#European Union (EU)

Affordable, sustainable and social housing, along with emerging trends in the housing market, are at the centre of an informal meeting of EU housing ministers taking place on Tuesday in ...

Commerce Minister Michael Damianos on Monday hailed the European Union’s imminent signing of a new interim trade agreement with Mexico, describing it and the establishment of a more general ...

European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna on Monday hailed the European Union’s new simplified rules regarding the use of biocides in food and feed production, while the Council of ...

President Nikos Christodoulides marked Europe Day on Saturday by calling on the European Union to strengthen its cohesion and competitiveness, while emphasising the role of young people in shaping Europe’...

Cyprus remains “unapologetically European”, strengthening European autonomy, promoting key priorities and remaining resilient amid the crises affecting the wider region, Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna said on Friday. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides, in a speech he made at Greece’s defence exhibition DEFEA 2026, said that the EU could advance on defence and security without the United States. Can it ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said he had a “great call” with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday and would give the EU until July 4 to fulfill ...

The number of children at risk of poverty or social exclusion in Cyprus has fallen in recent years, although key social indicators continue to highlight significant inequalities, according to a ...

The Cyprus issue “blocked” Turkey’s journey toward membership of the European Union, the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. “Recently, some damaging debates regarding Turkey’s ...

The European Union “is our common home”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday, as Cyprus marked 22 years since its accession to the trading bloc. He described Cyprus’ joining of the ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan lamented that relations between his country and the European Union are being “held hostage by one country” during a joint press conference with his Austrian ...

EU maritime ministers signed the “Nicosia Declaration” on Wednesday, setting out a joint framework focused on seafarer training, working conditions and gender equality in the shipping sector. The declaration, endorsed ...

Cyprus fully supports the further deepening of the cooperation between the European Union and Armenia , European affairs deputy minister Marilena Raouna has said. “[The cooperation is] based on our shared ...

EU leaders meeting in Cyprus called for stronger European defence cooperation, faster energy independence and closer engagement with the Middle East, as instability in the region continues to affect Europe’...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday called on European Union leaders to begin preparing a coordinated response framework if a member state is attacked, stressing the need for greater readiness and ...

The number of immigrants residing in the European Union climbed to a record high of 64.2 million in 2025, up about 2.1 million from a year earlier, according to a report published on ...

European countries including Spain and Ireland pushed on Tuesday to suspend a pact governing the EU’s ties with Israel but failed to garner enough support from the bloc’s ...

United Nations undersecretary-general for peacekeeping operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix on Tuesday said that “regular interaction” with the Turkish Cypriot side is “very important and helpful” for the UN. Speaking after a ...

The European Parliament has in its latest annual report called on Turkey to “give the Turkish Cypriot community the necessary space” to chart its own political course. The report was ...

The EU’s age verification app for online platforms is ready and will soon be available to use, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday, as member ...

As soon as Johannes Hahn left his post as the European Commission’s envoy for the Cyprus problem, Cypriot government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis was at pains to stress that processes ...

More than half of employees in Cyprus report experiencing stress, placing the country among the most affected in Europe, according to new findings released Wednesday. Data from Gallup’s workplace ...

A clear mechanism on how the European Union should respond when its mutual assistance clause, Article 42.7 of the EU Treaty, is invoked, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. He said ...

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s powerful Security Council, said on Friday that Moscow should drop its “tolerant attitude” towards Ukraine’s possible EU membership. “The EU is no ...