Cyprus Forum

#CyprusForum is an independent, non-profit conference organised by @oxygendemocracy

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At Cyprus Forum Cities, Angelos Hadjicharalambous, Chairman of the Larnaca District Local Government Organisation, highlighted the major challenges faced in managing water supply networks following local government reform.
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What are the biggest challenges citizens face in their municipalities and communities?

According to survey findings presented by Marina Pastou, Research Manager at IMR/University of Nicosia, the condition of roads and sidewalks remains the top concern for 4 in 10 citizens.

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At Cyprus Forum Cities, Andreas Kitromilides, President of the Union of Cyprus Communities, reflected on the evolution of local government reform and the challenges communities initially faced under the new framework.

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At Cyprus Forum Cities, Antonis Economides, Head of the Local Government Directorate at the Ministry of Interior of Cyprus, highlighted the challenges and progress of implementing local government reform just one and a half years after its launch.

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At Cyprus Forum Cities, Charalampos Prountzos, Mayor of Nicosia, highlighted the benefits of municipal reform, noting that the unified Municipality of Nicosia now has greater capacity to design and implement major development projects across the city.

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In her opening speech at Cyprus Forum Cities, Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director of UN-Habitat, stressed that urban challenges cannot be addressed without tackling housing.
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In his opening speech at Cyprus Forum Cities, Kieran McCarthy, Member of the European Committee of the Regions, highlighted the importance of the European Agenda for Cities in strengthening a coherent EU urban policy.
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In his opening address at Cyprus Forum Cities, Evangelos Akylas, Vice-Rector for Financial Planning and Development at the Cyprus University of Technology, highlighted the importance of reform and financial autonomy, not only for local government, but also for universities.

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In his opening address at Cyprus Forum Cities, Yiannis Armeftis, Mayor of Limassol, emphasised that the future of the city lies not in isolated projects, but in a broader vision centred on public space and quality of life.

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At the EU Policy Forum, Nicolas Kyriakides, Executive President and Founding Member of Cyprus Forum, highlighted a central challenge for bicommunal cooperation in Cyprus: moving beyond the circles already engaged in dialogue and reaching wider society.

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Nicolas Kyriakides, Executive President of Cyprus Forum, delivered the closing remarks at Cyprus Forum London 2026, reflecting on three years of growing dialogue between Cypus and the United Kingdom and the role that platforms like this one play in deepening a relationship that.

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Stephen Doughty MP (@SDoughtyMP), UK Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories, delivered the afternoon keynote at Cyprus Forum London, describing the scale of the hybrid threat facing European democracies in unambiguous terms.

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Panel II at Cyprus Forum London examined how hybrid operations target and exploit state functions and critical infrastructure, with a particular focus on the role of the private sector, cyber proxies, and illicit finance.

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Join us at Cyprus Forum Dublin 2026 for the panel entitled ‘Rule of law, democratic resilience and trust in EU institutions’.

Register: https://t.co/XeukoHOqg5
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We are pleased to announce the Cyprus Forum Dublin 2026 panel entitled ‘The role of small states in building coalitions and setting the EU agenda’.

Register: https://t.co/XeukoHOqg5

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Angeliki Kourri, Policy Officer at Oxygen for Democracy, participated in the panel “Reinforcing Democracy in the Face of Contemporary Challenges” during Yerevan Dialogue 2026, contributing to discussions on the growing pressures facing democratic systems across Europe and beyond.

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In an interview published in Kathimerini on 10 May 2026, Nectaria Georgiadou, Policy and Communications Officer at Oxygen for Democracy, reflected on the key discussions that emerged from Cyprus Forum Cities 2026.

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The agenda of Cyprus Forum Dublin has just been released.

Explore the full agenda and register on our website: https://t.co/zYZJSjPOMG

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At Cyprus Forum Cities, Andreas Vyras, Mayor of Larnaca, noted that the new municipal system is an improvement over the previous one, with citizen satisfaction survey data showing positive dynamics in perceptions of local government.
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At Cyprus Forum Cities in Limassol, Yiannis Armeftis, Mayor of Limassol, highlighted how larger municipalities can deliver better infrastructure, improved quality of life, and faster solutions to everyday challenges.

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