First time asylum applications up across EU, Cyprus included
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...
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Government rubbishes claim Afghan president seeking asylum in Cyprus
Government spokesman Marios Pelekanou has denied a Turkish newspaper report that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani intended to apply for asylum in the Republic of Cyprus....
Responsibility for refugees must be shared EU wide
By Αnna Kythreotou The refugee crisis is an ongoing humanitarian crisis, which has an impact on Cyprus as well as the rest of Europe. The...
Cyprus asks Frontex to stop migrants sailing to north
Cyprus has asked EU borders agency Frontex marine patrols to halt migrants sailing from Turkey`s southern coast to the island`s north Interior Minister Nicos Nouris...
Asylum applications in Cyprus nine times higher than EU average
Cyprus in 2020 had by far the highest number of asylum applicants compared to its population, with 8,448 per one million inhabitants, more than double...
Cyprus will fail to stem migration until EU acts, Nouris says
Cyprus will fail to manage the migration flow to the island unless the EU adopts a “coordinated, fair and balanced” policy which would be tailored...
Over 4,000 asylum applications in Cyprus recorded in 2020
Cyprus saw a total of 4,393 asylum applicants up to August this year, according to data disclosed by the interior ministry’s asylum service. Of the...
First-time asylum applicants in Cyprus almost 10 times higher than EU average in second quarter
Cyprus saw the highest number of first-time asylum applicants relative to the country’s population during the second quarter of this year, according to Eurostat, almost...
Asylum seeker stuck in the buffer zone
A renowned 46-year-old Iranian singer, songwriter and music producer has been stranded in the Ledra Palace buffer zone since Wednesday after the Greek Cypriot authorities...
Crucial asylum reform dismissed as a ‘damp squib’
Moves to speed up deporting failed asylum seekers are fraught with legal hurdles By Elias Hazou On the Friday before last, parliament voted to amend...
