The Council of Ministers met today under the chairmanship of President Nicos Anastasiades.
The following decisions were taken at the meeting.
The Council of Ministers approved a Support Plan for the Vine and Wine Sector (wine production). In particular, it approved the payment of financial support to wine producers for a total amount not exceeding €200,000. It authorised the Minister for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment to prepare a plan to support the wine sector in view of the problems created by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It also authorised the State Aid Control Authority to notify the plan to the European Commission, in accordance with the "temporary crisis framework for state aid measures to support the economy following Russia's aggression against Ukraine."
It also approved a bill aimed at modernising and improving the legislative framework providing for the issues of medically assisted reproduction. In particular, the proposed bill provides, inter alia, for:
a) The establishment of the right to surrogacy for single women only with the permission of the Council and provided that the single woman is unable to conceive due to serious and specific medical problems.
b) The abolition of the obligation to obtain permission from the Council for the application of assisted reproduction methods by single women, with the exception of surrogacy.
c) Establishing the maximum age of natural reproductive capacity of an assisted woman as 53 years.
d) Regulating donor anonymity issues.
The bill will be introduced in the House of Representatives.
The Council of Ministers appointed as members of the National Gaming Authority and Casino Supervisory Authority of Cyprus, for a four-year term of office, from 6.2.2023 to 5.2.2027, Mr Christodoulos Agastiniotis, Mr Christoforos Christoforou and Mr Konstantinos Moundoukko.
It also appointed as members of the Board of Directors of the Health Insurance Organisation, for a five-year term of office, from 30.2.2023 to 5.2.2027.
The Council of Ministers appointed as members of the Board of Directors of the Health Insurance Organisation, for a five-year term of office, from 30.2.2023 to 5.2.2027.11.11.2022 to 29.11.2027, the following as representatives of the workers' organisations, Mr Michalis Michael (SEK) and Mr Christos Tombazos (PEO).
(PM/MG/IC)
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