Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-07-04

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CONTENTS

[01] Strike in hotel industry called off

[02] House approves bill on use of trucks by Turkish Cypriots

[03] Farandouri and Livaneli sing together for Cyprus

[04] Cyprus joins European Economic Area

[05] Cyprus and EUROPOL join forces in fighting organised crime

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[08] Italian Embassy announces projects to promote rapprochement

[09] Commerce Minister flies to Italy for meetings

[10] Cyprus' trade deficit with EU reaches 2.2 billion euros

[01] Strike in hotel industry called off

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Strike in hotel industry called off

Nicosia, Jul 4 (CNA) -- Hotel employees last night called off an indefinite strike they began Thursday morning to protest the collective agreement relating to the terms of their employment, accepted by all other social partners.

[02] House approves bill on use of trucks by Turkish Cypriots

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House approves bill on use of trucks by Turkish Cypriots

[03] Farandouri and Livaneli sing together for Cyprus

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Farandouri and Livaneli sing together for Cyprus

[04] Cyprus joins European Economic Area

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Cyprus joins European Economic Area

Nicosia, Jul 4 (CNA) -- Cyprus has initialled an agreement to accede to the European Economic Area (EEA), following the successful conclusion of negotiations on the EEA enlargement, which began in January this year.

[05] Cyprus and EUROPOL join forces in fighting organised crime

Cyprus and EUROPOL join forces in fighting organised crime

Nicosia, Jul 4 (CNA) -- Cyprus and European Police (EUROPOL) signed here today a cooperation agreement according to which Cyprus Police and EUROPOL can undertake joint operations to combat international organised crime.

[06] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Jul 4 (CNA) - The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               85,70    ( 0,53)

Traded Value                  CYP    256.072

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    123.900   353,07   ( 0,84)
FTSE Med 100**                               5.432,85   ( 1,25)

Sectoral Indices
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Banks                         CYP     88.761   102,72   ( 0,55)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     29.932    73,77   ( 1,36)
Insurance Companies           CYP     18.790    14,60   ( 4,36)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP      8.947    54,39   (-0,18)
Tourism Companies             CYP     12.029    85,49   (-0,98)
Trading Companies             CYP      9.137    18,03   ( 0,45)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      3.274    66,60   (-1,07)
�nformation Technology
Companies                 CYP      6.378     2,79   ( 2,57)
Financial Services Companies  CYP     13.464    13,79   ( 2,22)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP          0    11,22   ( 0,36)
Hotels                        CYP      5.762    40,54   (-0,39)
Other Companies               CYP     49.891    78,57   ( 1,37)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[07] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Jul 4 (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)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Nicosia                37           23         FINE
Larnaca                36           22         FINE
Limassol               36           22         FINE
Paphos                 30           19         FINE

[08] Italian Embassy announces projects to promote rapprochement

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Italian Embassy announces projects to promote rapprochement

Nicosia, Jul 4 (CNA) - The Italian Embassy in Nicosia and the delegation of the European Commission to Cyprus are implementing a four-step initiative to promote bicommunal activities on the island between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots.

[09] Commerce Minister flies to Italy for meetings

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Commerce Minister flies to Italy for meetings

Nicosia, Jul 4 (CNA) - Cypriot Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Yiorgos Lillikas will be flying to Italy on July 6, at the invitation of European Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy and Italian Vice Minister of Trade Aldolfo Urso, to participate in two meetings in Palermo.

[10] Cyprus' trade deficit with EU reaches 2.2 billion euros

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Cyprus' trade deficit with EU reaches 2.2 billion euros

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Jul 4 (CNA) - The trade balance in Cyprus' dealings with EU countries showed a deficit of 2.2 billion euros in 2002, according to figures released today by Eurostat, on the occasion of the informal meeting of EU and acceding countries Trade Ministers, in the context of the EuroMediterranean cooperation and the Third EuroMediterranean Conference, along with the trade ministers of Mediterranean countries.

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