EU announces financial aid to support CMP’s work
The European Commission announced on Wednesday it has signed a new agreement to support the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) to the tune of €2.6...
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European Commission records Varosha situation in classified report
The European Commission has prepared a detailed classified report on everything that has been taking place at Varosha since July 20, 2021, in a bid...
After mealworms, EU approves locusts for consumption
The European Commission on Friday authorised the placing on the market of a second insect, Locusta migratoria (migratory locust), as a novel food. According to...
Cyprus seeks to suspend asylum applications from migrants entering illegally (Updated)
The government is to seek the European Commission’s permission to suspend asylum applications from those entering the country illegally. The government made the announcement on...
Six SME selected for five EU defence projects
Six Cypriot SMEs were selected to participate in another five projects of the European Commission’s European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) for 2020, in what...
EC report says more needs to be done to upgrade justice
Cyprus has made some progress toward tweaking its justice system, but there remains work to be done on improving transparency and accessibility to public documents,...
Foreign minister applies diplomatic pressure as EU repeats concerns over Varosha
The EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell said on Monday he hoped the bloc would not be forced to hold any extraordinary meetings in response...
EU’s planned digital levy to cover hundreds of firms, Vestager says
A digital levy to be proposed by the European Commission in the coming weeks to fund its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will apply to...
Turkish Cypriot authorities condemn EU’s rejection of two-state solution
Authorities in the north on Saturday condemned the EU’s “unjust and unilateral attitude” regarding the Cyprus problem and called it to adopt a “neutral position”...
New twist as Audit Office plans to report passport probe team to the EU
In a further twist to the ‘golden passports’ affair, the Audit Office now plans to report the committee of inquiry – which just delivered its...
