#European Union (EU)

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday the EU and Canada continue to explore Canada becoming the union’s first “associate member,” a term so divisive among ...

Cyprus recorded a preschool education participation rate of 89.2 per cent in 2024 among children aged three to the start of compulsory primary education, according to figures published by Eurostat on Thursday. ...

Only 26 per cent of young Cypriots say that they have taken part in at least one initiative to bring about social change in the past year, ranking the Republic lowest ...

Cyprus has the second smallest video game market among 36 European countries, with only Malta spending less, according to a report published on Tuesday by the European audiovisual observatory. Consumer spending ...

British business minister Jonathan Reynolds said on Tuesday Britain and the European Union were “finding a way through” concerns over the bloc’s proposed “Made in Europe” rules, a source ...

Cyprus is among a number of EU member states where cyberattacks attributed to activities “linked to Russia” were recorded, according to a briefing by the European Parliamentary Research Service (Eprs) ...

The National Anti-Fraud Co-ordination Service of Cyprus (AFCOS) has launched an awareness campaign encouraging the public to report suspected fraud and irregularities involving European Union funding, as part of efforts ...

The European Union must reach an agreement on its next multiannual financial framework, its long-term budget for the period covering the years between 2028 and 2034, by the end of this year, ...

Cypriot member of the European Parliament Giorgos Georgiou, of Akel, likened the European Union to Pontius Pilate, as the Strasbourg plenary session discussed preparations for next month’s Cop31 climate ...

All 27 EU member states have backed a joint statement rejecting the Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum, which the EU said on Wednesday, “violates the sovereign rights of third States” and “does not ...

Cypriot members of the European Parliament on Tuesday evening stressed the importance of building up the Mediterranean region’s energy sector as the Strasbourg plenary session discussed the parliament’s ...

Cypriot member of the European Parliament Michalis Hadjipantela on Tuesday presented the parliament’s budget committee (Budg)’s plans for the European Union’s general budget for next year, which ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday reiterated his call for local authorities to suggest to the government “projects” to be undertaken using funds he said the Republic of Cyprus has “secured” ...

The European Council on Friday night offered its support for Cyprus’ Amalthea humanitarian aid corridor to Gaza, calling on the State of Israel to “allow immediate, unimpeded access and sustained ...

Five people have been arrested this week – three in Cyprus – during an investigation by the European public prosecutor’s office into cross-border VAT fraud amounting to €114 million. The arrests were ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy took aim on Friday at US President Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Russia and welcomed the prospect of European allies stepping up their role in ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday says he believes the European Commission “has grasped” the need to suspend the implementation of the EU’s new emissions trading system, known as ETS2, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday called on the European Union to show more solidarity with Gulf states amid an escalating conflict between Yemen’s Saudi-backed government and its Iranian-backed Houthi ...

President Nikos Christodoulides late on Thursday night called for the European Union’s multiannual financial framework, the bloc’s long-term budget, to be reduced from its customary seven-year period to ...

The European Union’s next multiannual financial framework, its budget for the period covering the years between 2028 and 2034, may be more than 10 per cent smaller than the initial proposal submitted ...

President Nikos Christodoulides was on Thursday one of 17 European heads of government to sign a letter calling for an end to the European Union’s budgetary rebate system, in which ...

Reunifying Cyprus would strengthen the European Union’s strategic autonomy and its ability to respond to crises in the Middle East, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday. Addressing students at ...

Prime Minister Andy Burnham will tell parliament on Monday Britain must consider a new, closer relationship with the European Union, saying a new post-Brexit deal with the bloc could boost ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos has called for greater flexibility in EU spending rules to allow Cyprus and other member states to support households and businesses while investing in energy security, ...