Disy calls for discussion on lawyers exploiting migrants
Opposition party Disy called for the issue of lawyers taking advantage of migrants to be discussed at the house interior committee, in a letter sent to parliament on Friday, after ...
Italy reinstates border controls with Slovenia, cites attack risk
Italy reinstated border controls with Slovenia as part of its strategy to improve home security against threats of terrorist attacks in Europe, the government said on Wednesday.
“The intensification of ...
Slovakia putting temporary controls on border with Hungary amid migration rise
Slovakia will impose temporary controls on its border with Hungary due to a rising number of illegal migrants, the government said on Wednesday, a reaction to checks that the Czech ...
Kombos condemns anti-immigrant rally in meeting with Kuwait ambassador
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Wednesday met Kuwait’s ambassador to Cyprus Abdullah Al-Kharafi, during which he strongly condemned the recent anti-immigrant rally Limassol.
A post published on the foreign ...
‘No comment’ on resignations after Limassol protest violence
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said he had “nothing to say” when asked if Cyprus’ police chief and justice minister had tendered their resignations, following widespread condemnation for police inaction ...
‘Police did nothing’ as migrants attacked in Limassol’s racist protest
Shameful images from the riots
The anti-immigrant protest held in Limassol on Friday night revealed a rampant extremism that had no qualms about destroying everything in sight, and a shocking ...
Geroskipou has ‘no intention’ of converting former military base to house migrants
The Geroskipou municipality has “no intention of discussing the possibility” of converting a former military in the base to be used as a reception centre for migrants, the village’s ...
Local authorities crucial to immigrant integration, says Larnaca mayor
Local authorities must play a decisive role in the social integration of immigrants and refugees arriving in Cyprus, President of the Union Municipalities and Larnaca Mayor Andreas Vyras said on ...
Gary Lineker was right on refugees
There is no easy answer to the irregular arrival of refugees on the shores of Europe along the Mediterranean Sea and those of Britain in the Channel, and the UK ...
Niger president calls for job-based immigration quotas in Europe
Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum said in an interview with an Italian newspaper on Friday that African and European states should agree quotas for African immigrants tailored to employment needs.
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Cyprus has repatriated nearly 7,000 migrants in 2022 (Updated)
Cyprus has repatriated close to 7,000 migrants during 2022 and is a model within the EU for such returns, according to Interior Minister Nicos Nouris.
According to figures from the European Border ...