The General Assembly of the Union of Cyprus Municipalities for the election of a new President and Executive Committee of our Association took place on February 22, 2007. Mr Andreas Christou, Mayor of Limassol was unanimously elected as the new President of the Union of Cyprus Municipalities. Regarding the Executive Committee, which, according to our […]
The Brussels Office of the Union of Cyprus Municipalities has now been officially declared as the Head Office of one of the biggest conglomerates (Network of Eastern External Border Regions) participating in this year’s edition of the Open Days – the European Week of Regions and Cities. The 5th OPEN DAYS-European Week of Regions and […]
Two years after its initial opening, the Brussels Office of the Union of Cyprus Municipalities, has now moved to its new location. As of April 2, our Brussels Office, along with the Offices of National Associations of local authorities from the majority of EU Member States, the association Eurocities and the Council of European Municipalities […]
The House of cities, municipalities and Regions was officially inaugurated on 6 June in Brussels by Margot Wallström, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of institutional relations and communication strategy, and Danuta Hübner, European Commissioner for Regional Policy. The house, located at the heart of the EU quarter, is home to the widest range […]
“NEEBOR regions towards better European integration”, 6-7 September 2007, in Olsztyn, POLAND NEEBOR, the Network of Eastern External Border Regions holds its second annual conference in Olsztyn, POLAND on the 6-7 September 2007. The Annual NEEBOR conference in the Warminsko-Mazurskie Region will be a forum for debate and exchange of experience in fields of common […]
“Towards the new European Neighbourhood”: 15th November 2006, 9.00 – 16.30, Debrecen, Észak-Alföld Region, Hungary NEEBOR, the Network of Eastern External Border Regions holds its second annual conference in the Észak-Alföld Region, Hungary on the 15th of November 2006. The main idea and objective of the conference are: informing about the European Neighbourhood Policy and […]
NETWORK OF EASTERN EXTERNAL BORDER REGIONS (NEEBOR): 2nd Annual Conference of the NEEBOR “Towards the new European Neighbourhood”
This short film, which was an initiative of the Committee of Cyprus Occupied Municipalities, portrays the destruction of the cultural heritage of Cyprus by Turkey that has been taking place in the northern part of Cyprus since the Turkish military invasion in 1974. Turkey and the illegal Turkish Cypriot regime bear the sole responsibility for […]
Following a proposal submitted by the Union of Cyprus Municipalities within the European Programme “Europe for Citizens”, the European Commission decided to co-finance the cooperation between the Union of Cyprus Municipalities and the Assembly of European Regions (AER), in order to develop information tools for the promotion and development of thematic Twinnings between their members, […]
The lack of information on the EU and its activities is common for the majority of local and regional authorities around Europe. The problem is even more intense for peripheral entities such as Cyprus, but even Local and Regional entities in the Centre of Europe do not always know how the EU can help them […]