A stronger fairer and inclusive Europe
By Manuela Bairos
“Only a stronger, fairer and more inclusive social Europe will respond to the social consequences of the pandemic, ensuring intergenerational balance, the future of young Europeans and ...
EU launches big climate plan for “our children and grandchildren”
European Union policymakers on Wednesday unveiled their most ambitious plan yet to tackle climate change, aiming to turn green goals into concrete action this decade and set an example for ...
Brussels to back Bosnia’s EU bid after jitters over strategy
The European Union will try to reassure Bosnians of its readiness to admit their country one day, according to an internal document seen by Reuters, after an unofficial EU diplomatic ...
EU puts digital tax plan on hold
The European Commission will delay its plan to put forward a new levy on digital services later in July, a spokesman said on Monday, following intense pressure from the US ...
Foreigners in Cyprus more educated than European Union average
Foreign workers in Cyprus tend to be more highly educated than the average number across the European Union, a report has indicated.
According to data from the European Union’s ...
Cyprus’ recovery plan ‘well balanced’ EU Commission president says
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday that Cyprus’ recovery and resilience plan was well balanced and addressed key structural challenges it was faced with, as the ...
EU to revisit proposal to set up firefighting base in Cyprus
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU will revisit a proposal to set up a firefighting aircraft base in Cyprus to help countries in the region.
Speaking ...
EU Commission approves Cyprus’ €1.2 bln Covid recovery plan
The European Commission adopted on Thursday a positive assessment of Cyprus’ recovery and resilience plan, worth €1.2 billion in grants and loans under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), to support ...
Von der Leyen arrives in Cyprus, meets with firefighters (Updated)
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday said the EU stood with the people affected by last weekend’s fires, and announced that part of Cyprus’ ...
EU’s planned digital levy to cover hundreds of firms, Vestager says
A digital levy to be proposed by the European Commission in the coming weeks to fund its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will apply to hundreds of companies, the majority ...
EU plans new safety rules for the workplace wherever it is
The European Commission plans to update its rules on worker safety to reflect the shift millions of employees made to working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and to reflect ...
ECB member: bank should retain emergency stimulus flexibility
The European Central Bank should retain the exceptional flexibility of its emergency bond buys after the current crisis, ECB board member Fabio Panetta said on Monday, setting the stage for ...
EU ‘ready to engage with Turkey’, underlines importance of Varosha
The European Council is set to offer Turkey “readiness to engage” in “a phased, proportionate and reversible manner” while remaining fully committed to a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem ...
Cyprus backs criticism of Hungary’s anti-LGBTI bill (Updated)
Saying discrimination has no place in the European Union, President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday expressed support for LGBTI persons after Hungary’s parliament passed a law that would ban homosexual ...
YouTube wins user copyright fight in top EU court ruling
Google’s YouTube won its latest copyright infringement challenge after Europe’s top court said online platforms are not liable for users uploading unauthorised works unless the platforms failed to ...
EU future relationship with City of London ‘hinges on trust’
The European Union is not intent on stealing business from the City of London, but future access for Britain to the bloc’s financial market will hinge on whether it ...
Borrell: EU impending summit unlikely to go deep into relations with Turkey
In a development that is likely to disappoint the Cyprus government, the EU’s top foreign policy chief said on Monday the bloc would not be getting deep into EU-Turkey ...
New round of Cyprob contacts kick off on Tuesday
Discussions on the Cyprus issue will pick up momentum from Tuesday, beginning with a new round of contacts by UN envoy Jane Holl Lute who was due to arrived late ...
FM heading to Luxembourg for EU foreign ministers council
Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides, departs Sunday for Luxembourg where he is due to attend the meeting the EU Foreign Affairs Council ahead of the main summit in Brussels late in ...
Reforms: A race against time
Cyprus hopes to tap some €1.2 billion from the EU’s Resilience and Recovery Facility, in exchange for which it pledges to implement a series of reforms. But it’s a ...
EU must clarify if it will act against Turkish provocations, president says
The EU needs to clarify whether it will act against further Turkish provocation, president Nicos Anastasiades told EU leaders on Thursday in light of next week’s European Council session, ...
EU-US to work for de-escalation in East Med, vaccinate two thirds of world by end of 2022
The EU and the US are set to endorse a joint declaration during their summit on June 15 in Brussels, for a “renewed transatlantic partnership” that will also work for sustainable ...
One in ten Cypriots fooled into buying counterfeits
One in ten Cypriots say they were misled into buying counterfeits, according to an EU-wide survey released as part of an awareness campaign by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (...
Cyprus to invest €283m from EU recovery fund to drive digital era transition
Cyprus will invest €283m from an EU-backed recovery and resilience fund in a concerted drive to transition into the digital era aiming at stronger economy and prosperity, President Nicos Anastasiades ...