Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades visited on Tuesday the government-controlled area of Famagusta district where he inaugurated a number of projects implemented during his term of office.
Speaking during a visit he paid to “Thalassa” Museum in Ayia Napa Anastasiades said that Cyprus economy’s growth rate in 2023 reaches 5.8%, with expenses for infrastructure projects being increased by 500 million euros and a surplus on the basis of which the next government, which will take over on March 1st, will make its estimations about its policies.
Moreover Anastasiades said that the projects which have been implemented and are underway have generated progress and have created prospects for further economic, social, tourist and cultural growth in every district, municipality and community.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony of the new Famagusta District Court, Anastasiades said that it constitutes part of the reform of the justice system in Cyprus.
“Since I took over my duties it was a primary goal to reform the justice system. This reform was certainly not an easy one due to the various views either of the lawyers or the judges of the Supreme Court,” Anastasiades said, adding that through an intensive dialogue they achieved radical reforms in the justice sector and with the implementation of the relevant law justice will be administered more quickly.
At the same time he stressed that no one has ever questioned the character of judges and the validity of justice in Cyprus.
Speaking during the inauguration of the Social Welfare Centre in Sotira community, Anastasiades said that in order to implement infrastructure projects it is necessary to have local authorities with a vision which pursue cooperation and for the government to listen carefully to the problems which the local communities are facing.
He noted that the cost of the projects in the government-controlled Famagusta district is over 150 million euros, adding that 71 projects have been implemented or are underway.
In his speech during the inauguration of works aiming to rejuvenate the central area of Ayia Napa, Anastasiades said that projects speak by themselves, noting that during the last ten years there was a regeneration of municipalities and communities.
He noted that these projects are co-financed by EU funds which were absorbed, and noted that role of the local authorities to this end.
Anastasiades said that through prudent policies the state was able as of 2015 to announce and implement projects which amount to 5 billion euros, adding that these are significant infrastructure projects in all districts.
In his speech during the inauguration of the public kindergarten in Frenaros district, Anastasiades said that it is important to invest in the education of children since their early childhood.
“It is in this framework that the government decided to reduce the age of children who are entitled to education in kindergartens without paying any fees,” he added.
Source: Cyprus News Agency