The enthronement of the new Archbishop of Justinian and All Cyprus George III will be attended tomorrow afternoon by the President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades. The ceremony will take place at 16:00 in the afternoon at the Apostle Barnabas Cathedral in Nicosia. At 19:00 President Anastasiades will attend a dinner hosted by His Beatitude at the Hilton Hotel in Nicosia.
On Monday, at 10.30 am, the President of the Republic will receive a delegation from TOTAL at the Presidential Palace.
On Tuesday 10 January, the new Rural Development Programme 2023 - 2027 under the New Agricultural Policy will be presented at the Presidential Palace.
On Tuesday 10 January, the new Rural Development Programme 2023 - 2027 will be presented at the Presidential Palace. During the five-year period 2023 - 2027, 461.9 million euros will be made available, of which 83.6 million euros will be a national contribution. The new programme includes nine objectives including targeted payments, such as increasing the amount of aid in mountain areas, while efforts will continue to strengthen the role of producer groups/organisations in the agricultural production chain. The Cyprus Tomorrow Plan, President Anastasiades' legacy to future generations, includes projects and reforms linked to the green transition, with a budget of around half a billion euros, representing 41% of the Plan's total budget. During President Anastasiades' ten-year administration, for the first time the Republic of Cyprus has introduced a register of farmers so that subsidies are targeted at real farmers. In addition, to safeguard agricultural production, the government reformed the whole system, abolishing the OGA and introducing the institution of the Agricultural Revenue Guarantee Fund. From 2013 to date, amounts exceeding EUR 100 million have been paid to farmers who have suffered damage to their production due to natural disasters, adverse weather conditions or extreme weather events. At the same time, during the implementation of the previous Common Agricultural Policy, more than €750 million of European and national funds have been specifically allocated to the rural world. At 18:30 in the afternoon of the same day, President Anastasiades will attend and address the presentation by the Office of the Citizens' Commissioner of the National Strategy for Active Citizenship and Participatory Governance, which concludes the activities of the Free University of Citizens. The event will take place at the Presidential Palace.
On Wednesday 11 January, at 10:00 in the morning, a meeting of the Council of Ministers will take place. Subsequently, at 11:30 President Anastasiades will attend the New Year's Eve cake cutting event organised by RIK. At 13:00 the Presidential couple will host a lunch for the staff and the Presidential Guard at the Presidential Palace.
On Thursday 12 January, at 21:00 in the evening, President Anastasiades will attend and welcome the 50th Celebration of Distinguished Athletes organised by the Cyprus Association of Sports Journalists at the Nicosia Municipal Theatre.
On Saturday 14 January the President of the Republic will be in London where he will attend a Gala Dinner on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus. President Anastasiades will be honoured by the United Kingdom Federation of Cypriots and the Intergroup for Cyprus in the British Parliament.
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