Re-elected Napa mayor in court over misuse of funds
Ayia Napa mayor Christos Zanettou will appear in Famagusta Criminal Court on July 12, in a forgery case against him for using EU funds to upgrade a hotel in the area ...
EU rushes to remove all things ‘green’ from its agricultural policy
It really is time to challenge the logic of EU farming policy and the way it is formulated.
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is hardly ‘fit-for-purpose’ at the best of ...
EU Commission approves €373 million for Cyprus strategic agriculture plan
The EU Commission on Friday approved the strategic plans of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for Cyprus and Italy, worth €373 million and €26.61 billion respectively. Of the total EU budget for ...
EU approves €7.75m for agriculture sector
The European Commission has approved a €7.75 million Cypriot scheme to support workers in the agriculture sector who have been affected by the ongoing war in Ukraine.
According to a statement ...
European fact finding mission postponed
The fact finding mission of the European Parliament’s budget control committee (CONT) which was due to have begun in Cyprus on Monday to see how money from the bloc ...
EU Commissioner goes walkabout in Nicosia, views projects
The Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira on Saturday visited various parts of Nicosia municipality accompanies by the capital’s mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis who gave a short presentation at ...
€8.871m in EU funds for Cyprus waste management plan
The EU will help finance a waste management project in Cyprus aiming to improve the infrastructure and collection systems for recyclable and biodegradable waste.
The green light was given by ...
EU funds for Cyprus-Israel-Greece electricity project a ‘landmark decision’
The EuroAsia Interconnector is the most expensive project Cyprus has ever been involved in, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said on Thursday after news that the EU has approved €657 million in ...
Only 30 per cent trust government to properly use EU funds
Nine out of ten Cypriots believe that the EU should only fund member states that respect the rule of law and democratic principles, a Eurobarometer survey published on Friday revealed.
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Coronavirus: Challenges in productively absorbing EU funds
Cyprus will not be able to take full advantage of ample EU covid aid unless it is willing to undertake major reforms
In recent days there has been much advertising ...
European fraud office investigating winery
The European anti-fraud office (Olaf) is investigating the circumstances under which the government granted €1.7m in EU funds for the creation of a winery to what seems to be an ...
Minister urges House to press ahead with justice reform
Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis urged parliament anew on Wednesday to approve vital justice reform bills before the May elections or risk losing the momentum.
The House legal affairs committee discussed ...
Olaf probe possible agrotourism scam after report from audit office
The auditor general has referred a case of possible abuse of an EU-sponsored programme to the EU anti-fraud office Olaf following a complaint that a single beneficiary had allegedly bypassed ...
Cyprus increases absorption of EU funds
Over the past two years Cyprus has been a net beneficiary of EU funds, while increasing its rate of absorption of the same, MPs heard on Monday.
A joint session ...
Important for Cyprus to utilise EU funds says minister
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Tuesday said it was important for Cyprus to be able to utilise the around €3bn for projects and reforms available from the EU’s new ...