[PIO] Meeting between the Minister of Finance and the Commissioner for Rural Payments

A meeting was held yesterday between the Minister of Finance Mr.Makis Keravnos and the Commissioner for Rural Payments Mr.Andreas Kyprianou, during which Mr. Kyprianou informed the Minister that the responsibility of the Agency is the protection of European and national funds, the accurate and timely payments, the maximization of the service to our rural population and the diverse support of the wider Cyprus countryside. He also mentioned the challenges, opportunities and needs arising from the implementation of the common agricultural policy and issues relating to the performance and operation of the Cyprus Rural Payments Agency. He added that the aim is to further upgrade the electronic systems of the organisation, to simplify the submission of applications, to disburse as many European funds as possible and to upgrade the information received by the farmer on the measures subsidised by the organisation.

There was a climate of understanding and a constructive exchange of views. The aim of all is the development of the agricultural economy and the full exploitation of European funds for the benefit of the Cypriot farmer.
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