Nicosia DLGO awaits €2 million fund to tackle dangerous buildings

Local NicosiapropertiessafetyTop News Nicosia DLGO awaits €2 million fund to tackle dangerous buildings 49421165293 98d83e85c1 B Relevant News On this day: Pope John Paul II announced that the new millennium was threatened by an onslaught of evil in 2002 18 August 2026 Nicosia DLGO awaits €2 million fund to tackle dangerous buildings 18 August 2026 Police make new drug arrests across Cyprus as 2026 seizures reach 323kg of cannabis 18 August 2026 newsroom 18 August 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber Nicosia’s District Local Government Organisation (DLGO) is waiting to receive a fund of about €2 million to address dangerous buildings in the district. DLGO president Konstantinos Giorkatzis said he is waiting on the Interior Ministry for guidance on how to submit the application to access the funds. While the fund has yet to be released, the municipality and the DLGO have already carried out joint inspections of buildings, according to Nicosia Mayor Charalambos Prountzos. He explained the municipality already held a register for some buildings and that the joint inspections are speeding up the process. The two bodies split responsibilities for such buildings, he added, with the municipality handling nuisance issues and the DLGO responsible for matters of danger. The fund was originally approved for Nicosia Municipality by the Fund for the Revitalisation of Border Areas to address dangerous infrastructure, Prountzos said. Following the local government reform, responsibility for the fund passed to the DLGO. Prountzos said the Interior Ministry has confirmed the fund concerns the Nicosia municipal district specifically, since it originates from the Fund for the Revitalisation of Border Areas. Prountzos also raised a specific difficulty: when a dangerous building is also a nuisance, the municipality is barred from taking action because of the risks to staff. He stressed the seriousness of the situation, saying nuisance issues in such buildings can carry either health risks or fire risk. The DLGO president said letters have already been sent to owners of buildings found to be dangerous or in need of repair, asking them to take corrective measures. Whether and in which cases the DLGO will need to step in will depend on the response received. According to the DLGO’s updated register of dangerous buildings, there are 656 dangerous buildings and 55 buildings needing repair across the district, of which 171 dangerous buildings are located in the Nicosia municipal district, along with 28 of the buildings needing repair. Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (ETEK) president Konstantinos Konstanti said that, as part of the Chamber’s advisory role, it has set up a three-member committee to provide advice relating to professional findings that identify a building as dangerous. The aim, he explained, is to make it easier for DLGOs to proceed in cases where an engineer’s findings are disputed, to avoid court proceedings. Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News On this day: Pope John Paul II announced that the new millennium was threatened by an onslaught of evil in 2002 Police make new drug arrests across Cyprus as 2026 seizures reach 323kg of cannabis BBC probe: Dozens of British families misled over IVF donors at occupied north clinics Guterres crossing points plan set to top Christodoulides-Erhurman agenda Pension reform talks begin as minister vows to push bill through by September Yellow warning issued for thunderstorms Third Larnaca drowning at unguarded beach as only 10 of 19 towers staffed Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.