.

[07] Pope hopes for new push in Cyprus question

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Pope hopes for new push in Cyprus question

Nicosia, Jul 7 (CNA) - Pope John Paul II expressed hope that in the light of the European unity, a new push will be given to efforts to solve the Cyprus problem.

[08] Euro-Med youth seminar for finding common ground opens

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Euro-Med youth seminar for finding common ground opens

Nicosia, Jul 7 (CNA) -- The importance of finding a solution to the Cyprus problem before the island's full accession to the European Union in May 2004 was stressed during the opening of a Euro-Mediterranean Seminar in Nicosia, organised by the bicommunal youth group ''Youth Promoting Peace'', under the title ''Finding Common Ground: Conflict resolution and mediation through focusing on the environment''.

[09] Eroglu says changes needed on Annan plan

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Eroglu says changes needed on Annan plan

by Maria Antouna

Strasbourg, Jul 7 (CNA) - The so-called ''prime minister'' of the self-styled Turkish Cypriot regime in the Turkish-occupied areas of Cyprus, leader of Turkish Cypriot National Unity Party, Dervis Eroglu, said here today that many changes needed to be made to a plan submitted by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan for a Cyprus settlement.

[10] Akkinci says Annan plan might be last chance for Cyprus

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Akkinci says Annan plan might be last chance for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jul 7 (CNA) - Leader of Turkish Cypriot Peace and Democracy Movement Mustafa Akkinci said here today that UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's plan for a Cyprus settlement was the last chance for Cyprus, noting that ''if we do not solve the problem by May 2004 the Annan plan is not going to stay on the table forever.''

[11] Schwimmer to discuss CoE role in Cyprus solution with Annan

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Schwimmer to discuss CoE role in Cyprus solution with Annan

by Maria Antouna

Strasbourg, Jul 7 (CNA) - Council of Europe (CoE) Secretary General Walter Schwimmer will discuss in New York this month with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan ways with which CoE could contribute to efforts to finding a solution to the Cyprus question.

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