Cyprus’ role in shaping the European Union’s next long-term budget, a new EU strategy for islands and efforts to tackle depopulation in rural communities dominated talks on Thursday between President Nikos Christodoulides and European Commission Executive Vice President for cohesion Raffaele Fitto.
Fitto is in Cyprus to address Friday’s high-level conference in Paphos on strengthening the EU’s islands and coastal communities, organised by the Cypriot presidency of the Council of
