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ARTICLE · 13 JANUARY 2022

The Cyprus Judiciary Is On The Brink Of Reform

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As the Director of Reform and Training, Mr George Erotocritou (ex-Supreme Court Judge of Cyprus) stated in a speech on 28/03/2019:

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As the Director of Reform and Training, Mr George Erotocritou (ex-Supreme Court Judge of Cyprus) stated in a speech on 28/03/2019:

"Change is not only necessary for life. It is life. Because life has by its nature to do with change."

Towards the end of 2016 the Supreme Court of Cyprus drafted a Report outlining the problems arising in the Cypriot Courts and sought technical assistance from the EU Structural Reform Support Service (SRSS), which has been set up to "help the EU Member States effectively design and implement structural reforms".

It is reported that until today eighteen (18) Projects or Actions have or are scheduled to start, of which nine (9) are fully funded by the EU SRSS and the rest are State funded. The long-awaited reforms shall significantly aid in the delivering of justice in Cyprus in a more efficient and timely way.

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