#European Union (EU)

As long as the international community, including the EU turns a blind eye to Turkey’s belligerence, it rewards the aggressor, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday, warning that this ...

EU Transport Commissioner Adina Valean will be in Cyprus on Sunday to attend the opening of the Maritime Cyprus conference in Limassol. The conference officially kicks off Sunday night with ...

Cyprus is this year facing a 122 per cent increase in irregular arrivals in the first seven months compared to the same period in 2021, mainly due to arrivals from Turkey to ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides For a prolonged period the prices of conventional energy (coal, oil and natural gas) were contained at low levels, mainly reflecting the view that ...

Cyprus will request specific exemptions from the measures concerning the mandatory reduction of energy demand during peak hours, as well as the imposition of a cap on the additional profits ...

Now is the time for Cypriot diplomacy to make a move with concrete, realistic proposals The recent decision of the US government to lift the US arms embargo on Cyprus ...

The EU needs to ensure that its Russia sanctions do not negatively impact the bloc or individual member states, especially when it comes to the shipping sector, President Nicos Anastasiades ...

Larnaca has been shortlisted as a European Destination of Excellence (Eden) in an EU initiative aimed at rewarding the best achievements in sustainable tourism and green transition practices in smaller ...

After many months of difficult negotiations, the EU has recognised the instrumentalisation or ‘weaponisation’ of migration by Turkey through the Green Line, the interior ministry said on Sunday. The ministry ...

Hungary will create an anti-corruption authority and a working group involving non-government organisations to oversee the spending of European Union funds, the government said in a decree in its official ...

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola will be in Cyprus on Friday to discuss the latest gas find in the island’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) among other issues during a ...

In a rare instance of criticism among their own, European Council President Charles Michel has said the European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen has been late in responding ...

Cyprus on Friday denounced Turkey to the European Union and the United States in relation to the Putin-Erdogan agreements, as well as other actions which undermine western sanctions against Russia, ...

Vaccination gaps in EU populations must be closed as a “matter of top priority”, the EU’s Cypriot Commissioner for Health Stella Kyriakides said on Friday, with Brussels recommending that ...

The finance ministry’s general directorate for development is steaming ahead to implement landmark projects to secure the second €85 million tranche of funds from the EU recovery and resilience plan, ...

Countries other than those accused of surveillance should also be investigated, including Cyprus, according to MEP and member of the European Parliament’s inquiry committee investigating the use of Pegasus ...

The majority of cars in Cyprus are between 10 and 20 years old, according to Eurostat data released on Friday. Interestingly, from December 31, 2020, a mere 4 per cent of passenger vehicles in Cyprus ...

Honey imports to Cyprus from countries outside the European Union decreased between 2016 and 2021, while exports to countries outside the EU increased during the same period, according to data published by ...

The number of irregular arrivals detected entering the EU via the eastern Mediterranean route remains high, with entry through Cyprus accounting for more than half of 22,601 arrivals—over 11,300 individuals, in ...

The president of the EU Commission shares President Nicos Anastasiades’ intense concerns about Turkey’s illegal actions in Varosha, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on Thursday. In a letter replying ...

The European Union on Monday put forth a “final” text to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as four days of indirect negotiations between U.S. and Iranian officials wrapped up ...

The EU has punished Turkey for its behaviour towards Cyprus by freezing several chapters of the accession negotiations, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola was quoted as saying on Sunday. In ...

The European Commission has been promoting the idea of creating a bicommunal solar power plant that would “contribute to meet the energy needs of both communities”, European Commission President Ursula ...

Cyprus-based research and development company SignalGeneriX announced its participation in three EU funded defence projects with a funding total of €65 million, describing this as a major success for itself and ...