Large migration flow ‘a threat to demographics’, govt says
Cyprus has been receiving the biggest flow of migrants in proportion to its population, which is threatening to change its demographics, a presidential aide said on Friday, ahead of a ...
Coronavirus: EU wants member states to act quickly on ‘Digital Green Certificate’
The European Commission would like to see member states and the European Parliament act quickly on its proposal for a digital green certificate covering vaccination, testing and recovery so that ...
EU confirms will be present at Geneva talks
The EU will be present at the conference on Cyprus, convened by the UN, both in the initial phase in Geneva and in the next phase of in-depth negotiations, a ...
Facing ‘crisis of century’, EU threatens ban on Covid vaccine exports to UK
The European Union on Wednesday threatened to ban exports of COVID-19 vaccines to Britain to safeguard scarce doses for its own citizens facing a third wave of the pandemic that ...
Percentage of population aged over 65 edges up slightly in 2020
In 2020, some 20.6 per cent of the EU population was aged 65 years or over; 3 percentage points higher than the corresponding share from a decade earlier, Eurostat reported on Tuesday.
In Cyprus, 16.3 ...
EU and CoE ‘concerned’ over freedom of the press in the north
The EU and the Council of Europe (CoE) are watching “with serious concern” any attempt to undermine the freedom of the press in the Turkish Cypriot community through persecution and ...
Proposal for a Covid buffer zone hospital
Open letter to Mr Josep Borrell, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy from Nicosia lawyer Achilleas Demetriades
Honourable High Representative of the European Union,
Your ...
EU will participate as an observer at Cyprus conference
The EU will be an observer at the five-plus-one summit on the Cyprus problem as it has been in the past, European Council President Charles Michel said on Friday.
Replying ...
President participates in teleconference with EU heads of state
President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday participated in a teleconference with the President of the European Council and EU heads of state and government, during which they discussed preparations ahead of ...
Anastasiades and Macron exchange views over the phone
As part of their regular contacts, President Nicos Anastasiades spoke by phone on Sunday with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macros, government spokesman Kyriakos Koushos said in a written statement.
During ...
Animal Party calls for govt action after ship with sick cows allowed to dock in north
The Animal Party said on Sunday it had joined a campaign with other European animal welfare organisations against the transport of live animals inside and outside the EU.
The party ...
Anastasiades and EC President agree that EU is needed at Cyprus conference
President Nicos Anastasiades and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have agreed that the EU needs to be represented at the informal meeting on Cyprus, which will be called ...
Over 600kg of waste per person produced in 2019 in Cyprus
Cypriots produced 642 kg of municipal waste per person in 2019, the fourth highest rate in the European Union, according to figures published by Eurostat on Tuesday.
It said that almost 225 million ...
Cypriots want bigger role for EP, say EU membership ‘a positive move’
Cyprus tops the list of EU member states which want the European Parliament to play a more important role in future, the latest Eurobarometer figures show.
While 91 per cent in ...
Place and date of Cyprus conference still uncertain, Nicosia fears Turkish ‘games’ (updated)
The place and date of an informal five-party conference on Cyprus, which the UN Secretary-General intends to convene, remain uncertain, while Nicosia fears that Ankara is playing “games” with the ...
Username and password still most common method of web ID
In 2020, three in four people in Cyprus logged in to online services using their username and password. The share of 74 per cent is just below the EU average of 75 per ...
Vaccines: the EU’s PR disaster
Questions began being asked as to how the EU – a group of some of the world’s richest and most developed countries – could be left so far behind
The EU’...
Cyprus and Slovenia discuss ties, EU, Cyprus issue (Updated)
Bilateral ties, EU issues and the Cyprus problem were on the agenda of the consultations the Slovenian FM Anže Logar in Nicosia with his counterpart Nikos Christodoulides.
The Slovenian ...
Batch of frozen peppers recalled
The health ministry’s public health service recalled on Friday a batch of imported frozen peppers from the Cypriot market due to the detection of a non-approved pesticide.
The EU’...
EU says two-state solution out of the question, Turkey upset with UNSC (Updated)
The pace of diplomatic activity is picking up ahead of the 5+1 informal conference on Cyprus slated for the beginning of March with the arrival this coming week of British Foreign ...
Borrell: Greece, Turkey exploratory talks ‘a good step’
High Representative Josep Borrell on Monday described the exploratory talks between Greece and Turkey, which started today, as an important step towards EU-Turkey rapprochement.
Speaking after the end of the ...
EC approves €87m Cypriot guarantee scheme for tourism sector
The European Commission on Tuesday announced that it had approved, under EU State aid rules, “an €86.6 million Cypriot scheme to support companies active in the tourism sector (including organisers of ...