EU greenlights VAT cuts on electricity bills
The European Commission’s VAT committee has approved the government’s proposal to cut VAT on household electricity bills, the finance ministry announced on Monday. A statement...
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Christodoulides: Securing concerted EU action on Turkey a difficult task
Cyprus will use the means at its disposal – diplomatic and legal – to put pressure on Turkey over its actions on the high seas...
EU law determines refugee protection in Cyprus
When the Republic of Cyprus joined the EU in 2004 it surrendered to the EU her sovereign right to control its borders in refugee claims....
Nouris: There is no magic solution to tackling migration
There are no magic solutions to tackling the migration issue, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Thursday, stating the government’s determination to protect the country’s...
Petrides suggests Pasydy using blackmail tactics over civil service reforms
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Sunday launched a scathing attack on public service union Pasydy general-secretary Stratis Mattheou who blamed the government for a delay...
Cyprus will ‘do its best’ to adopt EU’s farm to fork strategy
Cyprus will do its best to adopt the EU’s ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy, agriculture minister Costas Kadis said during a meeting on Friday with EU...
Cyta says continues to include UK in EU roaming circle
Cyta on Friday announced that it continues to include the UK in its list of countries for which the EU regulation on roaming applies. The...
President to brief EU leaders on Cyprus problem and Turkey’s provocations
President Nicos Anastasiades participates on Thursday and Friday in the European Council Summit taking place in Brussels, during which he is expected to inform his...
Cyprus, Hungary share common concerns, says FM
Cyprus and Hungary, as EU partners, share common concerns and challenges, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday after a meeting with his Hungarian counterpart...
EU foreign affairs council to discuss Varosha
Foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides is leaving Sunday for Luxembourg, to attend the meeting of the Council of Foreign Affairs of the European Union on Monday....
UK cheating foreigners
Dominic Cummings, the architect of Brexit, claimed on Twitter last week that cheating foreigners was the core part of his job as special adviser to...
Cyprus to report grant of land near Apostolos Andreas to Turkish army
President Nicos Anastasiades will report to the UN and the that land has been granted to the Turkish military in the area of Apostolos Andreas...
Soaring energy prices climb up EU’s political agenda
The European Union said on Wednesday it would examine the way its power market is run and consider proposals to revamp regulations within the bloc,...
Turkey may use Afghan refugees for own gains, president warns EU
President Nicos Anastasiades warned his EU counterparts that Turkey may channel refugees from Afghanistan to the bloc’s member states arguing that this new migration issue...
EU has enough gas for winter, eyes gas market reform – energy chief
European Union countries have enough gas in storage to last through winter, but the surge in prices shows the need to quickly switch to renewable...
Nouris presses for more EU support on migration issue (updated)
Inability to exercise effective control of the green line due to its length is the most serious problem Cyprus faces as regards migratory flows, the...
Higher taxes are coming and for markets, that could be a good thing
And so it begins: Taxes in the world’s wealthiest countries are rising. Inevitable perhaps given the unprecedented COVID-era debt surge and, according to some investors,...
‘Vaccelerate’ jab project sparks confusion and concern
Exact function of EU-funded programme will be clarified soon, no approval given at this stage for clinical trials in Cyprus No clinical trials with...
EUMed9 call on Turkey to reverse Varosha moves (Updated)
The Southern European countries group (EUMed) on Friday called on Turkey to accept Cyprus’ invitation to engage in dialogue on the delimitation of their maritime...
Excess mortality in Cyprus in July highest in EU
The excess mortality rate in Cyprus in July was much higher than in other EU countries, according to a Eurostat report. According to the data,...