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...
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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”...
British minister warns Brexit is stuck as no-deal
Britain’s exit from the European Union was heading for an impasse, one senior minister said on Saturday, after a week in which Prime Minister Theresa...
UNic workshop on the EU’s role in public dialogue
How interested were the candidates in the 2018 presidential elections over the future course of the European Union? This was the focus of the event...
Brexit deal ‘fair, balanced’, ‘no better one available’ (Update)
Germany and other European Union states told Britain on Monday their draft Brexit agreement could not be renegotiated. British Prime Minister Theresa May is battling at home...
EU countries want more time in clock change debate
European Union governments began discussions on Monday to assess whether and when to scrap the twice-yearly clock change, amid doubts the requirement would be dropped in 2019...
Ireland border issue remains major stumbling block on Brexit
European Union negotiator Michel Barnier said on Friday a Brexit deal with the United Kingdom was 90 per cent done, although there was still a...
Turkey’s Erdogan, in Berlin, pledges EU visa push
Turkey aims to win easier access to the European Union for its citizens, President Tayyip Erdogan said in Berlin on Friday. On the second day of...
