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Today, the Commission has selected a new round of 170 projects under the Technical Support Instrument (TSI), to support Member States to design and implement a total of 307 reforms in 2024, which will strengthen Member States' competitiveness, resilience, and modernisation.

We want to hear from you on the performance of the Technical Support Instrument (TSI), to assess its performance in its midterm (from 2021 to 2023).

In their first ever joint study trip, 17 EU high school students from the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities studying at the United World Colleges (UWC) in Germany and in the Netherlands are visiting Brussels on 13 and 14 March to learn about the EU institutions, policies and programmes.

Today marks the official launch of the EU project “Building Capacity and Improving the Overall Performance of the Home Affairs Funds in Cyprus”, with the kick-off meeting taking place at the premises of the Press and Information Office.

Today, the Commission has launched discussions with the two Cypriot communities in Cyprus about the results of an EU-funded pre-feasibility study concerning the possible establishment of the first-ever bi-communal solar power plant in Cyprus.

Today, Commissioner for Budget and Administration Johannes Hahn and Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Elisa Ferreira are in Ghent to participate in a ministerial meeting within the framework of the European Public Administration Network (EUPAN), organised by the Belgium Presidency of the Council

The Commission is supporting Bulgaria in creating a detailed concept for the implementation of the international standard for submission to the revenue administration of accounting data by taxpayers in a unified format based. 

The longstanding partnership between the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Cyprus marks a significant milestone as it celebrates 20 years of collaboration globally and over two decades in Cyprus.

The TSI has supported hundreds of projects across all 27 Member States. These have ranged from green budgeting, to digitising tax and customs systems; from new curricula for teachers, to developing the skills for hospitals and public administrations to use artificial intelligence.

The European Commission is pleased to announce the launch of the EU Scholarship Programme for the Turkish Cypriot community for the Academic Year 2024/25, funded under the Aid Programme.

The multi-country project is funded by the European Union via the Technical Support Instrument (TSI) and implemented with support from the Agency.

The European Commission is pleased to announce the successful completion of the Famagusta Sewerage Network.

With this Technical Support Instrument (TSI) project, the Commission in collaboration with UNICEF will work with the authorities of Cyprus, Slovenia, Italy and Spain (specifically Andalusia), to strengthen Member States' administrative capacity.

The Commission supports Liguria region in implementing an interdisciplinary, multisectoral and innovative management model for sustainable tourism.

The European Commission has signed an agreement of €2.6 million with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to assist the work of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP).

Today, during a high level event, the European Commission, the Bulgarian National Employment Agency (NEA), and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) launched a technical support project to optimise the support the NEA provides to jobseekers and employers.

The ‘One Stop Shop' will provide easy access to valuable information on procedures for Green Line trade to both Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot producers and traders.

Trois États membres — le Danemark, l'Allemagne et les Pays-Bas — ont demandé une aide au titre de l'instrument d'appui technique (TSI) pour recenser les méthodes et technologies numériques permettant de surveiller les mouvements et le nombre d'oiseaux d'eau dans cette zone.

The EU Scholarship Programme for Cypriot Youth at UWC is funded under the Aid Programme for the Turkish Cypriot community as a reconciliation and confidence building measure, aiming to facilitate the reunification of Cyprus.