ANEL - Nicosia Development Agency

Nicosia Development Agency (ANEL) is an organization established by nine local authorities (municipalities) in the capital city of Nicosia, Cyprus. The main objective of the Agency is to support its member-municipalities regarding the implementation of their development plans. The Agency (among others) undertakes initiatives on all sectors falling under the jurisdiction of its municipalities (e.g. energy efficiency, resource efficiency, RES application, innovation, waste management, social policies, social inclusion and integration, smart cities, circular economy, green policies, sustainable mobility, etc.) aiming at the sustainable development in its area of intervention. Nicosia Development Agency promotes its objectives through the design and implementation of a variety of projects, specializing in interregional cooperation on European level.

Furthermore, ANEL is the consultative link between the central government and its member local authorities. ANEL participates in all procedures (e.g., public consultation) of the policy making bodies representing its local stakeholders when a process for policy making is ongoing. In addition, ANEL is a tool used by the national Ministries for the promotion of national policies and the coordination of project’s design and implementation on local operational level. Τherefore, ANEL has the ability and responsibility to propose policy improvements according to the local needs. In addition, ANEL is utilized to manage and coordinate cooperation of different sectors’ actors on local level (governmental organizations, local authorities, universities, research institutions, NGOs, private industry – SMEs, civil society) towards the promotion and implementation of new policies and/or projects.