Anastasiades leaves Wednesday for crucial EU Council summit
President Nicos Anastasiades leaves on Wednesday for Brussels in order to participate in the Special European Council, on September 24 and 25. Among the issues...
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Cyprus digs in heels on Belarus sanctions, says EU must be consistent
Despite an appeal by the country’s main opposition leader, European Union foreign ministers failed to agree sanctions against Belarusian officials on Monday, as Cyprus dug...
Turkey’s activities in East Med at centre of talks with Greek president (updated)
Greece’s President Katerina Sakellaropoulou started a two-day visit to Cyprus saying she had discussed the EU’s response to Turkey’s unlawful actions in the eastern Mediterranean...
EU foreign ministers to discuss east Med, recent developments (updated)
Today’s EU’s Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting will discuss the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, with an update on the latest situation, but according to...
EU’s Belarus sanctions ‘taken hostage’ by Cyprus – reports
Cyprus could potentially derail EU sanctions against Belarus, over the bloc’s delay in imposing similar measures on Turkey, reports said on Friday. The EU has...
Britain not acting in breach of international law
According to the EU-UK withdrawal agreement and the Vienna Convention on treaties pacta sunt servanda: treaties are binding on the parties and must be performed...
Our View: Securing sanctions against Turkey has become an end in itself
FOR SOME time now, the Anastasiades government has been on the offensive, accusing the EU of a ‘policy of appeasement’ towards Turkey, of ‘practising double...
Cyprus says its issues with Turkey not linked to EU Belarus sanctions (Updated)
European Union sanctions on Belarus are being delayed by a separate dispute between Cyprus and Turkey over energy resources in the Eastern Mediterranean, four EU diplomats said,...
EU to hone “carrot and stick” line on Turkey, top official says
European Union leaders will decide on a “carrot and stick” approach to Turkey when they meet on Sept. 24-25, their chairman said on Friday, proposing...
EU to employ carrots and sticks to persuade Turkey to talk
The EU will use a carrot and stick policy to try and dissuade Turkey from carrying on its illegal drilling activities in the eastern Mediterranean,...
