‘Cyprus cannot circumvent EU directives’
Cyprus cannot circumvent directives enacted by the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP) for farming but the state can far better support local farmers through the green transition, the head ...
Cypriot MPs speak to PACE about media freedom importance
Cypriot MPs Yiorgos Loukaides and Christiana Erotokritou spoke about the importance of freedom of speech and on the increasing use of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) in Europe, during ...
EU protection for Cyprus’ crafts
AI cannot replicate human artistry
By Ramona Livera and Anna Georgaka
On October 27, 2023, the European Commission published Regulation 2023/2411, a game-changer for geographical indications in craft and industrial products.
Effective since ...
Johansson visits Cyprus to discuss implementation of EU migration policy
EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs Ylva Johansson will visit Cyprus on Tuesday to discuss migration management as well as the implementation of the EU Action Plan for the Eastern Mediterranean ...
2023: Revised EU law still allows eavesdropping on journalists
Some breathed a sigh of relief on December 15 when news broke the European Parliament and the European Council agreed to amend the draft text of a new law coming down ...
Larnaca draws on €30m in EU funding
Larnaca municipality managed to procure over €30 million from European funds, and a massive revamp of the city and municipality are underway, Mayor of Larnaca, Andreas Vyras, said on Wednesday.
“The ...
Life expectancy in Cyprus down ‘due to pandemic’
Life expectancy in Cyprus has fallen from 82.4 years in 2020 to 81.7 years in 2022 after dropping to a low of 81.3 years in 2021, according to an EU health report.
Despite the drop, life ...
Migration cost for Cyprus set to rocket
The costs of migration will be exorbitant in 2024, due to increased needs from non-stop flows in recent years, in addition to new structures, medical care, benefits and the management of ...
Pyrgos chuffed over cheese’s EU recognition
Pyrgos has expressed its delight after the local Halitzia Tillirias cheese was added to the European Union’s Protected Geographical Indications register.
“This opens doors to new opportunities for employment, ...
EU MP says she is in favour of truth commission for Cyprus missing persons
EU MP and rapporteur on missing persons in Cyprus Isabel Santos on Sunday said she supports the idea of creating a truth and reconciliation commission on the island, and that ...
Evangelou discusses investments in society at EU meeting
The importance of social investments, the role of Cyprus in the development of the European Disability and Parking Cards, and the actions taken in the country to tackle structural racism, ...
AI and the US-China race for supremacy
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides
In recent years, advances in machine learning algorithms, combined with an unprecedented increase in the volume of data and the underlying strength of computing ...
European Commission greenlights Cyprus’ modified green transition plan
The European Commission on Thursday gave a positive assessment of Cyprus’ modified recovery and resilience plan, which includes a REPowerEU chapter. The plan is now worth €1.22 billion – €0.2 billion in loans ...
Christodoulides says open to discussing dropping EU veto (updated)
The Republic of Cyprus would be ready to discuss the issue of abolishing the need for unanimity in EU foreign policy, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, a day before ...
‘EU is part of the Cyprus problem’
Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar slammed the European Union on Friday following the release of the EU-Turkey report on Wednesday.
“The EU has become a prisoner of the Greek Cypriot ...
Budget must meet EU obligations, says minister (updated)
Protecting the economy and safeguarding human-centred sustainable development should be at the forefront of economic policy, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Tuesday while speaking at a forum on the ...
Cyprus now a net receiver, not contributor, of EU funds (Updated)
By Nick Theodoulou and Elias Hazou
Cyprus has become a net recipient of EU funds, reversing a long-standing position of being a net contributor, as the country’s EU funding ...
Qatar supplies gas to Europe, vying with US to replace Russia supply
Qatar has agreed to supply Shell (SHEL.L) in the Netherlands with gas for 27 years, the second such deal with a European buyer in a week, as the Gulf state ...
Ioannou pushes for deputy ministry of migration (Updated)
Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou informed the House interior committee of his plans to create a Deputy Ministry of Migration and Asylum on Thursday.
He said the creation of such a ...
EU’s Borrell: Israel has to adhere to international law
Israel has the right to defend itself but some of its decisions would breach international law, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told reporters on Tuesday.
In response to ...
EU watchdog scrutinises banks’ defences after SVB, Credit Suisse woes
Most leading euro zone banks have met a January 2024 target for issuing special debt to replenish capital in a crisis, but some need to do more to ensure they can, ...
President lauds EU’s Turkey report, as Ankara and north dismiss it
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday condemnation from Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot ‘government’ of the EU parliament report was “nothing new,” while he said the government holds “particularly dear” ...
Government forms team to address irregular migration issue (Updated)
By Jonathan Shkurko and Elias Hazou
The government on Thursday decided to set up an interdepartmental team as a focal point for drawing up policies to stem the tide of ...
Turkish EU accession depends on it ‘changing course’ (updated)
Unless the Turkish government “drastically changes course”, Turkey’s EU accession process cannot resume, the European Parliament said on Wednesday, passing the progress report for the country.
The report was ...