The Special Issue analyzes the impact of taxes and transfers on poverty and inequality in the TCc. It shows that fiscal policy has only a limited impact on reducing inequality, but the system cannot reduce poverty. The Special Issue provides an initial step towards understanding the...

The recovery of the Turkish Cypriot (TC) economy in 2023 was stronger than expected, and GDP is estimated to have rebounded to its pre-pandemic level. Following a deep recession in 2020-the deepest in Europe and the history of the TC economy, and after a modest recovery in 2021, the TC economy...

Overall, in 2022, Cyprus ranked below the average of the 27 European Union Member States (EU-27) on government effectiveness. Between 2019 and 2022, government effectiveness in Cyprus fell to its lowest point of 0.7, before recovering somewhat to 0.73 in 2022. This downward trend can be...

There were two ELD occurrences in Cyprus up to November 2021. One occurrence involved damage to protected species and natural habitats. The other occurrence involved an imminent threat of environmental damage (threat to human health and the environment (air, soil and waters)).

This in-depth review presents the main findings of the Commission's staff assessment of macroeconomic vulnerabilities for Cyprus for the purposes of Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 on the prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances. It provides technical input to the Commission for the...

The Cypriot fleet is dominated by small-scale vessels, which represent about 95% of the total fleet in number of vessels and employment. There are no training requirements for fishers in Cyprus. Various Development Agencies (Development Agency of Lemesos, Development Agency of Paphos, etc.) have...

This briefing contains background materials for the FEMM Committee mission to Nicosia, Cyprus (26-28 May 2025), with a focus on the legacy of conflict and trauma for women and girls, including conflict-related sexual violence. The briefing has been prepared by the European Parliament's Policy...

The CyQF was established in 2012, and work on framework design was finalised in 2017, when it was referenced to the EQF. The system of vocational qualifications (SVQ), which was developed by the Human Resource Development Authority of Cyprus (HRDA), is an integral, but distinct, part of the...

The Commission carried out a study to look at consumer behaviours concerning food waste and date marking. The study covered over 25000 participants from across all 27 EU Member States, who were asked to report on how they manage food in their daily lives through a survey. Based on their...

This briefing contains background materials for the FEMM Committee mission to Nicosia, Cyprus (26-28 May 2025), with a focus on the legacy of conflict and trauma for women and girls, including conflict-related sexual violence. The briefing has been prepared by the European Parliament's Policy...

This unique insight into the corporate investment in Cyprus examines companies' finance needs and the constraints they face. The 2024 edition also provides insight into the pressing issues facing firms, such as climate change, high energy costs and the green transition. The survey, which has...

The VAT Gap represents the difference between expected VAT revenues and those actually collected, reflecting compliance challenges, policy inefficiencies, and enforcement gaps. As part of the European Commission's ongoing efforts to improve VAT compliance and revenue collection, these 27 country...

This report documents the work done in the most recent annual update for Cyprus. This work was carried out by the EUROMOD core development team, based at the JRC in Seville, in collaboration with the national team.

The Education and Training Monitor's country reports present and assess the main recent and ongoing policy development at all education levels in the 27 EU Member States. They give the reader more in-depth insight into the performance of a country as regards the EU-level targets agreed within...

The Education and Training Monitor's country reports present and assess the main recent and ongoing policy development at all education levels in the 27 EU Member States. They give the reader more in-depth insight into the performance of a country as regards the EU-level targets agreed within...

The Education and Training Monitor's country reports present and assess the main recent and ongoing policy development at all education levels in the 27 EU Member States. They give the reader more in-depth insight into the performance of a country as regards the EU-level targets agreed within...

The 17th post-programme surveillance mission to Cyprus took place from 30 September to 7 October 2024. This mission involved European Commission staff in liaison with European Central Bank (ECB) staff. European Stability Mechanism (ESM) staff participated on aspects relating to the ESM's Early...

The JRC has established a strong and productive partnership with Cyprus in the fields of radioactivity environmental monitoring and hybrid threats. Through this collaboration, the JRC has worked closely with Cyprus' national authorities, research institutions and other stakeholders to exchange...

The JRC has established a strong and productive partnership with Cyprus in the fields of radioactivity environmental monitoring and hybrid threats. Through this collaboration, the JRC has worked closely with Cyprus' national authorities, research institutions and other stakeholders to exchange...

This Fact Sheet forms part of a series of 27 Fact Sheets, each one providing data insights into the twin transition and the technological performance of industrial ecosystems of a specific EU Member State. It has been prepared within the 'European Monitor of Industrial Ecosystems' (EMI) project...

The Media Pluralism Monitor (MPM) is a research tool that is designed to identify potential risks to media pluralism in the Member States of the European Union and in Candidate Countries. This narrative report has been produced on the basis of the implementation of the MPM that was carried out...

The EUROMOD Country Reports have the double function of describing the scope of the EUROMOD simulations, including the underlying assumptions, and providing the validation of these simulations against official statistics. The Country Report for Cyprus is prepared by the CY EUROMOD National Team...

Cyprus is a unitary presidential republic. Until 1960, when Cyprus became independent, the legal system was based on the English legal system, which applied the principles of common law and equity. Following independence in 1960 the English legal system was largely preserved. Currently, the...

Twenty years ago, Cyprus joined the European Union, where it has historically and culturally always belonged. With EU membership, Cyprus has benefitted from investments and better public services, improved environmental protection and better energy resilience, as well as disaster protection. At...

Twenty years ago, our European family grew bigger. On 1 May 2004, the citizens of Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia became citizens of the EU. Overnight, our Union became a greater political, economic and cultural entity, stretching from...

This Flash Eurobarometer, 'Public opinion in the EU regions' (FL539), was conducted at the request of the Directorate-General for Communication. The survey is designed to assess the views of EU citizens living in each of 194 individual regions across the 27 EU Member States. The survey was built...

This unique insight into the corporate investment in Cyprus examines companies' finance needs and the constraints they face. The 2023 edition also provides insight into the pressing issues facing firms, such as climate change, high energy costs and the green transition. The survey, which has...

Every year, up to 0.3 million tonnes of waste from the European shipping industry is not properly delivered at ports. Most of the waste produced by the shipping industry is plastic waste, putting plastics at the forefront of the shipping industry's waste management efforts. In an increasingly...

This study aims to capture the co-movement between political risk and economic growth in Cyprus employing quarterly data over the time period between 1995Q1 and 2018Q4, adopting a wavelet coherence technique allowing to investigate both the short and long run causal link between economic growth...

Aim: The aim of this paper is to contribute to the project management studies by systematization, generalization, and structurization of information about an energy megaproject in Cyprus, as well as to provide practical insights and guidance on how megaprojects can be started and managed in...

Aim: Investment decisions in shipping are notoriously difficult. The key reason is that freight rates are highly volatile and often unpredictable. The energy shipping sector is most challenging. The paper formulates an investment decision rationale in energy shipping and provides insights as to...

Growth moderated in 2023 with slowing consumption growth, lower services exports to Russia, and fading post-pandemic base effects. But growth has remained above the euro area (EA) average, supported by a continued recovery in tourism, expanding financial services and ICT activity, and strong...

One of the big surprises of the June 2024 European Parliamentary elections occurred in the Republic of Cyprus, where a 24-year-old YouTuber and social media influencer, Fidias Panayiotou, won a seat running as an independent having secured over 19 per­cent of the vote. Whereas the vast majority...