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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 09-02-16
CONTENTS
[01] MINISTER RUSSIAN INVESTORS
[02] CYPRUS DIGITAL TV
[01] MINISTER RUSSIAN INVESTORS
Russian investors have shown interest in creating a theme park in the
area of Pyla, Finance Minister Charilaos Stavrakis confirmed on
Monday.
Speaking after an event organized by a private company in Nicosia to
honour young accountants for their international achievements, Finance
Minister said that during his recent visits in Moscow, a number of
Russian businessmen expressed interest to invest in the creation of a
very big theme park in the area of Pyla.
``We are at the very early stages and we should not create high hopes,
because no one can be sure where all these plans for big investments
can lead, he said.
[02] CYPRUS DIGITAL TV
The latest by 2010 Cyprus will be offering digital terrestrial TV
transmissions while by 2012 the full transition from analogue to
digital TV will be concluded.
According to a press release by the European Commission, digital
terrestrial TV transmissions have already been introduced in 21 Member
States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany,
Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxemburg,
Latvia, Malta, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Slovenia, United
Kingdom) and cover parts of the national territory.
Five more Member States (Cyprus, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, and
Slovakia) have announced that digital services will be provided by 2010
at the latest. Romania has not yet outlined its plans.
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