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Cypriots’ top priorities for the European Parliament is protecting public health, the economy, migration, the rule of law and protecting human rights, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey. The overall ...

A woman has to work until February 6 to reach the same wage as a man received in the preceding year, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Sunday. Emilianidou said that ...

Cyprus has called for EU sanctions on airlines allegedly used by irregular migrants to gain access to the government-controlled areas via the north and Turkey. The Republic has consistently accused ...

The partnership between Cyprus and the US, and the prospects for regional cooperation on energy issues were discussed during a meeting Thursday in Washington between Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides and ...

Cyprus signed an agreement with the EU on Tuesday to regulate the return of migrants, with further cooperation to be announced shortly. Deputy Director-General in charge of the ‘Task Force ...

The Foreign Ministers of the European Union had an exchange of views on the situation in Ukraine and Russia’s threats to the country’s security with US Secretary of ...

Minister calls on EU partners to help finance physical barriers along buffer zone Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Friday urged his EU counterparts to support Cyprus’ call for the financing ...

Around 70 per cent of Europeans lived in homes they owned in 2020 while the rest lived in rented housing, according to a Eurostat study published on Thursday. The numbers for Cyprus, 68.6 ...

The European Union and the Executive Vice-President for an Economy that Works for People Valdis Dombrovskis launched an initiative this week to further restrict tax evasion through the use of ...

The number of first time asylum seekers applying for international protection in the European Union rose by 58 per cent year-on-year in September 2021, with Cyprus receiving 1,120, according to monthly data published ...

Sleeping on mattresses in a Belarusian warehouse, hundreds of Middle Eastern migrants are still clinging to the hope of a future in western Europe as the year draws to a ...

The European Commission has in the last quarter of 2021 signed 11 new contracts with different Turkish Cypriot civil society organisations for a total of €1.8 million as well as a direct grant ...

The European Council has acknowledged the magnitude of the problem facing the Republic of Cyprus due to the extremely high migration flows it receives, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on ...

Though 35 per of Cypriots aged 16 to 74 saw untrue or doubtful information on news websites or social media, only 17 per cent verified its truthfulness, according to a survey carried this year, ...

The European Commission on Wednesday adopted a €30.7m action programme for the Turkish Cypriot community that includes substantial aid to help producers benefit from the halloumi PDO package by conforming ...

Point of sales (POS) terminals have seen a 15 per cent rise in Cyprus between 2018 and 2020, according to a survey of 14 countries in central and eastern Europe conducted by technology company ...

The referral by the EU foreign ministers of the options paper to Coreper for possible legal measures against those involved in the illegal activities in Varosha was not a negative ...

Local environmental NGOs were among more than 150 organisations that on Tuesday called on the European Commission to include the restoration of at least 15 per cent of land and sea area ...

The EU’s foreign ministers on Monday agreed to consider the possibility of measures against those involved in activities in the fenced area of Varosha, but also called for confidence-building ...

European Union countries are expected to agree to limit to nine months the duration of COVID-19 certificates for travel around the bloc, three EU sources told Reuters, but some states ...

Following an inspection of 18 fishing vessels within Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), 16 infringements were recorded, it was announced on Wednesday. Infringements might include such issues as the use of prohibited ...

The European Commission will propose on Wednesday a new trade defence measure designed to combat non-European Union countries wielding undue pressure on any of the bloc’s members, but the ...

The rise in energy prices, the revision of the trans-European networks for energy (TEN-E) regulation (which particularly interests Cyprus), and the progress made towards the adoption of the “Fit for 55 ...

Cyprus received three reasoned opinions on Thursday as the European Commission addressed a number of member states for shortcomings in adopting measures under EU law as part of its package ...