#European Union (EU)

Cyprus has many reasons to celebrate Europe Day and, most importantly, 20 years of membership of the European Union. There is no doubt that as a country we have grown up ...

Cyprus on Thursday joined in the celebrations for Europe Day with events and ceremonies across the island marking the occasion – with the added significance of May 1 also commemorating the 20th ...

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that Europe will always stand by the side of the Republic of Cyprus to solve the Cyprus problem. In a ...

The Turkish Cypriot side has on Wednesday hit out at Cyprus being inducted to EU saying that it as “an unjust and historic mistake”. According to a statement from the ‘...

Cyprus will celebrate 20 years since being inducted into the EU, with an event at the presidential palace. To mark the anniversary, President Nikos Christodoulides and President of the European Commission ...

UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres’ personal envoy for Cyprus Maria Holguin will meet President of the European Council Charles Michel and the European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira, ...

Monday marks exactly 20 years since the European Union’s Green Line regulation, which regulates the movement of people and goods between Cyprus’ two sides, was adopted. The regulation was adopted ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides The EU has evolved relatively slowly and gradually over time, from a trade agreement between a small number of states in the 1950s, to ...

Cyprus is an important EU member state for its geographic position and its deep knowledge of the Middle East, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday. In ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou will outline the need to increase migrant returns at an EU ministerial meeting on Monday. According to a ministry statement, Ioannou departs for Ghent, Belgium later ...

Cyprus’ accession to the European Union was “the culmination of a titanic effort” on the part of the Cypriot and Greek governments, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday. Speaking at ...

By Pierre Micheletti A little over ten years after a boat carrying migrants from Libya to Italy sank off the coast of Lampedusa, claiming the lives of 368 migrants, another boat ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is to travel to Vienna on Friday to attend a working dinner for heads of government of various European Union member states. The dinner was organised by ...

EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, stated on Friday that the European Health Union has been shaped by the core principle of “my health, my right,” which ...

Thanks to activities carried out during European Mobility Week, Nicosia municipality secured the fifth position at the 2023 European Mobility Week awards among 65 other municipalities shortlisted. Special mention of the municipality’...

Limassol was named on Tuesday as one of 23 cities to be awarded with the European Union’s Mission Label for its climate neutrality goals. The European Commission said the label “...

The main challenges currently facing the EU are sluggish growth, low levels of investment, slow adaptation of technology, tight labour markets, as well as over-reliance on conventional forms of energy ...

Implementation of the Directive in Cyprus likely to have notable impacts By Kyriaki Stinga and Emilios Charalambous The year 2023 marked 30 years since the establishment of the European Single Market and ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou departs on Sunday for Brussels to take part in the EU Councils for the Environment and Agriculture and Fisheries to be held on Monday and Tuesday, ...

The engagement of the European Union’s leadership is essential for the resumption of negotiations on the long-standing Cyprus Problem, emphasised President Nikos Christodoulides in a speech at the College ...

Deputy Minister for Europe Marilena Raouna travels to Brussels on Monday where on Tuesday, she will participate in the deliberations of the EU General Affairs Council and have contacts with ...

Sunday was a day that stands for political commitment, cooperation and leadership, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday as an summit on the partnership between Egypt and the EU drew ...

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides has arrived in Cairo where he will take part in a meeting of European leaders with the President of Egypt The meeting on Sunday is part ...

The Vice-President of the European Commission for the promotion of the European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, will visit Cyprus next Friday, according to a press release by the commission. ...