On September 16th, representatives of the Union of Cyprus Municipalities and of the municipalities of Dali, Kato Polemidia, Lefkara, Aglantzia, Polis Chrysochous, Morfou and Engomi, travelled to Italy, in order to participate in a formal meeting with representatives of municipalities of the Lazio region, in the framework of the SKILLS project (www.skills4europe.eu/). On September 17th, […]
On Monday, September 27th, a meeting was held between representatives from municipalities of Cyprus and Italy, with the aim to promote future collaborations, based on European policies and programs and especially the Europe for Citizens programme. The meeting was attended by Mayors, Deputy Mayors and members of Municipal Councils, as well as members of the […]
The DECISIVE project counts already nine months of life. And even though its two main actions (study visit to Brussels and final seminar in Cyprus) have not yet taken place, it is obvious that the project contributes to cultural change, in relation to twinning and European activities of municipalities as well as the participation of […]
The National Delegation of the Republic of Cyprus to the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and particularly Mrs. Eleni Loucaidou, Municipal Councillor of Nicosia, submitted a proposal to organize in Cyprus a meeting of the CIVEX (Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and Foreign Affairs) Commission of the CoR. According to the proposal, the city of Nicosia will […]
The study visit of the DECISIVE project in Brussels took place from the 2nd to the 5th of November. 40 participants attended the trip, including 38 citizens, elected officials and municipal officers from 16 Cypriot municipalities, the twinning officer of the Union of Cyprus Municipalities and a representative of the Local Union of Municipalities and Communities of the Prefecture […]
On Tuesday, November 16th, the 27th Annual General Assembly of the Union of Cyprus Municipalities was held in Nicosia. The Assembly was attended and addressed by the President of the Republic of Cyprus Mr. Demetris Christofias and the Minister of Interior, Mr. Neoclis Sylikiotis. The event was also attended by the President of the Cypriot […]
A few days after the study visit of the DECISIVE project in Brussels, the second training seminar of the project was held in Cyprus. 150 volunteers, selected by Cypriot municipalities and organized citizen groups, were trained in drafting proposals for funding through the Europe for Citizens programme. The training session was held, on Tuesday, November […]
The DECISIVE project for the training of citizens and officers of the Municipalities of Cyprus, which was funded under the “Europe for Citizens” programme came to an end. For the last 12 months, the Union of Municipalities and Communities of Flanders from Belgium (VVSG), the Local Union of Municipalities and Communities of Chios Prefecture from […]
A Cypriot delegation from the Famagusta Municipality will be visiting Brussels between 27-30 April 2009. The delegation will be headed by the Mayor of Famagusta, Mr. Alexis Galanos, and will participate at a photographic exhibition at the European Parliament under the title: “Famagusta: A European Ghost Town”
SECRETARY GENERAL OF CEMR The Post The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) is looking to recruit its next Secretary General to succeed Jeremy Smith when he finishes his mandate at the end of this year. CEMR, founded in 1951, is the broadest European association of local and regional government; our current President is […]