Cyprus appeals for more EU border agency staff on island
An appeal was made at the weekend to the EU border agency to help Cyprus manage its migratory flow. The difficulties Cyprus is facing managing...
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‘Role model’ for migrant policy
EU agency tasked with border control has high praise for Cyprus’ rate of returning failed asylum seekers While Cyprus has been criticised for its...
15 third country nationals repatriated
Fifteen third country nationals who were in Cyprus illegally have been repatriated in cooperation with Frontex, the EU’s border and coastguard agency, police said on...
Detection of irregular migrants rose over 200% in Cyprus in first five months
The eastern Mediterranean migratory route was the third most active on the external borders of the European Union during the first five months of 2022,...
Irregular migration up 86 per cent
Between January and April this year over 9,000 people were detected on the Eastern Mediterranean migratory route with half of these concerning Cyprus, the European...
EU border agency chief quits after rights abuse accusations
By Gabriela Baczynska The director of the European Union’s border agency has quit his job, the agency said on Friday, after years of accusations that the body mistreated migrants...
Crisis meeting at palace as Frontex reports surge in illegal crossings (update 2)
A series of measures have been decided aimed at reducing the high levels of irregular migration to the Republic, it was announced after an extraordinary...
Minister, Green party repeat call for more EU help to handle migrants
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Tuesday called on the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) to start monitoring flights and ferries arriving in the...
Cyprus set to receive more European aid to deal with increasing migrant flows (updated)
More European aid will be funnelled to Cyprus to deal with increasing migrant flows, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Wednesday as figures showed the...
Cyprus one of main areas of activity for EU borders agency
The European border and coast guard agency helped return a record of more than 18,000 non-EU nationals to 102 countries last year, with Cyprus being...
