The Council of Ministers met under the President of the Republic Mr.Nicos Anastasiades. The following decisions were taken. The proposal follows consultations with the competent European authorities. The proposal is now referred to the competent authority, which is the State Aid Supervisor, as provided for in the relevant procedures for obtaining final ratification by the competent EU authorities.
The Council of Ministers approved the donation of €2.5 million by the Republic of Cyprus to the Hellenic Air Force in memory of the two pilots who went down in the Phantom aircraft at Andravida.
The Council of Ministers approved the donation of €2.5 million by the Republic of Cyprus to the Hellenic Air Force in memory of the two pilots who crashed the Phantom aircraft at Andravida. The donation was announced by President Anastasiades during his recent visit to Athens.
Also approved was the "Business Digital Upgrade Grant Scheme" which is included in Cyprus' Recovery and Resilience Plan (RSP) for the period 2021 - 2026 and will be funded by the European Union (EU) Recovery and Resilience Mechanism (RRM). The total amount allocated to finance the Plan, during its implementation period, amounts to €10 million, with the possibility of submitting proposals for €14 million so that, if savings emerge during the evaluation of the proposals, the successful companies will have the opportunity to join the Plan. The potential beneficiaries of the Scheme are existing SMEs that will implement expenditure in the category of digital upgrading (including e-commerce), as well as new SMEs whose investment proposal necessarily includes e-commerce and/or the application of advanced digital technologies. The Plan is also included in the Thaleia Programme 2021-2027 and is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the EU and the Republic of Cyprus under the Cohesion Policy in Cyprus.
During the meeting of the Council of Ministers, the approval of the Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan 2023 - 2027 was confirmed. Within the framework of the Strategic Plan of the Common Agricultural Policy 2023-2027, €454,855,295 million is expected to be allocated as public expenditure.
The Draft Regulations entitled "The Waste (Management of Waste from Filtered Tobacco Products and Filters Marketed for Use in Combination with Tobacco Products) Regulations 2023". The purpose of the Regulations is to harmonise and comply with article of the Waste Laws 2011 to 2022, relating to the adoption of measures for the management of waste from filter tobacco products and filters marketed for use in combination with tobacco products, through the adoption of the principle of extended producer responsibility.
The Council of Ministers approved the extension of the full funding of the operation of the Women's Home (WH), through state support to the Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family (APVF), under the State Support Plan for Social Welfare Services of the State Ministry of Social Welfare, for an additional year, with the possibility of renewal for another year. The budget of the Women's House for 2023 amounts to €17,757,500.
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