Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides and Swiss Ambassador to Cyprus Christoph Burgener today signed the Framework Agreement under which Cyprus will receive a grant of CHF 5.2 million (approximately €5.4 million).
Three projects have been selected for funding, serving needs in the areas of health and social protection as well as public participation and transparency. In particular, an amount of €2.2 million will be allocated for the construction/expansion of the premises of the Association for the Prevention and Treatment of Violence in the Family (SPAVO) to serve victims of domestic violence. In order to provide holistic support to patients with rare diseases and their families, an amount of €2.1 million will be allocated to the Karaiskakio Foundation for the creation of a specialised centre for this purpose. An amount of €1.0 million will also be allocated to support the work of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP).
In addition, under the Second Swiss Contribution, an Agreement was signed between the two countries on 31 October 2022, under which Cyprus will receive CHF10.0 million. (approximately €10.4 million) to support measures in the field of migration.
The assistance through the two Agreements on Cohesion and Migration, totalling €15.8 million, 1515.8 million is provided to our country under the Second Swiss Contribution to selected EU Member States, including Cyprus, on the basis of a Memorandum of Understanding between Switzerland and the EU, signed on 30 June 2022.
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