EU ministers seek to ease tensions on migration after France-Italy spat
EU interior ministers sought to ease resurgent tensions over illegal migration at an emergency meeting on Friday, after the fate of migrants rescued in the...
Illegal migration
Eighteen-year-old captain remanded in irregular migrants case (updated)
Police on Tuesday remanded an 18-year-old man for eight days after he was arrested following the arrival of a boat with illegal passengers off the...
Cyprus proposes changes to the EU asylum procedure
Interior Minister Nikos Nouris highlighted Turkey’s role in the trafficking of irregular migrants during the proceedings of the European union’s council of internal affairs on...
Our View: Cyprus is not powerless to deal with the irregular migrants
The European Union’s report on migration and asylum, released on Thursday, said that Cyprus has seen a 122 per cent increase on 2021 in the...
Hotel Rwanda – the end of the UK as a safe haven for asylum seekers?
Tragic development if the UK diverges from the European Convention on Human Rights By Aylin Zeybek In April 2022, the UK government announced a new...
Furore over green line barbed wire is over the top, says Nouris
The island’s Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said reactions over the placement of barbed wire along the Green Line to stop the flow of irregular migrants...
Migrant rights defenders in Greece treated like criminals, says UN expert
Human rights defenders in Greece, particularly those documenting the treatment of migrants and refugees, face smear campaigns and are treated like criminals, UN Special Rapporteur...
Minister heads off Turkish Cypriot criticism of buffer zone razor wire
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris defended a decision to install razor wire along the buffer zone to stop migrants from crossing, challenging Turkish Cypriot detractors to...
Bill seeks 15 years jail for helping illegal migrants enter Republic
Parliament on Monday wrapped up discussion of a bill providing for severe penalties – criminal and otherwise – to persons or legal entities aiding and...
Plans for closed centres for asylum seekers to curb illegal migration
Interior Minister Nikos Nouris on Monday said the government was preparing a new policy to curb illegal migration to Cyprus where migrants make up 3.8...
