The Executive Committee of the Union of Cyprus Municipalities proceeded to the filling of the post of the Vice President, which remained vacant after the proclamation of Mr. Christos Messis as MP in the recent parliamentary elections in Cyprus. According to the statutes of the Union of Cyprus Municipalities, Mr. Savvas Vergas, Mayor of Paphos, […]
Within the framework of the SUSTAIN project, the Local Union of Municipalities and Communities of Prefecture Chios (TEDK CHIOS) organized on June 28, in Chios, a training session under the title: “Europe for Citizens 2007-2013, financial tools, actions and implementation practices from public and private stakeholders of local and regional level”. In parallel with that […]
The 30th of December marks the end of the SUSTAIN project, which has been co-funded in the framework of the “Europe for Citizens” programme and aimed at promoting the cooperation between the Union of Cyprus Municipalities (UCM) and the Local Union of Municipalities and Communities of the Prefecture of Chios (TEDK Chios) from Greece, in […]
Within the framework of the SUSTAIN project, the Head of Brussels Office of the Union of Cyprus Municipalities, Mr. F. Pantelogiannis, visited Chios from the 27th of June to the 4th of July. On June 28, Mr. Pantelogiannis participated to the second training session of the SUSTAIN Project: “Europe for Citizens 2007-2013, financial tools, actions […]
During his 10-day visit in Cyprus (9-19 May), the expert of TEDK Chios had thoroughly recorded the situation in the Municipalities of Cyprus with regard to their involvement in Town-Twinning and other European Programmes. This recording has now been documented into a study, which compiles the results of the meetings that took place in Cyprus […]
Within the framework of the SUSTAIN project, an Intranet has been set up, linking the websites of the Union of Cyprus Municipalities and TEDK Chios. The Intranet aims to accelerate and optimize the management and dissemination of crucial information to and from the Municipalities of North Aegean and Cyprus and their Associations, in order for […]
Having completed three quarters of the implementation time of the SUSTAIN project and four out of its six main activities, the expert of TEDK Chios, Mr. V. Kampouras was able to make a series of proposals and recommendations aimed at improving the current situation and increasing the efficiency of the participating Municipalities in the use […]
The study visit of the SUSTAIN project to Brussels took place from the 4th to the 7th of October. It involved 25 participants: 12 municipal officers from 11 Cypriot Municipalities, the Twinning officer of the Union of Cyprus Municipalities, and 12 representatives of the Local Unions of Municipalities and Communities of the Prefecture of Chios […]
The establishment and operation of the Municipalities in Cyprus is governed by the Municipalities’ Law, approved in October 1985 (Law 111/85). An important provision of this Law is that a referendum can be held in a Community or group of Communities, which have a population of over 5000 inhabitants, among the registered voters in these […]
In the framework of the celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the Union of Cyprus Municipalities, a press conference was held on November 1st, during which, the President of the Union of Municipalities and Mayor of Limassol, Mr. Andreas Christou, referred to the course of the Union of Cyprus Municipalities (UCM) from its founding up […]