The European Commission has signed a total of 12 new civil society grants, amounting to 2.5 million euros, during the 3rd quarter of 2021, towards the support of civil society organisations in the Turkish Cypriot community, in order to to strengthen the role of civil society in the community, promote EU values and a conducive environment for dialogue and co-operation between the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot communities, according to a press release,
In the last quarter of 2021, the European Commission has signed 11 new contracts with different Turkish Cypriot civil society organisations for a total of 1.8 million euro as well as a direct grant of 700,000 euro for the Human Rights Platform association.
Source: Cyprus News Agency