The Government's diplomatic contacts are continuing in order to highlight the benefits of the implementation of the President's proposal for more active EU involvement in the Cyprus problem, Government Spokesman Mr. In his statements to journalists, on the sidelines of a Workshop organized by the GMF, the Government Spokesman, when asked about the Cyprus problem, said that "the elections in Turkey are a crucial milestone in terms of further progress towards the removal of the deadlock."
In his statements to journalists, on the sidelines of a Workshop organized by the GMF, the Government Spokesman said that "the elections in Turkey are a crucial milestone in terms of further progress towards the removal of the deadlock. In the immediate future, the President of the Republic will visit EU member states to further present his proposal and how it can make a decisive contribution to breaking the deadlock and resuming the talks."
He added that following the presentation of the proposal made by the President of the Republic in Brussels, diplomatic contacts are continuing as part of the President's efforts to highlight the benefits and incentives that the EU can provide that will lead to a mutually beneficial solution.
He also said that the aim of the President's proposal is to convince both the Turkish Cypriots and Turkey and the EU that through more active EU engagement a mutually beneficial situation for both parties can be achieved.
He also stated that the aim of our accession to the EU was to make a decisive contribution to the resolution of the Cyprus problem, noting that from our accession our Turkish Cypriot compatriots enjoy benefits from the EU.
He added that through this effort of the President of the Republic and his public statements in terms of cultivating a positive agenda, it would be possible to break the deadlock on the Cyprus problem and resume the talks from where they had stopped.
Asked about rising inflation, the Spokesman said that "what is paramount at this time is for us as a State, as a Government, to provide citizens, consumers, especially the vulnerable, with all the tools to enable them to cope with inflationary trends".
He pointed out that this will not be done with one measure or through an announcement, but with a series of measures, noting that yesterday's decision of the Council of Ministers, through the proposal of the Ministry of Commerce, to monitor the prices of specific products is moving in this direction. where the consumer will have the opportunity to monitor on a daily basis which is the market and which is the lowest price of a product.
As Mr. Letibiotis said, this will help reduce prices, as has been done in other countries that have used this tool.
He added that the Government's consideration of reducing the VAT rate on specific products is moving in the same direction. And these will work together to provide partial relief to households, he pointed out.
He also stressed that among the Government's immediate priorities is to support vulnerable groups, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises, which have been hit hard, and the Government is also considering further measures.
In response to a question, the Spokesman referred to yesterday's Cabinet decision - which is part of the Government's political priorities regarding the evaluation of various existing programmes and projects in existence - under which differentiated criteria were approved in relation to the permanent residence permit.
According to the Spokesman, a mechanism is now being established to monitor whether the investor continues to hold the investment on the basis of which he received the permit as well as his income for which If not, he added, then the procedure for withdrawal of the permit is automatically triggered, while various other provisions of the plan in relation to the criteria for granting the permanent residence permit were also approved.
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