{"id":3521,"date":"2018-07-03T08:53:31","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T08:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucm.org.cy\/?page_id=3521"},"modified":"2018-08-31T07:17:50","modified_gmt":"2018-08-31T07:17:50","slug":"address-by-the-president","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ucm.org.cy\/en\/address-by-the-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Address by the president"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='layer_slider_1'  class='avia-layerslider main_color avia-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  container_wrap sidebar_right'  style='height: 321px; max-width: 1280px; margin: 0 auto;'  ><\/div><div id='after_layer_slider_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3521'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-5454427d371bb5b1bb9fdf5a818a969b\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-5454427d371bb5b1bb9fdf5a818a969b{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-5454427d371bb5b1bb9fdf5a818a969b .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-5454427d371bb5b1bb9fdf5a818a969b .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-5454427d371bb5b1bb9fdf5a818a969b av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_layerslider  el_before_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Address by the president <\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-11k0q-fb3efd1143665f4231ab4cbd8c754465\">\n.flex_column.av-11k0q-fb3efd1143665f4231ab4cbd8c754465{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-11k0q-fb3efd1143665f4231ab4cbd8c754465 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_three_fourth  first no_margin flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jhsru2ul-83e3dfc6731976d64986fc4d4547fb49\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jhsru2ul-83e3dfc6731976d64986fc4d4547fb49 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jhsru2ul-83e3dfc6731976d64986fc4d4547fb49 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jhsru2ul-83e3dfc6731976d64986fc4d4547fb49 av-styling-circle av-hover-grow avia-align-left  avia-builder-el-3  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-6221 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6221 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/ucm.org.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/proedros_Edk-1106x1500.jpg\" alt='' title='proedros_Edk'  height=\"1500\" width=\"1106\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ucm.org.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/proedros_Edk-1106x1500.jpg 1106w, https:\/\/ucm.org.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/proedros_Edk-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/ucm.org.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/proedros_Edk-768x1042.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ucm.org.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/proedros_Edk-759x1030.jpg 759w, https:\/\/ucm.org.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/proedros_Edk-520x705.jpg 520w, https:\/\/ucm.org.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/proedros_Edk-450x610.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ucm.org.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/proedros_Edk.jpg 1402w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1106px) 100vw, 1106px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-31yu-8c6bd6c75f8ee064d9015b7b1ff78af9\">\n.flex_column.av-31yu-8c6bd6c75f8ee064d9015b7b1ff78af9{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-31yu-8c6bd6c75f8ee064d9015b7b1ff78af9 av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-last  no_margin flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jhsrlcf1-f231cb962e5ca5f3b6f727a96bb20837 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Dear friends,<\/p>\n<p>It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the renewed Union of Cyprus Municipalities\u2019 website. The website aims to offer easy access to information on the Union and its members, as well as its different thematic activities and Cypriot Local Government in general.<\/p>\n<p>Local Government is an inherent part of every democratic system and the responsibilities confided in us by the people seem extremely important. We live in an era that citizens demand from the State, the Institutions and the Public Administration to work more systematically and more effectively. We are being asked to mobilise all available means, technology included, in an optimum way in order to have tangible effects on their everyday life.<\/p>\n<p>We are fully conscious of the impact of our work in citizens\u2019 everyday life quality. We know very well that Local Authorities along with their functions affect everyone\u2019s life. With this in mind, we make efforts, sometimes with very little funds, to provide the best and most functional services possible.<\/p>\n<p>Local Government needs to stay tuned with its time. Hence, in the digitalisation era, we make efforts to modernise our platform and offer access to all important information regarding our Union.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, corresponding to contemporary needs, we made sure to put together a digital service that is functional, user-friendly and accessible at any time and from anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>The Union of Cyprus Municipalities has a broad range of activities, something which reflects to the content of this website. Thus, you may easily access different practical information (legislation, documents, funding guide, communication information, etc.), as well as stay informed on policy issues, international and European Local Government bodies, events and other Municipal activities.<\/p>\n<p>My wish is that the Union of Cyprus Municipalities\u2019 website will become an information source, as well as a communication bridge for all citizens and other actors in Cyprus and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>I wish you a pleasant browsing!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andreas Vyras<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Mayor of Larnaca<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>President of the Union of Cyprus Municipalities<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":74,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3521","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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