European Commission Digital Decade Short Country Report: Cyprus 2026

          Council of the EU
          
            · June 17, 2026
          
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The European Commission has published the Annex to the Communication ‘State of the Digital Decade 2026’, comprising the Digital Decade Short Country Report for Cyprus.

Main announcement: The report finds that Cyprus possesses extensive gigabit connectivity and 100% basic 5G coverage, but low AI uptake by enterprises; it states that Cyprus is allocating 30% of its RRP to digital (EUR 0.3 billion) and EUR 0.1 billion from cohesion policy to digital projects. The report highlights participation in the CYQCI (Cyprus Quantum Communication infrastructure) pan‑European project, hosting one of three EU Cyber Hubs, membership of EUROPEUM-EDIC, and participation in EuroHPC JU and Chips JU, with full fixed network deployment scheduled for mid-2026.
Background and details: The report provides metric snapshots (for example FTTP 89.1%, Basic 5G 100%, SMEs with at least basic digital intensity 67.3%, Artificial Intelligence uptake 7.9%), notes an edge nodes estimate of 14 (new methodology), recommends rapid implementation of the new national AI strategy and the AI-in-Government programme, and states the national e-health project entered implementation in early 2026 with completion expected by end-2027.

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