July 3, 2026
On 3 July 2025, as part of the Annual Performance Review Meeting (ARM), a delegation from the European Commission (EC) visited Cyprus to review progress in the implementation of the “THALIA 2021-2027” Programme, which is co-funded by the Cohesion Policy Funds in the period 2021-2027.
The delegation was composed of Mr. Nicola de Michelis, Mr. Panayiotis Pantazatos and Mr. Kypros Kyprianou on behalf EU Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) and Ms. Andriana Sukova, Mr. Christos Koulouteris and Ms. Miranda Zavrou on behalf of EU Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Social Inclusion (DG EMPL).
The ARM was attended by representatives of the national authorities and implementing bodies of the Programme (DG Growth, the Treasury, Internal Audit Service, Intermediate Bodies and Beneficiaries).
The Managing Authority (DG Growth) presented to the EU the progress in the implementation of “THALIA 2021-2027” achieved to date, the priorities of the mid-term review, and the implementation status of the co-funded projects. The Programme is on track for implementation, as calls of a total budget of €1.75 billion, corresponding to 118% of the Programme’s budget, have already been announced and published, while the total budget of projects whose implementation is already under amounts to €1.71 billion, corresponding to 115% of the Programme’s budget. Other technical issues were also discussed during the meeting.
During the ARM, the tangible and financial results achieved under the Programme was also presented, together with the state of play of projects funded by the Just Transition Fund, which focus on mitigating the socio-economic impacts of the transition to climate neutrality. In addition, participants reviewed the closure of the “Competitiveness and Sustainable Development” and “Employment, Human Resources and Social Cohesion” Operational Programmes, which were co-funded by the Cohesion Policy Funds in the period 2014-2020. It is worth noting that Cyprus was the first country to achieve full absorption of the European funds among the 27 member states in the period 2014-2020.
Visits to Projects
On 2 and 3 July 2026, as part of its mission, the EC delegation visited co-funded projects in the Nicosia and Larnaca Districts.
For more information on the delegation’s visits to the EU co-funded projects, please click here.
