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A new draft of the conclusions for the upcoming European Council includes references to the readiness of the EU to play an “active role” with “all appropriate means at its ...

But the Turkish side needs to be persuaded that although the RoC and Greece are EU members and Turkey and the ‘TRNC’ are outsiders, the EU is not institutionally biased ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday expressed satisfaction with the inclusion of a reference to the Cyprus issue in the draft conclusions of the European Council, which will convene on June 29 ...

It was reassuring to hear some voices publicly question President Nikos Christodoulides’ vague utterances about the Cyprus problem during the speech he gave at the European Parliament on Tuesday morning. ...

Ersin Tatar issued a statement on Thursday saying that seeking involvement outside of the UN, towards resolution of the Cyprus problem, is pointless without Turkish Cypriot input. Tatar’s comments ...

Nicosia considers that President Nikos Christodoulides’ visit and contacts at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, on Tuesday, have yielded positive results, especially as regards the support provided by the political ...

The Greek Cypriot side will continue to exert every effort for the resumption of negotiations from where they stopped in Crans Montana, House President Annita Demetriou said in her speech ...

Politics hamper work of bicommunal committees. The Turkish earthquake was one tragic example Fears that certain bicommunal technical committees are underutilised have been exacerbated by the politics which followed Turkey’...

President Nikos Christodoulides congratulated President Tayyip Erdogan for his re-election victory on Monday, expressing his hope that talks for the Cyprus problem could pick up where they left off in ...

We stand ready, expecting and seeking the resumption of talks for a just solution of the Cyprus problem, based on the principles and values of the European Union, Defence Minister ...

There may not yet be an overall solution yet but a whole new generation has experienced what their parents did not Twenty years after the opening of the first crossing ...

Last week I was taken to task in the comments section for suggesting a referendum as a ladder for all parties to climb down in the political crisis in Israel ...

Despite the rhetoric about his determination to secure the resumption of talks for a Cyprus settlement as soon as possible, President Nikos Christodoulides’ official visit to Egypt – a little over ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar called the two-state solution to the Cyprus problem “crucial” for Turkish Cypriots. Speaking to LBC Radio on Thursday during his five-day visit to the UK, ...

A more institutionalised role for the EU on the Cyprus problem could prove to be a catalyst for the talks, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Thursday. Speaking to the ...

British High Commissioner to Cyprus Irfan Siddiq, expressed on Friday the full support of the UK government to the Cypriot President’s initiative for the resumption of negotiations for a ...

Visiting UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo commended the two negotiators in Cyprus for the work they are carrying out. In a message on Twitter issued by UN Cyprus, DiCarlo who met ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar met separately with UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo on Wednesday, in efforts to find a way forward in stalled Cyprus problem negotiations. ...

The United Nations Security Council is expected at the end of January to adopt a resolution extending the mandate of the peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for another six months, ...

President Nicos Anastasiades hailed the biggest achievements he said his administration managed to accomplish, including measures tackling corruption, the national health service and a strong economy. Speaking at a reception ...

The diplomatic efforts being made by the Republic to change the text of the UN Secretary-General’s draft report, which the government did not approve of, failed dismally. The draft ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock will discuss Enhancing bilateral relations between Germany and Cyprus, the Cyprus problem and Ukraine, during Kasoulides’ working visit to Berlin ...

Marios Eliades, who had been planning to run for president of Cyprus, will be backing Andreas Mavroyiannis in the elections, he announced on Tuesday. Eliades withdrew from the race a ...

2022 in review: more migrants are coming than are being processed or sent back and authorities can’t keep up Migration is a polarising topic, although it’s probably fair to ...