Historic agreement on migrants signed with EU (Update 2)
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 ...
Cyprus will not be left alone to handle migrant issues, says EC vice president (updated)
Cyprus will not be left alone to handle migration issues, European Commission vice-president Margaritis Schinas reiterated on Sunday after he was given a tour of the Green Line, adding the ...
Cyprus set to receive more European aid to deal with increasing migrant flows (updated)
More European aid will be funnelled to Cyprus to deal with increasing migrant flows, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Wednesday as figures showed the numbers arriving in January this ...
Government trying to find right balance to compensate refugees says minister
The government on Tuesday vowed to find a dignified way of compensating refugees for their inability to use their properties in the north, but opposition parties have claimed there is ...
EU official recognises Cyprus’ massive refugee problem (updated)
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 ...
Planned projects will change the face of Limassol
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris was in Limassol on Tuesday to review progress in a number of projects, including an affordable housing initiative.
In statements after a meeting with Mayor Nicos ...
Interior minister backs use of physical barriers along green line
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Monday that the management of the Green Line, even though it does not constitute an external border of the EU, is considered necessary to ...
Anastasiades calls on parties to stop using municipal reform for political gain
President Nicos Anastasiades called on all parties to stop seeking political gains by insisting on a higher number of municipalities as part of local authority reform as that would only ...
70 per cent increase in asylum seekers over last year
A total of 10,868 asylum applications had been submitted in Cyprus from the beginning of the year until the first week of November, the interior ministry said on Tuesday.
In addition, ...
Agreement appears near for municipal reform
Both the government and political parties on Thursday sounded an upbeat note that the key hurdles in the way of local government reform have been overcome, with the relevant legislation ...
Anastasiades to chair meeting on migrant flows
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Saturday President Nicos Anastasiades will chair a meeting in the coming week to discuss migrant flows.
The meeting has been scheduled to get the ...
Nouris urges action after 800 migrants cross Green Line in 10 days
Cyprus is “forced” to adopt drastic measures to curb illegal migration through the Green Line, from where some 800 irregular migrants crossed to the government-controlled areas in the last 10 days alone, ...
MPs hear of efforts underway to tackle illegal migration
Great efforts are being undertaken to tackle illegal migration, MPs heard during Parliament’s ad hoc committee on demographics and migration on Tuesday while concerns were also expressed over “the ...
Nouris, MED5 colleagues to propose measures on border management
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said that Cyprus and the other four members of the MED5 group (Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain) will raise their concerns regarding a proposed Screening Regulation, ...
Cyprus to push for fair allocation of migrants at upcoming EU meet
Nicosia hopes the EU can soon agree a new common migration and asylum pact, relieving the island of some of the pressure from migrant flows, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said ...
All pending golden passports applications have been reviewed
The government has finished examining all pending applications filed under the – now defunct – citizenship-by-investment programme, and has duly briefed the European Union, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Tuesday.
The ...
Interior minister brushes off calls for asylum seeker to be reunited with family
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Tuesday waved off demands made a day earlier for a Syrian asylum seeker to be reunited with her family, saying it might open the floodgates ...
European ministers offer migrant support for Cyprus
Cyprus’ ongoing migration issues were outlined by Interior Minister Nicos Nouris in Slovenia on Friday during a meeting with several of his European counterparts.
During the discussions, Nouris said the ...
Minister says response to fire was immediate
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Thursday the response to the deadly fire over the weekend had been immediate, with authorities using all available means to bring it under control.
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Nouris joins EU teleconference on migrants
The increased flow of migrants and asylum seekers into Europe, which has become an issue especially relevant for Cyprus, was discussed by the bloc’s interior ministers on Tuesday, including ...
Interior minister visits refugee camp during trip to Greece
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris visited a migrant and refugee camp Samos on Tuesday, during his two-day visit in Greece.
The minister was accompanied by Asylum Seekers Reception General Secretary Manos ...
Move against local government reform will lead to ‘chaos’
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris warned on Tuesday that allowing referendums on the mergers of municipalities and local communities would tank the drive to reform local government.
“It will be chaos,” ...
Mayors, parties continue to resist local authority reform
Peyia Mayor Marinos Lambrou said Tuesday he opposed merging with other communities in the area as part of a plan to reform local authorities and wants to continue the municipalities ...