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Government's Focus on Environmental Issues

01/08/2001 09:35
Through an official announcement, the Ministry of Agriculture & Natural Resources expressed its satisfaction towards the closing of the EU chapter on the Environment during Cyprus' negotiations for accession to the Community.

The statement highlights that this was a very difficult and complicated Chapter as it pertains to an extremely wide range of issues and its closing underlines the fact that Cyprus has come a long way with its negotiations for alignment with directives on the environment. The announcement reiterated the government's focus on environmental issues and its determination to support measures necessary for implementation of requirements of the acquis.