#European Union (EU)

The European Union needs to do more about third countries violating sanctions on Russia, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday attending a European Council meeting in Brussels, and alluding to ...

Prime ministers of Italy and Belgium were among those to air frustration on Thursday with Germany’s refusal to cap gas prices as the 27 European Union leaders met for a ...

The need to build trust between the two communities in Cyprus was underlined by the EU’s director general for structural reform support, Mario Nava. Nava met with President Nicos ...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s bullying of Cyprus and Greece has led to a deterioration in Turkey’s relations with the European Union, according to the latest European Commission report. ...

EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson arrived in Cyprus on Thursday to take part in the inauguration of the works on the EuroAsia Interconnector that are set to start on Friday. ...

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 ...