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Cyprus has taken over the EU Council presidency. It promises to take the bull by the horns and deliver tangible results, including on issues that affect the daily lives of ...

More than 100 Cypriot artists and cultural professionals performed in front of an international audience including international leaders such as EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ...

Cyprus assumes the reins of the EU Council presidency with strong public finances and high investment levels, according to figures released by Eurostat on Friday. The data show Cyprus running ...

Cyprus will work to strengthen an “Autonomous Union Open to the World” during its six-month term as President of the Council of the European Union, President Nicos Christodoulides said on ...

The government will be utilising all references in the European Council conclusions on Cyprus, as well as regarding Turkey’s role and its obligations towards the Republic of Cyprus, President ...

French Deputy Minister for European Affairs Benjamin Haddad visited Cyprus on Monday to meet Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna and later President Nikos Christodoulides. According to government sources, the visit aims ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will travel to Sarajevo on Thursday for a working visit as Cyprus prepares to assume the presidency of the council of the European Union in the first ...

Cyprus’ holding of the European Council’s rotating presidency “will involve all the island’s districts”, European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna said on Monday. Speaking after a meeting with ...

The extraordinary European Council in Brussels reaffirmed its full commitment to a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem within the framework of the United Nations and in accordance with the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will leave for Belgium on Wednesday, where he will visit the College of Europe in Bruges, participate in the European Council summit in Brussels, and hold public ...

The extension of emergency measures that had been taken to address the energy crisis was necessary and proportionate, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Tuesday during the Energy Council of ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos, departed for Luxembourg on Sunday, to attend the EU Foreign Affairs and General Affairs Councils. On Monday, Kombos is set to participate in the EU Foreign ...

Cyprus will make every attempt to deescalate the situation in Israel, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday, adding that he condemns the terrorist attacks by Palestinian extremist organisation Hamas against ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will on Friday participate in an informal summit of the European Council in Granada, Spain, which will focus on the future of the EU and the external ...

General Director of Agriculture and Rural Development, Andreas Gregoriou on Tuesday reiterated Cyprus’s support for any EU initiative to export food from Ukraine and strengthen food security at the ...

Justice Minister Anna Procopiou is attending the informal council of justice and home affairs council of the EU taking place in Spain this week. The agenda includes key topics such ...

Minister of the Interior Constantinos Ioannou will participate in the deliberations of the EU council of justice and home affairs to be held on Thursday and Friday in Luxembourg. According ...

Interior Minister Nikos Nouris highlighted Turkey’s role in the trafficking of irregular migrants during the proceedings of the European union’s council of internal affairs on Friday. “The €200 million ...

Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides will have bilateral meetings with the foreign ministers of Estonia and Ukraine on the margins of his participation in the informal meeting of the European ...

President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday he had an “extremely useful exchange” with French President Emmanuel Macron in the margins of the European Council in Brussels. “Absolute delight to talk ...

The European Council “recalls its previous conclusions” and remains “fully committed to the comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem in accordance with the relevant UNSC resolutions”, the 27 EU member states ...

Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides is travelling to Brussels to participate in the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union, which takes place on Monday. During the Council, the foreign ministers ...