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- The reform consists in adopting new legislation that shall: reduce the number of municipalities and create community clusters for the centralised provision of services in order to improve administrative capacity; introduce a new model of administration and a new staff structure for municipalities; transfer competences and resources from the central government to the municipalities, in particular in the areas of issuing permits, social policy, local infrastructure maintenance, schools and the provision of local services to the citizens; reform the financing of municipalities; and ensure adequate financial supervision, transparency and democratic accountability. The reform shall also include capacity building through training for which the RRF provides funding of EUR 0,8 million.
- The Municipalities Law and the Communities (Amending) Law were published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus on 15/4/2022 and the Law on District Local Government Organisations on 30/3/2022. The Communities (Amending) Law entered into force on the same day of its publication. Following the local elections on June 9, 2024 the new legal framework was fully implemented as of July 1, 2024.
- Thematic capacity building programmes for local administration are on-going.
- Reference
C3.4R6
- Project locations
Cyprus
