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The European Commission on Friday launched a new infringement case against Cyprus, saying the Republic has yet to incorporate the EU’s energy efficiency directive 2023/1791 into national law. The directive, ...

Brussels is set to issue a formal warning to Rome over concerns that Italy’s far-reaching “golden power” rules may breach European Union law, the Financial Times said on Friday, ...

Cyprus is under migratory pressure due to the disproportionate level of arrivals over the last year and will therefore be eligible to access the ‘solidarity pool’, the EU’s solidarity ...

The Nicosia municipality has been selected by the European Commission as one of the three finalists for the title of European Rising Innovative City 2025, it was announced on Thursday. “This ...

Cyprus has been given until November to repay millions of euros which had been paid by the European Commission in grants for the construction of the liquefied natural gas terminal ...

The European Commission announced on Wednesday the appointment of Panayiotis Pourgourides as the new head of its representation in Nicosia. The decision was made after the meeting of the College ...

EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said in a speech on Wednesday that the commission intended to propose the creation of a new European firefighting hub based in Cyprus, ...

The unaudited status of the attorney-general is not included in the package of bills on the reform of the legal service, which is set to be discussed on September 10 at ...

The journalists’ union on Wednesday accused the justice ministry of “vilifying” journalists after the ministry had released a statement “categorically” refuting a story which appeared on the front page of ...

The European Commission on Thursday sent Cyprus a “reasoned opinion” over the country’s failure to transpose into its legal system a directive regarding the reporting of projected emissions of ...

The finance ministry has refused to greenlight the payment of €25 million to Greece’s independent transmission system operator (Admie), which form part of the government’s obligations regarding the Great ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen survived a no-confidence vote in European Parliament on Thursday, tabled by mainly far-right lawmakers who said she and her team undermined trust in ...

The European Commission’s annual rule of law report praised the progress made thus far in Cyprus’ efforts to reform its legal service and encouraged it to “further advance” those ...

Cyprus has called on the European Commission to introduce stronger safeguards and impact assessments to protect the EU’s agricultural sector and food security. The request came during the EU ...

European Union envoy for the Cyprus problem Johannes Hahn is to arrive in Cyprus on Monday – his first visit to the island since being appointed to the role a month ...

Despite efforts by the current government to fully postpone green taxation, which the Anastasiades administration had built into the framework for Cyprus to access recovery and resilience funds, the EU ...

Greece expressed its support for the European Commission’s announcement of Johannes Hahn as its special envoy for the Cyprus problem, though Turkey was less enamoured by the decision. Greece’...

The European Commission did not provide credible reasons for rejecting a New York Times request to hand over text messages between its president and Pfizer’s CEO related to Covid-19 ...

The European Union consistently defends the rights of Cyprus and Cypriot citizens, Nacho Sanchez Amor, member of the European parliament and its rapporteur regarding the European Commission’s 2023 and 2024 reports ...

Cyprus is being referred to the EU Court of Justice for failing to comply with the landfill directive and an earlier court judgement, concerning the landfills of Vati in Limassol ...

The European Commission on Wednesday disbursed €76.9 million to Cyprus as its third tranche under its Recovery and Resilience facility. The disbursement of the funds comes after the commission had last ...

The European Commission on Wednesday sent a reasoned opinion to Cyprus and seven other European Union member states over their failure to transpose into their national legal systems EU laws ...

Banks in Cyprus must implement increased due diligence measures when conducting background checks on politically exposed persons, a Central Bank of Cyprus representative said on Wednesday. Addressing the House ethics ...

Cyprus was on the receiving end of a total of seven letters of formal notice from the European Commission on Friday over the country’s non-compliance with European Union law ...