#EU funds

Cyprus will spend the €1.1 billion loan from the EU’s SAFE programme over the next five years and will help boost Cyprus’ own defence industry, Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas announced ...

Nicosia municipality said on Monday that its decision stands for partially reopening Makarios avenue to regular traffic, noting that they are simply waiting for the go-ahead from the police chief. ...

EU member states approved €3.5 million in emergency support for farmers in Cyprus, approving a European Commission proposal for assistance to address the impact of natural disasters since spring 2024. The aid ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...