Joint Research Centre and Cyprus Institute sign partnership agreement
The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Cyprus Institute signed a partnership agreement on 22 July to boost joint research, innovation and cooperation in fields such as sustainable water and land management, environmental protection, climate change, energy and cultural heritage preservation.
Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, Vladimír Šucha, Director General of the JRC, Costas Papanicolas, President of the Cyprus Institute, Maria Hadjitheodosiou, Cyprus Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU, and Cypriot Members of the European Parliament were present at the signing of a 'memorandum of understanding' 
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The picture shows Costas Papanicolas presenting a plate from the Cyprus Institute to Mr Šucha.
