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Factsheet for measure CY-2022-49/3023 – measures in Cyprus
Country | Cyprus , applies nationwide |
Time period | Temporary, 01 December 2022 – 31 December 2023 |
Context | Green Transition, European Semester |
Type | Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Category |
Promoting the economic, labour market and social recovery into a green future
– Support for spending, stimulus packages |
Author | Loucas Antoniou (INEK) and Eurofound |
Measure added | 31 January 2023 (updated 01 April 2023) |
The scheme is at a second phase of implementation and it is funded by the European Union's Recovery and Resilience Mechanism, under the Recovery and Resilience Plan of Cyprus. It is part of the Cyprus National Energy and Climate Plan, which promotes vehicles with zero or low CO2 emissions as well as means of transport alternative to cars, resulting in reducing the environmental impact of transport and the number of CO2 emissions and air pollutants, in particular.
Potential beneficiaries of the scheme are natural or legal persons (including enterprises, organisations, municipalities, communities, unions, foundations, federations or associations, including NGOs). The scheme covers:
The total amount available for the implementation of the second phase of the scheme is €10.1 million.
It is expected that 2,518 citizens/organizations/companies will receive the grant by the end of 2023. The funds available are allocated in 17 categories; according to the allocation, €5 million are distributed in the category for the ‘purchase of new zero-emission CO2 vehicles’ with 500 beneficiaries followed by the ‘scrapping of an old polluting vehicle in combination with a subsidy for the purchase of low-carbon vehicles’ with nearly €2 million and 260 beneficiaries.
Workers | Businesses | Citizens |
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Does not apply to workers | Applies to all businesses | Applies to all citizens |
Actors | Funding |
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National government
|
European Funds
National funds National Recovery and Resilience Facility |
Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:
Trade unions | Employers' organisations | |
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Role | No involvement | No involvement |
Form | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
The designing of the grant scheme has been performed by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Work and upon the decision of the members of the Cabinet; no social partner or political party has been invited to participate in any kind of consultation. Similarly, social partners and political parties have no involvement in the implementation of the grant. The Coordination agency is the Directory of Development of the Ministry of Finance and the implementation agency is the Road Transport Department of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Work.
No particular reactions have been recorded by social partners or political parties in regards to the issuing of the grant and/or the content.
Citation
Eurofound (2023), Grant scheme to promote electric mobility, measure CY-2022-49/3023 (measures in Cyprus), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/CY-2022-49_3023.html
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