#eu

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 ...

Nicosia is anticipating a package of measures from the EU in the coming period that will be able to exert pressure on Turkey to review its practices and reverse its ...

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 said that the ...

Cyprus will use the means at its disposal – diplomatic and legal – to put pressure on Turkey over its actions on the high seas and in the fenced-off town of Varosha – ...

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. A surrender of so much sovereignty ...

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 interests amidst reactions ...

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 to the ongoing reforms process. ...

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 Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides. ...

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 telecommunications company said it therefore ...

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 counterparts about the latest developments ...

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 Péter Szijjártó in ...

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. Council business is expected to ...

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 the British prime minister during ...

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 in the Karpas peninsula on ...

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, as it seeks to keep ...

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 should not be left ...

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 sources and reform the EU ...