Review of the Cooperative Sector in Cyprus

Start Year:
2016
End Year:
2017
Country:
Italy
Cyprus
Region:
Europe
Budget (€):
57,500
Budget range (€):
5.000 - 100.000
Sector:
Reinforcementof the national Cooperatve Movement at Cross-sectoral level
Type of Activity:
Consulting (i.e. advocacy, organizational, ICT, etc.)
Institutional Building (i.e. advocacy, etc.)
Network Building and Strengthening
Legal Framework and Policy Reform
CEDP Organisation:
Legacoop
Partners:
haliéus (ngo of lega pesca for international cooperation projects)
ACS - Authority for Cooperative Society of Cyprus

Project Objectives

Review of the cooperative sector in Cyprus and development of appropriate recommendations for its relaunching.

Summary

Review of the cooperative sector in Cyprus and development of appropriate recommendations for its relaunching. Funded by the European Commission - Structural Reform Support Service. Tasks:

a) Evaluate the existing cooperative sector in Cyprus, identify and make recommendations on organisational restructuring and modernising of the operations of cooperatives on the basis of opportunities that exist in the existing and new business sectors.

b) Review the existing cooperative legal framework in Cyprus for simplifying, codifying and modernising it (objectives, cooperation, financial structure, supervision/audit, development and governance of non-credit cooperative societies). Provide recommendations for improvements, aiming to encourage and facilitate the establishment of a more effective and sustainable cooperative sector in Cyprus.

c) According to the findings and recommendations, draft amendments to the Cooperative Laws and Rules.

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