Nicosia mayor backs funding protest

Nicosia mayor Charalambos Prountzos on Monday backed the municipalities’ protest over local government reform, calling for increased state funding and saying the capital was receiving at least €12.5 million less than it needed in government grants.

Describing Monday’s protest organised by the Union of Cyprus Municipalities as “highly symbolic”, Prountzos said inadequate funding directly affected residents’ quality of life rather than simply municipal operating costs....