Anastasiades expects EU measures to stop Turkey’s illegal actions
Nicosia is anticipating a package of measures from the EU in the coming period that will be able to exert pressure on Turkey to review its practices and reverse its ...
EU greenlights VAT cuts on electricity bills
The European Commission’s VAT committee has approved the government’s proposal to cut VAT on household electricity bills, the finance ministry announced on Monday.
A statement said that the ...
Christodoulides: Securing concerted EU action on Turkey a difficult task
Cyprus will use the means at its disposal – diplomatic and legal – to put pressure on Turkey over its actions on the high seas and in the fenced-off town of Varosha – ...
EU law determines refugee protection in Cyprus
When the Republic of Cyprus joined the EU in 2004 it surrendered to the EU her sovereign right to control its borders in refugee claims. A surrender of so much sovereignty ...
Nouris: There is no magic solution to tackling migration
There are no magic solutions to tackling the migration issue, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Thursday, stating the government’s determination to protect the country’s interests amidst reactions ...
Petrides suggests Pasydy using blackmail tactics over civil service reforms
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Sunday launched a scathing attack on public service union Pasydy general-secretary Stratis Mattheou who blamed the government for a delay to the ongoing reforms process.
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Cyprus will ‘do its best’ to adopt EU’s farm to fork strategy
Cyprus will do its best to adopt the EU’s ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy, agriculture minister Costas Kadis said during a meeting on Friday with EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides.
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Cyta says continues to include UK in EU roaming circle
Cyta on Friday announced that it continues to include the UK in its list of countries for which the EU regulation on roaming applies.
The telecommunications company said it therefore ...
President to brief EU leaders on Cyprus problem and Turkey’s provocations
President Nicos Anastasiades participates on Thursday and Friday in the European Council Summit taking place in Brussels, during which he is expected to inform his counterparts about the latest developments ...
Cyprus, Hungary share common concerns, says FM
Cyprus and Hungary, as EU partners, share common concerns and challenges, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday after a meeting with his Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó in ...
EU foreign affairs council to discuss Varosha
Foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides is leaving Sunday for Luxembourg, to attend the meeting of the Council of Foreign Affairs of the European Union on Monday.
Council business is expected to ...
UK cheating foreigners
Dominic Cummings, the architect of Brexit, claimed on Twitter last week that cheating foreigners was the core part of his job as special adviser to the British prime minister during ...
Cyprus to report grant of land near Apostolos Andreas to Turkish army
President Nicos Anastasiades will report to the UN and the that land has been granted to the Turkish military in the area of Apostolos Andreas in the Karpas peninsula on ...
Soaring energy prices climb up EU’s political agenda
The European Union said on Wednesday it would examine the way its power market is run and consider proposals to revamp regulations within the bloc, as it seeks to keep ...
Turkey may use Afghan refugees for own gains, president warns EU
President Nicos Anastasiades warned his EU counterparts that Turkey may channel refugees from Afghanistan to the bloc’s member states arguing that this new migration issue should not be left ...
EU has enough gas for winter, eyes gas market reform – energy chief
European Union countries have enough gas in storage to last through winter, but the surge in prices shows the need to quickly switch to renewable sources and reform the EU ...
Nouris presses for more EU support on migration issue (updated)
Inability to exercise effective control of the green line due to its length is the most serious problem Cyprus faces as regards migratory flows, the largest among all member states, ...
Higher taxes are coming and for markets, that could be a good thing
And so it begins: Taxes in the world’s wealthiest countries are rising. Inevitable perhaps given the unprecedented COVID-era debt surge and, according to some investors, even a good thing ...
‘Vaccelerate’ jab project sparks confusion and concern
Exact function of EU-funded programme will be clarified soon, no approval given at this stage for clinical trials in Cyprus
No clinical trials with coronavirus vaccines have taken place to ...
EUMed9 call on Turkey to reverse Varosha moves (Updated)
The Southern European countries group (EUMed) on Friday called on Turkey to accept Cyprus’ invitation to engage in dialogue on the delimitation of their maritime zones and reverse illegal actions ...
Excess mortality in Cyprus in July highest in EU
The excess mortality rate in Cyprus in July was much higher than in other EU countries, according to a Eurostat report.
According to the data, the excess rate in Cyprus ...
Next challenge is implementing recovery plan, Petrides says
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Friday expressed satisfaction with the “excellent work” that has been done in relation to the absorption of EU funds, putting Cyprus in the first places ...
EU disburses €157m in recovery funds to Cyprus
The European Commission announced on Thursday the disbursement of €157m to Cyprus in pre-financing, as part of the funds and loans to be provided under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (...
Russia to be affected the most by EU carbon border tax
The world’s first carbon border tax proposed by the European Union is likely to hit Russia the hardest but leave Chinese trade relatively unscathed, according to a joint study ...