The Minister of Interior of Greece, Makis Voridis, and the Minister of Interior of Cyprus, Nikos Nouris, held a working meeting today in Athens regarding the provision of technical support by the Hellenic Republic to the reform effort of the Republic of Cyprus in the field of Local Government.
In this context, the two Ministers announced the assignment of the role of responsible for the coordination and transfer of know-how from Greece to Cyprus, to the General Director of the Central Union of Greek Municipalities, Giannis Karagiannis. Mr. Karagiannis immediately assumes his duties which he will perform until March 2024.
It is recalled that Mr. Voridis had previously visited, accompanied by a delegation of the Greek Ministry of Interior in Cyprus, where preparatory discussions were held for the start of cooperation between the two countries in the relevant field.
In the statements that followed after the meeting, Mr. Nouris discounted the success of this, mutually beneficial and good cooperation and characterized the reform effort that is currently taking place in the Cypriot Local Government, as one of the most important ever made by payment of the Republic of Cyprus. As he pointed out, 20 new Municipalities have already been created, 354 Communities have been merged into 30 complexes while the establishment of five Provincial Organizations is in progress with the ultimate goal of providing better services to the citizens at the lowest possible cost. He even identified the implementation of these reforms in the transitional period from today until June 2024, when the Local Government elections will be held under the new scheme. He noted that the experience gained by the Greek Ministry of Interior in the implementation of the “Kallikratis” program, could be a very good guide in the reform effort made by the Cypriot side and stressed that the relevant discussion opened with Mr. Voridis last April in Cyprus, is transformed today into practice.
Mr. Voridis, for his part, listed the challenges that this cooperation is called to face, characterizing the ambition of the Republic of Cyprus, to unite under one legal entity not only the many different persons per Municipality but also the different activities that they exercise, as a demanding administrative task. He clarified that in this context, a transnational agreement will be required that will regulate the issues, not only of the mandate to Mr. Karagiannis but also of the wider cooperation between the two sides as well as the availability of additional officials of the Ministry of Interior who will support the effort. this with their own knowledge and experience. In addition, he said he was particularly happy and optimistic about this cooperation and expressed confidence that the Greek side would also reap a number of benefits, noting that these structural reforms are a cumulative knowledge and experience. Finally, he provided Mr. Nouris with the full support of the Hellenic Republic in the reform effort made by the Republic of Cyprus.
Source: Capital
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