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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 14-01-03
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[01] There`s room for improvement on road casualties, says REACTION
[02] Electricity prices significantly down in 2013, CERA says
[01] There`s room for improvement on road casualties, says REACTION
The number of serious injuries in road accidents in Cyprus is markedly
high compared to the country's population, with room for improvement,
according to NGO REACTION, Youth Organization for Road Safety.
The organization also said that despite the decline in fatal road
accidents, the road safety issue on the island still remains a problem.
An announcement issued by REACTION said that its President and board
members, the High Commission of Australia to Cyprus as well as the Head
of the Traffic Department at the Police Headquarters visited Nicosia
General Hospital on Friday and handed out gifts to those injured in
road accidents. They also discussed the situation with the hospital's
medical staff.
[02] Electricity prices significantly down in 2013, CERA says
Cyprus Electricity Regulatory Authority (CERA) President Giorgos Siammas
has said that electricity prices were reduced by 17.5% for the average
household in 2013.
He was speaking to the press, on Friday, after having handed over CERA's
annual report for 2012 to the Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades at
the Presidential Palace.
During his meeting with President Anastasiades they discussed matters
relating to the purchase of electricity, natural gas and renewable
sources of energy, he said.
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