UK IT systems not yet ready for Brexit
With the United Kingdom and the European Union reportedly not being able to bridge any gaps in negotiations over a deal on the future relationship...
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UK will explore every avenue for EU deal, PM Johnson tells France’s Macron
Britain will explore every avenue for a trade deal with the European Union but progress to bridge significant gaps needs to be made in the...
EU support to tackle illegal fishing in Cyprus’ EEZ
The EU’s Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) and Frontex have assisted the government’s efforts to tackle illegal fishing with air surveillance, their first airborne mission provided...
European Union moves ahead with digital tax plans
European Union president Ursula von der Leyen confirmed on Wednesday that the bloc will move ahead with its plans to impose a digital tax sometime...
EC selects consortia under RISE programme
THE European Commission has bolstered its efforts to support international and cross-sectional cooperation by selecting 74 consortia as part of its Research and Innovation Staff...
EU, AstraZeneca agree bloc’s first Covid-19 vaccine deal (update)
The European Union has agreed to buy at least 300 million doses of AstraZeneca’s potential COVID-19 vaccine in its first such advance purchase deal, which could weaken...
Tatar lashes out after French-Turkish relations deteriorate
Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Ersin Tatar has called on President Nicos Anastasiades to cooperate with the Turkish Cypriot side instead of lobbying the European Union...
EU and UN are losing patience
The dangers of saying ‘We’re alright, thank you’ By Christos Panayiotides “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what...
European Union member states come together for coronavirus mobile apps
AS PART of the gradual lifting of lockdown and strict social distancing measures around the EU, the European Commission, along with member states participating in...
‘It’s up to us’: how Merkel and Macron revived EU solidarity
It took a courtroom of scarlet-robed judges to spur Angela Merkel to make one of her boldest moves in 15 years as German chancellor: propose...
Macron, Merkel propose 500 bln euro Recovery Fund as “major step forward”
France and Germany proposed a 500 billion euro ($543 billion) Recovery Fund that would offer grants to European Union regions and sectors hit hardest by...
EU edges towards joint financing for coronavirus recovery
European Union leaders will on Thursday take their first step towards joint financing of an economic recovery after the coronavirus pandemic but will kick any...
Cyprus accused of blocking new EU sanctions against Russia amid Turkey spat
Cyprus is blocking new European Union sanctions against several officials from Russia-annexed Crimea in a bid to secure EU backing for tougher action against Turkey...
Political equality: think European
There is no common understanding of the meaning of political equality or its content. Part of the problem lies in the phrase political equality itself...
EU rebuffs British PM Johnson’s opening Brexit bid
Prime Minister Boris Johnson‘s demand that the European Union reopen the Brexit divorce deal was rebuffed on Tuesday by the bloc, which said Britain had failed...
Cypriots’ positive view of EU rises, climate change not a major concern
A new Eurobarometer survey released on Monday shows Cyprus is the EU member state where the positive image of the EU has increased the most....
EU to warn Turkey over illegal activities in Cyprus’ EEZ
EU governments are expected to express ‘serious concerns’ about Turkey`s drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean and will vow to “respond appropriately in full solidarity...
Barnier: EU will respond ‘appropriately’ to Turkey (Update 3)
The EU stands behind Nicosia and expects Turkey to respect the sovereign rights of EU member states and will respond appropriately and in full solidarity...
Europe: Déjà Vu?
By Desmond Smith IN THE harrowing opening scenes of Steven Spielberg’s Hollywood masterpiece, Saving Private Ryan, sea-sick US troops nervously approach the shores of occupied...
Back my Brexit deal and let Britain ‘turn a corner,’ says May
British Prime Minister Theresa May urged lawmakers on Monday to back her Brexit deal, promising that it would allow the country to “turn a corner”...
