#European Union

Cyprus is “shocked and horrified by Russia’s strike targeting Sumy on Palm Sunday,” the foreign ministry said on Sunday night. In a post on X, the ministry said “such ...

The European Commission said on Monday it had offered a “zero-for-zero” tariff deal to avert a trade war with US President Donald Trump as EU ministers agreed to prioritise negotiations, ...

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urged EU leaders on Thursday to pledge €5 billion ($5.4 billion) for artillery shells for Ukraine to strengthen its hand in peace talks, amid divergences ...

Talk of Cyprus joining Nato or an affiliated organisation has fizzled out in recent weeks – no surprise there, as the future of Nato itself seems to hang in the balance. ...

European Union member states must strengthen cooperation between each other on the matter of defence, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday. He was asked about his position on the joint ...

By Marios Eliades Eighty years have already gone by since those who conceived the European idea, Jean Monnet, Robert Schumann, Altiero Spinelli, Winston Churchill, Konrad Adenauer and others, laid the ...

Conservation works have officially commenced at the historic mosque and cemetery in Tochni, the UNDP said in a post on X, hailing the project as “a crucial step in preserving ...

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance of the new US administration have recently levelled pointed criticisms on the policies and democratic values of Europe. They have criticised European ...

The enlargement of the EU is a “geopolitical necessity highlighted by international developments”, Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna said on Tuesday, adding that this would be high on ...

The EU should “stay focused on the key issues of concern”, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said after the conclusion of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the EU (Ecofin), ...

The EU’s competition chief says US President Donald Trump has upended the “trustful relationship” between the United States and Europe, and that Brussels should focus on providing the predictability ...

Denmark’s sovereignty is an “essential issue” for the EU, the European Council President said in an interview on Wednesday, as US President Donald Trump continues to express interest in ...

Senior citizens in the Paphos district village of Steni are to participate in a European Union Erasmus project aimed at empowering elderly people to fight against climate change. The contract ...

Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna met with Danish Minister for European Affairs Marie Bjerre in Nicosia on Thursday. The meeting highlighted the ‘strong bilateral relations between Cyprus and ...

U.S. President Donald Trumpon Tuesday vowed to hit the European Union with tariffs and said his administration was discussing a 10% punitive duty on Chinese imports because fentanyl is being ...

The return of US President Donald Trump to the White House is a wake-up call for European Union countries to fix their economies and become more competitive, the EU’s ...

Joining Europe’s Schengen zone is a “key priority” for Cyprus’ government, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Friday. Speaking after a meeting with European Commissioner for internal affairs Magnus ...

Trust in institutions and the media is lower in Cyprus compared to the EU average, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey released on Thursday. The survey, conducted between October and ...

Almost three quarters of Cypriots “tend to not trust” the government or parliament and 56 per cent do not trust the EU, according to the autumn Eurobarometer. The tendency not to ...

Cypriot Member of the European Parliament Loucas Fourlas on Monday night launched a scathing attack on the European Union’s “hypocrisy” on the Cyprus problem. Addressing a European Parliament session ...

Cyprus has received a total of €126 million net in funds from the EU for 2023 and is set to gain much more by 2027, Cypriot member of the European Court of Auditors (...

The EU is becoming irrelevant in talks regarding regional crises, namely the Middle East and Ukraine, and should set up a more substantive communication with the US, while Cyprus has ...

A decision on approving Hungary’s Oliver Varhelyi as the new EU commissioner for health and animal welfare has been postponed, a spokesperson for the European Parliament said on Monday. ...

The European Union must be united and coordinate closely in view of Donald Trump’s coming return to the White House, the leaders of the bloc’s two main powers, ...