Cyprus Mail30 Jul 2026

Cyprus approves expanded €308.4 million innovation funding scheme

State Aid Control Commissioner Stella Michaelidou has approved an expanded research and innovation support measure, allowing the continuation of the Restart 2016–2020 programmes with an increased budget and the addition of a new cybersecurity innovation initiative.

The measure, titled “Restart 2016–2020 Programmes for Research, Technological Development and Innovation of the Research and Innovation Foundation”, was approved following amendments to the existing scheme....

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