REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Annual Report 2024: Nineteenth annual report on the implementation of the EU assistance under Council Regulation (EC) No 389/2006 of 27 February 2006 establishing an instrument of financial support for encouraging the economic development of the Turkish Cypriot community
Date: 2025-07-01
Institutions: Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, EU aid, activity report, aid programme, civil society, development aid, economic development, financial aid, national unification, social development

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 1.7.2025  COM(2025) 352 final  REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Annual Report 2024: Nineteenth annual report on the implementation of the EU assistance under Council Regulation (EC) No 389/2006 of 27 February 2006 establishing an instrument of financial support for encouraging the economic development of the Turkish Cypriot community  
 
 
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND 
THE COUNCIL 

Annual Report 2024: Nineteenth annual report on the implementation of the EU 
assistance under Council Regulation (EC) No 389/2006 of 27 February 2006 establishing 
an instrument of financial support for encouraging the economic development of the 
Turkish Cypriot community 

1. 

INTRODUCTION 

Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 389/20061  (the  ‘Aid  Regulation’)  is  the  basis  for 
providing assistance to the Turkish Cypriot community and requires annual reporting 
to  the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council.  The  aid  programme  for  the  Turkish 
Cypriot community aims to facilitate the reunification of Cyprus by encouraging the 
economic development of this community, with a particular emphasis on the economic 
integration  of  the  island,  improving  contacts  and  building  bridges  between  the  two 
communities  and  with  the  EU,  and  preparation  for  implementing  the  EU  acquis, 
following a solution to the Cyprus problem. 

2. 

PROGRAMMING OF THE ASSISTANCE 

Between  2006  and  the  end  of  2024,  EUR 726 949 162.93  was  programmed  for 
operations under the Aid Regulation. The amount committed in September 2024 for 
the  2024  annual  action  programme  was  EUR 39 471 756.302.  The  2021-2027 
multiannual financial framework, with a total budget of EUR 240 million, has provided 
a  multiannual  perspective  to  the  programme  with  a  provision  for  stable,  annual 
funding. The  aid  programme is,  however,  of an exceptional  and transitional nature, 
aiming to prepare and facilitate, as appropriate, the full application of the acquis in the 
areas of the Republic of Cyprus in which the government of the Republic of Cyprus 
does not exercise effective control following a solution to the Cyprus problem. 

Both  the  Aid  Regulation  and  Council  Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  2020/2093  laying 
down the multiannual financial framework3 have provided for a revision in the event 
of reunification. 

3. 

IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISMS 

The programme is implemented in the areas of the Republic of Cyprus in which the 
government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control (the ‘non-
government-controlled areas’) and where the application of the acquis is temporarily 

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Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 389/2006  of  27 February  2006  establishing  an  instrument  of  financial 
support for encouraging the economic development of the  Turkish Cypriot community and amending 
Council Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 on the European Agency for Reconstruction (OJ L 65, 7.3.2006, 
p. 5). 
Commission  Implementing  Decision  of  3  September  2024 on  adopting  an  Action  Programme  for  the 
Turkish Cypriot community for the year 2024 - C(2024) 6106 - Aid Programme decision 2024 - European 
Commission. 
Council  Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  2020/2093  of  17 December  2020  laying  down  the  multiannual 
financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (OJ L 433I, 22.12.2020, p. 11). 

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suspended  pursuant  to  Protocol  No 10  of  the  Act  of  Accession.  Assistance  is 
implemented in direct and indirect management. 

The  Commission  operates  in  a  unique  political,  legal  and  diplomatic  context.  The 
granting  of  assistance  under  the  Aid  Regulation  does  not  imply  recognition  of  any 
authority in the areas other than the government of the Republic of Cyprus. Ad hoc 
arrangements are needed to implement the programme while respecting the principles 
of  sound  financial  management.  Measures  adopted  include  intensive  monitoring  of 
contracts  and  providing  support to  beneficiaries,  revised payment conditions, and  a 
careful approach to the use of bank guarantees. The assistance includes a significant 
amount of grant support, requiring resource-intensive management. 

With  a  view  to  the  reunification,  following  the  withdrawal  of  the  suspension  of  its 
application  in  accordance  with  Protocol  10,  upon  the  entry  into  force  of  a 
comprehensive settlement, and to facilitate the implementation of the projects financed 
through the aid programme, the Turkish Cypriot community must progressively align 
with the acquis. 

The Commission implements the projects selected through the EU Programme Support 
Office  in  the  non-government-controlled  areas  in  Nicosia.  The  Commission 
Representation  in  Cyprus  also  hosts  meetings,  seminars  and  press  conferences  and 
communicates with the Cypriot public throughout the island on topics including the 
aid programme. In addition, the EU Infopoint, funded under the aid programme, carries 
out a range of communication and visibility activities, providing information about EU 
policies,  priorities  and  action  in  support  of  the  Turkish  Cypriot  community  and 
promoting European culture. 

4. 

IMPLEMENTATION DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD 

4.1. 

General overview 

The Commission continues to implement the Aid Regulation with the overall aim of 
supporting  reunification.  In  the  event  of  a  comprehensive  settlement  of  the  Cyprus 
problem, the Council will, on the basis of a proposal from the Commission, decide 
unanimously on the necessary adaptations to the Regulation. 

Support in 2024 focused on continuing flagship initiatives, such as the EU scholarships 
programme and confidence-building measures in support of the Technical Committee 
on  Cultural  Heritage,  the  Committee  on  Missing  Persons,  initiatives  of  the  bi-
communal Technical Committees, as well as encouraging and enabling trade across 
the Green Line. 

Support to the economic development of the community remains an essential feature 
of  the  programme.  Assistance  was  provided  to  upgrade  standards  in  key  economic 
sectors  through  projects  targeting  the  private  sector  and  food  business  operators. 
Significant efforts were made to improve animal health and food safety in the Turkish 
Cypriot community. 

The Commission continued to provide support to the Turkish Cypriot community to 
reach the EU standards set by the package of two measures adopted by the Commission 
in  2021,  registering  ‘Χαλλούμι’  ‘Halloumi’/‘Hellim’  as  a  protected  designation  of 
origin (PDO) and laying down the conditions for the movement of this product over 
the  Green  Line.  The  Commission  also  continued  to  convene  the  informal  working 

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group  on  ‘Halloumi’/‘Hellim’,  bringing  together  stakeholders  from  both  Cypriot 
communities. 

Significant  EU-funded  infrastructures  were  completed  in  2024,  including  Nicosia’s 
sewage pipeline replacement, water systems installations, youth sports facilities, and 
renewable energy systems. The Famagusta sewerage network was completed without 
defects, and a study for a first bi-communal solar plant was shared. The Commission 
continued  to  support  the  environmental  sectors  by  addressing  topics  of  island-wide 
importance such as the circular economy and air quality. 

There are still considerable gaps in  beneficiaries’ capacity to  effectively  implement 
the  acquis  upon  the  entry  into  force  of  a  comprehensive  settlement.  However,  the 
Turkish Cypriot community continued to make good progress in a number of areas, 
such as product safety, anti-money laundering, education, statistics and environment, 
and showed continuous interest to work in additional sectors and areas. 

At the end of the year, 98 contracts were running under the aid programme. 

4.2. 

Progress by objectives 

The overall objective of the aid programme is to facilitate the reunification of Cyprus 
by encouraging the economic development of the Turkish Cypriot community, with 
particular emphasis on the economic integration of the island, on improving contacts 
between the two communities and with the EU, and on preparation for the acquis. 

The activities undertaken in 2024 are described below, for each objective of the Aid 
Regulation. 

4.2.1.  Objective 1: Promoting social and economic development 

Through  the  aid  programme,  the  Commission  continued  to  steer  and  promote 
economic integration and development by providing assistance packages to small and 
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Turkish Cypriot community, with the aim of 
increasing competitiveness and innovation. Given that SMEs constitute the backbone 
of  the  economic  activity  in  the  Turkish  Cypriot  community,  a  new  multiannual 
assistance programme ‘eunite: SME’ was launched in 2024 to help Turkish Cypriot 
SMEs to meet EU standards, support innovation and encourage entrepreneurship. In 
2024,  45  companies  trading  or  interested  in  trading  across  the  Green  Line  were 
awarded grants  worth  nearly EUR 2 million. This is  in addition to  more than  2 554 
grants provided to small and medium-sized businesses in previous years, bringing the 
total value of grants to SMEs since the start of the aid programme to more than EUR 27 
million. 

In  the  area  of  economic  convergence,  the  cooperation  with  the  World  Bank  on 
macroeconomic monitoring, statistics, facilitation of trade and improving the Turkish 
Cypriot community business environment continued in 2024. Three key assessments, 
namely the ‘Distributional Impact of Fiscal Policy in the Turkish Cypriot community’, 
‘Estimation of an absolute poverty line for the Turkish Cypriot economy’ and ‘Living 
Standards Assessment for the Turkish Cypriot community’, were completed and the 
findings  discussed  among  the  relevant  stakeholders.  They  highlighted  significant 
challenges  and  opportunities  for  the  Turkish  Cypriot  economy  and  helped  improve 
evidence-based policymaking. The technical assistance project on market surveillance 
launched in March 2022 continued in 2024. It aims to introduce new and improved 
practices  in  metrology,  standardisation,  accreditation,  and  conformity  assessment. 
Working  closely  with  the  private  sector,  the  project  contributed  to  improving  the 

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business environment in the Turkish Cypriot community and to ensuring that locally 
produced  goods  comply  with  EU  standards.  Further  cooperation  in  this  sector  was 
established  with  experts  from  the  TAIEX  (technical  assistance  and  information 
exchange) EU instrument supporting the uptake of EU aligned standards. 

In  the  context  of  the  implementation  of  EU’s  PDO  scheme  for  ‘Χαλλούμι’ 
‘Halloumi’/‘Hellim’  in  the  Turkish  Cypriot  community,  EU-funded  technical 
assistance continued to provide support to farmers, food factories and local bodies to 
meet  the  EU  PDO  scheme  requirements.  As  a  result,  by  the  end  of  2024,  four 
‘Halloumi’/‘Hellim’ cheese producers and 24 farms in the Turkish Cypriot community 
were certified under the PDO scheme. In addition, preparations were launched for a 
pilot sheep and goat breeding programme to increase the availability and quality of 
milk. Support also included assistance in preventing, detecting and further eliminating 
animal  diseases  and  managing  animal  health  as  per  EU  standards.  In  2024,  grants 
amounting  to  EUR 2.6 million  were  provided  to  21  farms  and  three  dairies  to  help 
them  meet  EU  standards  in  production  processes  and  increase  production  capacity. 
The technical support provided by the EU  was accompanied by meetings of the bi-
communal EU Informal Working Group on ‘Halloumi’/‘Hellim’. 

The support to farmers and food business operators forms part of a wider EU support 
to  improve  rural  livelihoods  and  development  in  the  Turkish  Cypriot  community, 
because of its economic and social importance. A new multiannual initiative ‘eunite: 
AgriBusiness’ was launched in 2024, aiming to (i) strengthen agricultural know-how 
in  the  Turkish  Cypriot  community  following  the  approach  of  the  EU  Agricultural 
Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), (ii) enhance farm advisory services, and 
(iii) boost innovation and sustainable growth of agricultural and rural environments. 

The Commission maintained its support in the area of education, with a specific focus 
on vocational education and training, lifelong learning and professional development 
of  teachers  in  the  Turkish  Cypriot  community.  Curriculum  packages  for  29 
occupations  were  developed  and  piloted  in  nine  schools,  and  focus  groups  and 
interviews were conducted with 114 teachers and 88 students. Guidebooks in cross-
cutting areas such as health and safety, entrepreneurship, environmental protection and 
foreign language in occupations were developed and distributed to schools. A training 
needs assessment for teachers’ professional development was carried out in all schools 
in  the  Turkish  Cypriot  community.  This  identified  four  main  themes  (effective 
teaching  and  learning,  school  leadership,  inclusive  education  and  safe  schools  and 
crisis  management).  For  each  of  these,  a  committee  was  established,  which  then 
developed relevant training modules. 

In 2024, the Commission continued to provide support for boosting trade across the 
Green Line. New types of processed food and materials that come in contact with food 
were  successfully  traded  across  the  Green  Line  and  placed  on  the  EU  market.  The 
business community showed a high level of interest in increasing compliance with EU 
standards. This was demonstrated by multiple inquiries addressed to Cyprus’s EU One 
Stop  Shop,  which  provides  knowledge,  support  and  networking  opportunities  to 
businesses and traders interested or engaged in Green Line trade. Since the start of the 
initiative  in  2023,  the  EU  One  Stop  Shop  has  provided  tailor-made  support  to  85 
traders. 

4.2.2.  Objective 2: Developing and restructuring of infrastructure 

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The  United  Nations  Development  Programme  (UNDP)  continued  to  implement  the 
EU’s  Local  Infrastructure  Facility  through  ongoing  contribution  agreements  signed 
with the Commission for a total of EUR 36.7 million. The facility provides support for 
preparing and implementing relevant local infrastructure investments. This included 
replacing  the  ‘Trunk E’  sewage  pipeline  in  the  Nicosia  urban  area,  installing  water 
tanks and automatic pumping systems in Lefka/Lefke, providing sports facilities and 
equipment  in  four  schools,  and  deploying  photovoltaic  solar  power  systems  in 
Lefka/Lefke and at the Kormakitis Centre for Cooperation. 

The remedial works of the Famagusta sewerage network were successfully completed 
and no relevant defects were notified by the end of the notification period for the works 
in December 2024. In addition, a pre-feasibility study for a bi-communal solar power 
plant in the buffer zone was produced and presented to the Cypriot communities in 
February 2024. 

Structural  challenges  linked  to  the  operation  of  the  landfill  in  the  Turkish  Cypriot 
community  continued  in  2024.  Previously  flagged  deficiencies  linked  to  a  poor 
operation and management of the landfill facility were unfortunately not addressed in 
2024. The Commission remains committed to supporting the beneficiary to rectify the 
situation, provided that appropriate strategic decisions on its management are made. 

To  improve  and  protect  the  environment,  the  Commission  continued  delivering 
capacity  building  activities  to  the  Cypriot  communities.  In  2024  several  training 
courses and workshops were provided to hundreds of environmental professionals in 
the  fields  of  environmental  management  systems,  data  analytics  for  environmental 
management, air quality, circular economy or forest management, among  others. In 
addition,  the  Cyprus  Environment  Symposium  in  December  2024  brought  together 
environmental  leaders  from  both  communities  for  three  days  to  discuss  common 
problems and solutions to environmental challenges. 

4.2.3.  Objective 3: Fostering reconciliation, confidence-building measures, and support to 

civil society 

The  Committee  on  Missing  Persons,  which  receives  support  via  a  contribution 
agreement  with  the  UNDP,  continued  its  field  and  laboratory  work.  By  the  end  of 
2024, of the total of 2 002 missing persons, it had exhumed 1 186 sets of remains. Of 
these, 1 051 were identified genetically and returned to their families. 

In 2024, a new EUR 2.6 million contribution agreement was signed to provide funding 
for the Committee’s operations in 2025. From 2006-2024, the EU has contributed a 
total  of  EUR 41.1  million  to  support  the  activities  of  the  Committee  on  Missing 
Persons, accounting for 80% of its total funding for this period. 

Protecting  cultural  heritage  remained  a  key  component  of  the  reconciliation  and 
confidence-building  measures  supported  under  the  aid  programme,  in  close 
cooperation  with  the  bi-communal  Technical  Committee  on  Cultural  Heritage.  In 
2006-2024  the  cultural  heritage  programme  has  received  total  EU  funding  of 
approximately EUR 30 million. This has enabled 178 cultural heritage sites across the 
island to be conserved, structurally supported, physically protected or restored. 

The EU scholarship scheme for Cypriot youth with the United World Colleges gave 
nine Greek Cypriot and nine Turkish Cypriot scholars the opportunity to study at the 
United  World  Colleges.  Since  the  scheme’s  establishment,  64  outstanding  young 
Turkish  Cypriots  and  Greek  Cypriots  have  completed  a  two-year  International 
Baccalaureate course at one of the United World Colleges, which aim to unite people 

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for peace and a sustainable future. The scheme also promoted cross-community youth 
engagement activities and short courses aimed at empowering young people to bring 
about positive change in their societies. 

Support for civil society continued in 2024. The Civic Space project, which provides 
technical assistance for civil society organisations, continued to help them build their 
capacities, promote an enabling environment for the development of civil society, and 
stimulate networking and joint actions with Greek Cypriot and other EU civil society 
organisations. 

Civil society organisations successfully completed projects  concerning the rights of 
patients,  employees,  sexual  minorities  and  international  students,  environmental 
protection,  youth  development  and  the  role  of  mass-media  in  the  peace  building 
process. A new grant contract worth EUR 1.7 million was signed for supporting the 
activity of the Cyprus Dialogue Forum, which brings together parties, trade unions, 
business/professional/employer associations and civil society organisations from both 
communities to create joint visions and instruments that support the settlement process. 
A new call for proposals in the amount of EUR 2.25 million was launched with the 
objective of financing actions of civil society organisations especially in the areas of 
human rights, environment and bi-communal confidence-building. 

The Human Rights Platform association continued to successfully implement its EU-
funded direct grant receiving additional funding in 2024. The main activities focused 
on  thematic  areas  with  gender  equality  dimension,  such  as  anti-human  trafficking, 
refugee rights and LGBTI+ rights. 

4.2.4.  Objective 4: Bringing the Turkish Cypriot community closer to the EU 

Since 2022, the Commission has been partnering with the Goethe-Institut to implement 
the EU Scholarship Programme. 

To bring the Turkish Cypriot community closer to the EU, 126 scholarship grants have 
been  awarded  to  Turkish  Cypriot  students  during  the  academic  year  2023/2024  to 
attend universities in  EU countries.  An alumni  strategy was  developed that  enables 
alumni  to  network,  engage  and  leverage  skills  and  opportunities  through  various 
events. 

Since 2007,  more than 2 275 scholarships  have been awarded to  students, covering 
more than 100 universities and 23 EU countries. These scholarships support students 
during their first year of undergraduate studies, graduate students in their master’s or 
doctoral  programmes,  and  researchers  and  professionals  in  further  developing  their 
language and professional skills across EU Member States. 

The EU Infopoint is managed by the EU Programme Support Office together with the 
Commission Representation in Cyprus. In 2024, through its activities both online and 
offline,  it  achieved  a  high  level  of  visibility  and  increased  awareness  of  the  aid 
programme’s impact and the EU’s role in the settlement process. The EU Infopoint 
and other EU-funded projects organised more than 350 communication and visibility 
activities in  2024, including  Europe  Day  celebrations  which gathered around  5 000 
participants. During this period, the Commission produced 37 factsheets, booklets and 
audio-visual materials. 

4.2.5.  Objectives 5-6: Preparing the Turkish Cypriot community to introduce and implement 

the acquis 

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The TAIEX instrument is used to implement objectives 5 and 6 of the Aid Regulation. 
It helps prepare the Turkish Cypriot community for implementing the acquis in view 
of the withdrawal of the suspension of its application upon the entry into force of a 
comprehensive settlement. 

The TAIEX instrument remains an important tool for achieving the aid programme’s 
objectives and to support trade across the Green Line. TAIEX activities were carried 
in 13 sectors of the EU acquis, to bring the Turkish Cypriot community closer to EU 
standards  and  procedures.  In  total  110  expert  missions  were  organised  and  one 
workshop.  In  addition,  efforts  to  build  up  a  database  of  all  legal  texts  drafted  with 
TAIEX support and  to  ensure a high  quality  of translation  and interpretation  in  the 
Turkish Cypriot community continued. 

Support  for  trade  across  the  Green  Line  (Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 866/2004) 
remained  the  most  active  and  resource-intensive  area  of  TAIEX  activities. 
Commission-mandated 
independent  experts  carried  out  regular  phytosanitary 
inspections of fresh fruit and vegetables, plant products, potatoes, honey and fishing 
vessels to ensure that EU standards for traded food products were met. In April 2024, 
the Ministry of Health  of the Republic of Cyprus  issued a circular permitting  trade 
across  the  Green  Line  in  six  further  categories  of  processed  food,  namely  coffee, 
lemonade, frozen vegetables, frozen potatoes, foods pickled in vinegar and dried jute 
leaves.  TAIEX experts  ensured EU-level  standards  and quality  through compliance 
checks of the facilities in the non-government-controlled areas. 

4.3. 

Financial execution (contracts and payments) 

4.3.1.  Contracting 

In 2024, the Commission signed legal commitments amounting to EUR 37.5 million. 

4.3.2.  Payments 

Payments in 2024 totalled EUR 40.4 million (EUR 37.3 million in 2023). 

4.4.  Monitoring 

The  Commission  is  directly  responsible  for  implementing  most  projects  (direct 
management). The level of monitoring by Commission staff is very high, with constant 
contacts  with  contractors,  spot-check  visits,  site  meetings  and  steering  committee 
meetings, as well as increased cooperation with local coordinators of EU funding. The 
grant  support  team  continued  to  provide  technical  assistance  to  support  the 
Commission in monitoring the implementation of grant contracts, while also assisting 
grant beneficiaries in applying EU rules on implementing grant  contracts, including 
secondary procurement rules. 

The Commission also implements a number of contracts through indirect management. 
The implementing bodies, such as the UNDP, the World Bank, the Goethe-Institut, 
and GiZ (the German Agency for International Cooperation), report to the Commission 
in  line  with  the  respective  contribution  and  administration  agreements.  The 
Commission is closely involved in the day-to-day monitoring of these actions. 

4.5. 

Audit and controls 

The  recommendations  of  the  last  audit  conducted  by  the  Internal  Audit  Service  in 
2017, which related to internal control arrangements in the area of public procurement, 
have now been fully implemented. 

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4.6. 

Evaluation 

An independent evaluation of the aid programme covering the period 2013-2018 was 
published  in  2022.  The  results  of  the  evaluation  were  satisfactory.  The  evaluation 
concluded that the programme remains relevant and that its impact has been generally 
positive. It confirmed the EU added value and credited the programme with keeping 
the  reunification  perspective  alive.  It  also  underlined  the  general  consistency  and 
efficiency of the programme. At the same time, the evaluation highlighted that the aid 
programme  alone  cannot  achieve  the  reunification  of  Cyprus,  for  which  the  two 
Cypriot communities remain responsible. 

4.7. 

Information, publicity and visibility 

Overall, more than 350 visibility and communication actions were organised in 2024 
to showcase the contribution of the European Union to the development of the Turkish 
Cypriot  community  and  the  Cyprus  settlement  process.  In  2024,  the  Commission 
published a dedicated report showcasing the efforts made under the aid programme for 
a  comprehensive  settlement  of  the  Cyprus  issue  to  ensure  a  better  future  for  all 
Cypriots  and  to  help  achieve  lasting  security  and  stability  in  the  eastern 
Mediterranean4. 

4.8. 

Consultations with the government of the Republic of Cyprus 

Regular meetings were held with representatives of the government of the Republic of 
Cyprus.  The  Commission  continues  to  rely  on  the  government’s  cooperation  for 
verifying  property  rights  and  facilitating  the  work  of  the  bi-communal  Technical 
Committees.  The  Commission  also  meets  regularly  with  the  Ministry  of  Foreign 
Affairs and the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Cyprus to the EU. 

5. 

CONCLUSIONS 

Through the work it does in line with the Aid Regulation objectives, the Commission 
continues to deliver assistance under the Aid Regulation to facilitate the reunification 
of  Cyprus  by  encouraging  the  economic  development  of  the  Turkish  Cypriot 
community and bringing it closer to the European Union. 

During 2024, assistance continued to focus on areas that present particular challenges 
for future  compliance with  the acquis, while also  ensuring that emerging  needs are 
addressed in an efficient and timely manner. 

Emphasis on relevance, maturity, ownership and sustainability of projects has yielded 
positive  results  and  will  continue  to  guide  future  programming  discussions.  Also, 
efforts  will  continue  on  making  a  greater  and  long-term  impact  in  priority  areas 
through strategic actions. The Commission stands ready to deploy resources as needed, 
including  under  the  aid  programme,  to  support  settlement  negotiations  under  UN 
auspices and further developments linked to the process. 

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