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Cyprus granted fewer citizenships in 2020 compared with the previous year, bucking the EU trend which saw a total of around 729,000 persons given citizenship of an EU member state, a three ...

Russian ambassador to Nicosia, Stanislav Osadchiy has warned that Moscow is keeping score and will take everything that Nicosia does as regards the war in Ukraine into account when it ...

Rich Russians who received Cypriot citizenship through the now defunct investment programme are facing an asset freeze under the EU and US sanctions push, as are many others with businesses ...

The rise in energy and grain price levels due to the war in Ukraine, but also the possibility of stagflation are his main concerns Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on ...

The European Commission approved 225 reform projects that will be supported under the Technical Support Instrument (TSI), Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira has announced. Eight of these projects deal ...

Ukraine, enhanced bilateral relations, the Cyprus problem and developments on the migrant crisis were the main topics discussed between President Nicos Anastasiades and his Slovenian counterpart Borut Pahor during the ...

The European Commission on Tuesday approved a scheme worth €5.7 million to support farmers working in the livestock sector affected by the coronavirus pandemic and the restrictive measures in Cyprus. According ...

The European Union agreed new sanctions on Russia that will blacklist more politicians, lawmakers and officials, ban EU investors from trading in Russian state bonds, and target imports and exports ...

A memorandum of understanding which attempts to alleviate issues stemming from the migration pressures faced by the Republic was signed with the EU on Monday. The stated aims of the ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will head to Brussels on Thursday and Friday to take part in a European Union – African Union summit. Among other issues, the summit will focus on matters ...

President Nicos Anastasiades briefed on Thursday the European Council President Charles Michel on efforts to resume the Cyprus peace talks and asked for the EU’s contribution for confidence building ...

Cyprus, as a global maritime power, will present government’s initiative on how to tackle climate change with a focus on green shipping during the One Ocean summit in France, ...

The European Commission will ease funding rules for innovative semiconductor plants under plans announced on Tuesday as the European Union looks to boost its chip industry and cut its dependence ...

Cypriots’ top priorities for the European Parliament is protecting public health, the economy, migration, the rule of law and protecting human rights, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey. The overall ...

A woman has to work until February 6 to reach the same wage as a man received in the preceding year, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Sunday. Emilianidou said that ...

Cyprus has called for EU sanctions on airlines allegedly used by irregular migrants to gain access to the government-controlled areas via the north and Turkey. The Republic has consistently accused ...

The partnership between Cyprus and the US, and the prospects for regional cooperation on energy issues were discussed during a meeting Thursday in Washington between Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides and ...

Cyprus signed an agreement with the EU on Tuesday to regulate the return of migrants, with further cooperation to be announced shortly. Deputy Director-General in charge of the ‘Task Force ...

The Foreign Ministers of the European Union had an exchange of views on the situation in Ukraine and Russia’s threats to the country’s security with US Secretary of ...

Minister calls on EU partners to help finance physical barriers along buffer zone Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Friday urged his EU counterparts to support Cyprus’ call for the financing ...

Around 70 per cent of Europeans lived in homes they owned in 2020 while the rest lived in rented housing, according to a Eurostat study published on Thursday. The numbers for Cyprus, 68.6 ...

The European Union and the Executive Vice-President for an Economy that Works for People Valdis Dombrovskis launched an initiative this week to further restrict tax evasion through the use of ...

The number of first time asylum seekers applying for international protection in the European Union rose by 58 per cent year-on-year in September 2021, with Cyprus receiving 1,120, according to monthly data published ...

Sleeping on mattresses in a Belarusian warehouse, hundreds of Middle Eastern migrants are still clinging to the hope of a future in western Europe as the year draws to a ...