Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 03-03-21

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CONTENTS

[01] Britain extends environmental protection to Akrotiri

[02] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

[04] Cyprus protests violations of air space

[05] EU urges Turkish Cypriot side to reconsider its position

[06] False alarm over discovery of white powder in occupied areas

[07] European Council adopts conclusions on Cyprus

[08] Cox says Cyprus to sign Accession Treaty without problems

[09] EU officials say Cyprus to sign EU Accession Treaty next month

[10] Christofias attends EU lunch and discusses Cyprus question

[01] Britain extends environmental protection to Akrotiri

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Britain extends environmental protection to Akrotiri

Nicosia, Mar 21 (CNA) -- Britain has announced that as of March 20 two environmentally sensitive areas in Cyprus are designated as protected areas under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance.

[02] Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

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Weather and Temperatures for Cyprus

Nicosia, Mar 21 (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                16            4         CLOUDY
Larnaca                17            5         CLOUDY
Limassol               18            7         FINE
Paphos                 17            8         FAIR

[03] Cyprus Stock Exchange

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Cyprus Stock Exchange

Nicosia, Mar 21 (CNA) -- The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share
Index closed at today's stock exchange meeting as follows:

CSE General Index                               84,75   ( 2,06)

Traded Value                  CYP  1.345.633

FTSE/CYSE 20                  CYP    669.699   322,20   ( 2,26)

Sectoral Indices

Banks                         CYP    465.912    92,84   ( 2,35)
Approved Investment
Companies                 CYP     22.149    74,95   ( 1,85)
Insurance Companies           CYP      5.526    17,64   ( 7,50)
Manufacturing Companies       CYP     34.558    58,91   ( 1,15)
Tourism Companies             CYP     17.223    89,32   ( 2,26)
Trading Companies             CYP      4.975    18,12   ( 1,23)
Building and Cement Companies CYP      5.259    73,89   ( 2,26)
Énformation Technology
Companies                 CYP     11.674     3,04   ( 6,29)
Financial Services Companies  CYP    112.051    16,16   ( 4,66)
Fish Culture Companies        CYP      1.729    10,47   ( 4,80)
Hotels                        CYP      9.353    42,72   ( 0,95)
Other Companies               CYP    217.997    80,61   ( 1,09)

* The third column presents the percentage variation of

[04] Cyprus protests violations of air space

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Cyprus protests violations of air space

by Apostolis Zoupaniotis

United Nations, Mar 21 (CNA) -- Cyprus has protested in writing to the UN the latest violations of its sovereign air space by Turkish fighters.

In a letter to the Secretary General, Cyprus' Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Sotos Zackheos said the military jets violated Nicosia FIR (Flight Information Region) as well, jeopardising the safety regulations for air traffic.

[05] EU urges Turkish Cypriot side to reconsider its position

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EU urges Turkish Cypriot side to reconsider its position

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Mar 21 (CNA) -- The European Council has appealed to the Turkish Cypriot leadership to reconsider its stance towards the UN-led peace effort and to work for a viable political settlement.

[06] False alarm over discovery of white powder in occupied areas

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False alarm over discovery of white powder in occupied areas

Nicosia, Mar 21 (CNA) -- A Cyprus government department has declared harmless white powder, which was sent to the office of a Turkish Cypriot politician in Turkish occupied Cyprus, who sought assistance to deal with the matter.

''We have examined the substance found in an envelope sent to Dervis Eroglu's office and found nothing dangerous,'' Fedias Loukaides, director of the Animal Services department told CNA today, adding that there were fears that the powder might have been anthrax.

[07] European Council adopts conclusions on Cyprus

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European Council adopts conclusions on Cyprus

by Nicos Bellos

Brussels, Mar 21 (CNA) -- The European Council appeals to the Turkish Cypriot leadership to reconsider its stance towards the UN-led peace effort and to work for a viable political settlement.

[08] Cox says Cyprus to sign Accession Treaty without problems

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Cox says Cyprus to sign Accession Treaty without problems

by Gregoris Savva

Brussels, Mar 21 (CNA) - The Republic of Cyprus will join the EU and sign the Accession Treaty on April 16th, European Parliament President Pat Cox reassured House of Representatives President Demetris Christofias during a meeting they had today in Brussels.

At the meeting, Christofias expressed Cyprus' readiness to continue the negotiations for a settlement of the Cyprus problem after the Accession Treaty has been signed.

The House President also expressed satisfaction for the fact that Cox blamed Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash and the Turkish establishment for the collapse of the negotiations on Cyprus in The Hague.

[09] EU officials say Cyprus to sign EU Accession Treaty next month

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EU officials say Cyprus to sign EU Accession Treaty next month

by Gregoris Savva

Brussels, Mar 21 (CNA) - Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs Georgios Iacovou has received assurances from EU officials that despite the failure of the UN-led peace talks for a Cyprus settlement, the island will be signing the Accession Treaty on April 16 in Athens.

Iacovou met in Brussels today with European Commissioner Gunter Verheugen and President of the Committee for Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament Elmar Brok, who assured him that there is absolutely no problem with Cyprus' accession to the EU.

[10] Christofias attends EU lunch and discusses Cyprus question

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Christofias attends EU lunch and discusses Cyprus question

by Gregoris Savva

Brussels, Mar 21 (CNA) - Efforts to reach a settlement in Cyprus were discussed at a brief face-to-face talk between President of the Cyprus House of Representatives Demetris Christofias and Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, during a lunch held in Brussels by the EU member states for the 10 acceding countries and the three candidate states.

Christofias, who was representing Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos at the EU summit, told CNA that he called on Gul to exert pressure on Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash to shift from his intransigent stance in the UN-led Cyprus peace talks.

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