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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 07-06-22
CONTENTS
[01] PAPHOS AIRPORT - COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER
[02] CYPRUS HOUSE - INTRODUCTION OF EURO
[01] PAPHOS AIRPORT - COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER
Paphos new airport, on the western coast, is expected to begin
operating in late 2008, Communications and Works Minister Haris Thrasou
has said.
Speaking after a visit to the site, he said construction work began in
June last year and is expected to be completed around the end of next
year, when the airport is set to begin operating, noting that
construction work is on course as far as timetables are concerned.
The new passenger terminal will cover 1888 square metres and will be a
modern building of high specifications, providing 760 parking places
for private cars, 36 places for buses and 84 places for taxis.
[02] CYPRUS HOUSE - INTRODUCTION OF EURO
The Cyprus House of Representatives has approved amendments to existing
legislation governing the introduction of the euro, as of January 1st
2008, to ensure smoother enforcement of the law.
The amendment was passed unanimously and provides for the participation
of ten members in the Euro-observatory instead of the existing seven.
The three extra members will come from the ranks of the three main
trade unions (PEO, SEK and DEOK), who will appoint one representative
each to the Euro-observatory.
Another provision stipulates that cheques issued in Cyprus pounds after
December 31st 2007 will not be valid.
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