Posts tagged with "eu"

Interim solution for British bases in case of hard Brexit Cyprus

Interim solution for British bases in case of hard Brexit

January 17th, 2019 Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides on Thursday said that in the event the UK leaves the EU without an agreement, an interim solution would be applied for the British bases (SBA) on the island. He said that the issue was one, among others, chosen by the EU for interim solutions to be applied in case of a hard Brexit. Speaking to...
Head of EU military committee on Cyprus visit Cyprus

Head of EU military committee on Cyprus visit

January 10th, 2019 General Claudio Graziano, the Chairman of the European Union Military Committee (Eumc) is currently on a visit to Cyprus, where he will be meeting with various officials. On Friday, Graziano will be received by the head of the National Guard, Lieutenant-General Elias Leontaris. The two will later make statements to the...
‘Shared and common interests’ Cyprus

‘Shared and common interests’

December 23rd, 2018 Cyprus and Poland have a very similar take on the meaning of the concept and principle of sovereignty, its deputy foreign minister says By Agnieszka Rakoczy POLAND and Cyprus may not have adjoining borders but, as members of the European Union and therefore political and economic partners, the two countries do have shared and common...
Keep calm as UK and EU approach cliff edge Opinion

Keep calm as UK and EU approach cliff edge

December 23rd, 2018 In the sixteenth century, English tradesmen doing business in the Ottoman Empire adopted a pragmatic approach to life as immigrants. Some were even known to convert to Islam for the duration of their sojourn in Constantinople, reverting back to Christian ways as and when they returned to England. When in Rome do as the Romans do – a...
Cypriot diplomats targeted by hackers in EU diplomatic cables leak Cyprus

Cypriot diplomats targeted by hackers in EU diplomatic cables leak

December 19th, 2018 HACKERS targeted Cyprus’ diplomats in exposing thousands of EU diplomatic cables, by using a ‘run-of-the-mill’ phishing campaign the New York Times has reported, as details about the EU’s handling of various international issues surfaced. According to the CEO of the American security company Area 1, Oren Falkowitz, the...
Anastasiades meets May, discusses British bases Cyprus

Anastasiades meets May, discusses British bases

December 13th, 2018 President Nicos Anastasiades and British Prime Minister Teresa May met briefly on Thursday where they discussed the protocol concerning the sovereign British Bases on the island once – or if – the UK leaves the European Union. According to a statement by government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou, the two leaders conversed briefly...
Cyprus ‘staunch supporter’ of stronger, more democratic more united Europe Cyprus

Cyprus ‘staunch supporter’ of stronger, more democratic more united Europe

December 12th, 2018 European defence, migration, Brexit and regional cooperation were raised by President Nicos Anastasiades during a speech he gave on Wednesday to the European Parliament plenary in Strasbourg. He first condemned the terrorist attack in the French city on Tuesday, saying terrorism was one of the most serious threats to peace and...
Government has reapplied to register halloumi in the UK, minister says Cyprus

Government has reapplied to register halloumi in the UK, minister says

December 6th, 2018 Commerce Minister, Giorgos Lakkotrypis said Thursday Cyprus has reapplied to register halloumi in the UK after losing it due to the ministry's failure to respond on time to applications filed by a British company, John & Pascalis Ltd, to invalidate or revoke the trademark. Cyprus has already filed a request to re-register the...
EU Aid Volunteers Initiative ‘an opportunity to show solidarity’ (PR) Cyprus

EU Aid Volunteers Initiative ‘an opportunity to show solidarity’ (PR)

December 5th, 2018 The EU Aid Volunteers Initiative commenced in 2016 and has since been connecting volunteers and organisations around the world becoming a platform to facilitate the provision of professional support to humanitarian aid projects, strengthening the local capacity and resilience of affected communities. This initiative gives European...
‘Generous’ Estia scheme still of concern, EU says Cyprus

‘Generous’ Estia scheme still of concern, EU says

November 30th, 2018 Some borrowers could interpret Estia handout as a reason to stop paying loans By George Psyllides Despite tightening the eligibility criteria of a subsidy scheme for non-performing loans backed by primary residences, there are still concerns about moral hazard and fairness in the Estia scheme, according to a post bailout programme...
House passes law requiring airlines to hand over passengers’ travel history Cyprus

House passes law requiring airlines to hand over passengers’ travel history

November 30th, 2018 Parliament on Friday approved a law transposing the EU PNR (passenger name record) directive, which requires air carriers to transfer to member states the passenger name record they have collected in the normal course of their business. The vote was passed by 24 to 16. The information passengers must provide includes in addition to...
Delivering results on clean energy Guest Columnist

Delivering results on clean energy

November 20th, 2018 By Miguel Arias Canete THE transition towards a low-carbon economy, as we tackle climate change, is one of the biggest opportunities of our time. As Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, my aim is to accelerate the clean energy transition by putting in place the right legal, policy and financial framework, which includes...
EU states offer Britain "ambitious" ties after Brexit, but no frictionless trade World

EU states offer Britain "ambitious" ties after Brexit, but no frictionless trade

November 16th, 2018 European Union states said on Friday that they wanted an "ambitious" future relationship with Britain but that this would not mean frictionless trade, as they met to prepare a text by Nov 25 to accompany the draft Brexit deal. In London, Prime Minister Theresa May was fighting to save the withdrawal agreement she agreed on with the EU...
Cyprus would disagree with any suspension of Turkey’s EU accession Cyprus

Cyprus would disagree with any suspension of Turkey’s EU accession

November 16th, 2018 By Evie Andreou Cyprus disagrees with any notion of suspending Turkey’s EU accession negotiation, it said on Friday. Government spokesman, Prodromos Prodromou, said: “The accession dialogue must not be substituted with an upgraded, enhanced of enlarged customs union of Turkey with the EU, bearing in mind the fact Turkey that...
EU rights of Cypriots on British bases secured under Brexit deal Cyprus

EU rights of Cypriots on British bases secured under Brexit deal

November 15th, 2018 By Jean Christou President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday welcomed the agreement in principle between the EU and the UK for Britain’s withdrawal from the bloc, and the protocol contained in the deal on the status of the British bases in Cyprus. According to the protocol in the 585-page Brexit deal, the interests of some 11,000...
EU lawmakers move to ban throw-away plastics Europe

EU lawmakers move to ban throw-away plastics

October 24th, 2018 European Union lawmakers moved on Wednesday to ban widely-used, throw-away plastics such as straws and cotton buds, and put a greater burden on manufacturers to recycle in an effort to clear up ocean pollution. Under the proposal, overwhelmingly backed by the European Parliament, 10 single-use plastic products with readily available...
BoC chairman warns of risk of new financial crisis Business

BoC chairman warns of risk of new financial crisis

October 19th, 2018 By Annette Chrysostomou Although the European banking sector is safer now than it was 10 years ago, there is always the risk of another financial crisis, Bank of Cyprus (BoC) chairman Josef Ackermann said on Friday “Banks are better regulated now, they have come a long way, but they are not safe enough. The reform of the banking...
Pavlopoulos: a solution to the Cyprus problem needs to be found soon Cyprus

Pavlopoulos: a solution to the Cyprus problem needs to be found soon

October 16th, 2018 A solution to the Cyprus problem must be reached soon to put an end to pending issues, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Tuesday. Pavlopoulos is in Nicosia to address a Conference organised by the Parliaments of Greek and Cyprus. President Nicos Anastasiades is also speaking at the Conference. Pavlopoulos , who had a...
Cyprus not happy with EU’s lack of progress in resolving migration issues Cyprus

Cyprus not happy with EU’s lack of progress in resolving migration issues

October 12th, 2018 By Lizzy Ioannidou Cyprus is not satisfied with the progress made so far in the EU-level negotiations on immigration, as delays in agreement over the mechanism of automatic redistribution of arrivals across member states mean that Cyprus continues to take in more than its fair share of refugees, Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides...
Match-fixing suspect to remain in custody until extradition hearing on Monday Cyprus

Match-fixing suspect to remain in custody until extradition hearing on Monday

October 11th, 2018 By Elias Hazou A 52-year-old man, arrested in Cyprus as part of a major investigation by Belgian authorities into financial fraud and possible match-fixing, is to remain in police custody until Monday when he will appear before a court for his initial extradition hearing. Belgium has asked for the man’s extradition. The suspect...
New EU labelling for fuel in effect from Friday Cyprus

New EU labelling for fuel in effect from Friday

October 11th, 2018 As of October 12, a new unique and harmonised set of fuel labels will appear across Europe in order to help consumers select the appropriate fuel for their vehicles. This follows an agreement by EU member states on new labelling requirements for newly produced vehicles and fuel filling stations. The label will be placed on newly...
EU warns of contagion risk if Italy does not change budget plans Europe

EU warns of contagion risk if Italy does not change budget plans

October 11th, 2018 European Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen urged Italy on Thursday to submit a draft budget in line with commitments and warned of risks for Italy and other euro zone states. Italy's eurosceptic government raised market concern when it announced two weeks ago a plan to raise its headline budget gap to 2.4 per cent of gross...
Italy debt plans 'complete insanity' say EU officials Europe

Italy debt plans 'complete insanity' say EU officials

October 4th, 2018 Senior European Union officials believe Italy risks facing a massive debt restructuring task - and one that would hit its own citizens hardest - unless it backs down in its unprecedented challenge to Brussels' budget rules. Italy's €2.3tn national debt dwarfs that of Greece and the euro zone bailout fund would not be able to cope...
EU grudgingly accepts no-deal Brexit would still include deals Brexit

EU grudgingly accepts no-deal Brexit would still include deals

September 27th, 2018 he European Union will wait until November before kicking off full-blown preparations for a possible collapse of Brexit talks, diplomats said, reluctantly accepting that such a scenario would still require some managing. EU envoys of the 27 countries remaining in the bloc after Brexit discussed on Wednesday stepping up contingency...
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