#EU Safe programme

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas met his French counterpart Catherine Vautrin in Paris on Tuesday, with discussions focusing on bilateral defence cooperation, European defence procurement and security developments in the Eastern ...

The European Commission urged member states on Thursday to apply for loans from a €21.3 billion ($23.74 billion) pot available through the European Union’s SAFE defence funding programme to boost their ...

The final phase of the Iris 2026 military exercise took place on Thursday at Kalo Chorio – the first time with drones included – with Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas saying that maintaining a ...

European defence readiness requires a comprehensive approach which takes into account challenges across all strategic regions directly affecting Europe’s security, National Guard chief Lieutenant-General Emmanouel Theodorou has said. Theodorou ...

The number of contract soldiers eligible for promotion to contract non-commissioned officer (NCO) positions will increase from the originally announced 250 to 400, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas announced on Friday. Citing growing ...

France has reportedly rejected Turkish claims that its recently signed defence agreement with Cyprus violates international law, insisting the arrangement is a technical framework for military cooperation rather than an ...

Cyprus on Thursday took receipt of its first payment under the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (Safe) defence procurement programme, with a total of €177.2 million being disbursed to ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has said that any future progress in relations between Turkey and the European Union must be linked to tangible developments on the Cyprus issue, arguing that European ...

Cyprus is set to deepen defence industrial cooperation with France through programmes reportedly valued at around 800 million euros under the EU’s SAFE security funding mechanism. The agreements fall within ...

Cyprus and the European Commission have signed the country’s loan agreement allowing the country to receive funds under the European Union’s €150 billion Security Action for Europe (Safe) programme. ...

Cyprus is one of ten European Union member states which has now sent its loan agreement to receive funds under the EU’s €150 billion Security Action for Europe (Safe) programme ...

Cyprus is set to sign an agreement in June allowing the presence of French forces on the island for humanitarian purposes, President Nikos Christodoulides said Sunday. Speaking after a memorial ...

The Defence ministry confirmed on Friday that ten Cypriot participants have secured involvement in the European Defence Fund (EDF) projects, with expected European Commission funding of approximately €14 million. The announcement ...

Cyprus is expediating the acquisition of French-made armoured vehicles for the national guard, with discussions taking place under the European Union’s SAFE programme. According to French newspaper La Tribune, ...

Financial assistance of more than €1.181 billion in defence loans was granted to Cyprus by the European Council under the Security Action for Europe (Safe) fund on Wednesday. “Today’s decisions ...

Cypriot member of the European Parliament Costas Mavrides on Thursday called on the European Union to adapt its defence capabilities so as to be able to protect itself against drone ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has proposed a tradeoff, where Cyprus would join Nato’s Partnership for Peace (PfP) programme in return for the resumption of Cyprus peace talks and Nicosia gradually ...

Strengthening Cyprus’ deterrent capability is a top priority for the government, which is why the cabinet has approved the list of armaments the country intends to procure through the EU’...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas on Monday once again declared his opposition to the idea of Turkey joining the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (Safe) defence procurement, describing the ...

The ministry of defence will convene the Cyprus defence industry council in the coming days to finalise the national action plan for the European Union’s Safe financial instrument, according ...

Answers given to deputies at Monday’s House defence committee meeting by Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas came as a breath of fresh air. His direct and honest responses were a ...

The European Union’s new Safe regulation offers a major opportunity to boost Cyprus’ deterrent power and upgrade military infrastructure, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Monday outlining his ministry’...

“States which pose a threat to European Union member states” cannot join the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (Safe) defence procurement programme, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday said it is “up to Turkey” to meet the conditions set out om the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (Safe) defence procurement programme. ...