Press Release: Danuta Hübner in Cyprus to finalize negotiations on the country’s strategy for the implementation of new cohesion policy in the next years

Regional policy Commissioner Danuta Hübner, on her first official visit to Cyprus 16-17 April 2007, will meet President of the Republic Tassos Papadopoulos. The Commissioner will stress the importance of Cyprus' membership in the European Union and point out that the new European cohesion policy will contribute to more growth and quality jobs in the Cypriot economy. Commissioner Hübner will also meet Minister of Finance, Michael Sarris, with whom she will discuss the government's priorities for the policy implementation in 2007-2013. In Limassol the Commissioner addresses a conference on SMEs organized by the Cyprus chamber of commerce and industry. In Nicosia and Limassol she is visiting a number of European projects in urban regeneration and transport.