Cyprus ready to veto EU summit conclusions over Turkey relations (updated)
Cyprus’ positive stance at the upcoming European Council (EUCO) that will discuss EU-Turkey relations will depend on Ankara’s conduct on the Cyprus problem, Famagusta and...
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Disy hopeful freeze on direct trade regulation will be extended next week
It appears as if the EU will extend the freeze on the 2004 regulation that would allow direct trade between the bloc at the north...
Cypriot antiquity handed back during a ceremony in Brussels
A valuable inscribed Cypriot gravestone was handed back on Thursday evening during a gathering at the country’s Permanent Representation to the EU in Brussels. The...
President lauds EU solidarity over Turkey (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday welcomed the strong expression of solidarity from the European Union after the 28 member states called on Turkey to stop...
President tells Brussels cooperation is key (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades told the EU summit in Brussels that Turkey’s cooperation with the Republic of Cyprus (RoC) is imperative in tackling migration, Deputy Government...
President in Brussels for leaders’ summit
President Nicos Anastasiades will participate in the European Council summit in Brussels on Thursday and Friday. EU leaders will discuss migration, digitalisation, defence, the EU’s...
Britain pushes for talks about the future; EU wants divorce first
British officials arrive in Brussels on Monday hoping to push the EU towards talks about post-Brexit ties, which the bloc refuses to launch until there...
Belgian soldiers shoot dead knife attacker in Brussels
Belgian soldiers shot dead a man in the centre of Brussels on Friday evening after he came at them with a knife shouting Allahu Akbar...
Cypriot MEPs cautious about a ‘multi-speed Europe’
Cypriot MEPs are cautious about a ‘multi-speed Europe’ and the shift of more powers to Brussels after Brexit, it was reported on Sunday. In an...
EU leaders grope for unity as Britain walks out
The leaders of the European Union tried to put a poisonous row with Poland behind them on Friday but struggled to agree on ways to...
Germany wants Greece in eurozone, EU Commission sends top official to Athens
Germany on Monday backed Greece to stay in the eurozone and Brussels dispatched a senior official to Athens to persuade reluctant Greeks to take on...
Swiss skirt clash with EU over immigration, Brussels upbeat
The Swiss parliament passed a law on Friday aimed at curbing immigration by giving local people first crack at open jobs, skirting voters’ demand for...
Lakkotrypis to have series of contacts in UK
Commerce, Tourism and Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis leaves on Sunday for a series of meetings in London, Edinburgh and Brussels, it was announced on Sunday....
EU and Canada sign free trade agreement (Update 1)
The European Union and Canada signed a free trade agreement on Sunday that aims to generate jobs and growth though it must still clear some...
EU sets Belgium Monday deadline to back Canada trade deal
By Alastair Macdonald and Philip Blenkinsop The European Union has given Belgium until late on Monday to overcome opposition to a free trade deal with...
Turkey’s visa obligations, security and guarantees, focus of president’s meetings in Brussels
President Nicos Anastasiades will stress at the European Council in Brussels the need for Turkey to fulfill its obligations as regards the visa liberalization benchmarks...
Brussels residents petition to keep lewd mural
An online petition to prevent the removal of an explicit mural in Brussels has gained thousands of signatures, highlighting a wave of graphic street art...
Britain complains after Hungary says migrants make London a ‘no-go’ area
Britain has raised concerns with Hungary over a description of areas of London, Paris and Brussels as ‘no-go’ areas dominated by illegal immigrants who increase...
Kadis: Brussels affair was badly handled but teacher posting was justified
Mistakes were made in the handling of the secondment by the education ministry of Despo Sergiou, a teacher – and elected member of ruling Disy’s...
Our View: Kadis clearly violated ministers’ code of ethics
MINISTER of education Costas Kadis, having engaged in the most glaring case of nepotism in ensuring the secondment of a teacher with Disy connections to...