EU leaders seek compromise over immigration as arrivals increase
European Union leaders made a fresh effort on Friday to overcome their differences on how to handle immigrants, but disagreed on the best way forward, with...
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MPs hear of efforts underway to tackle illegal migration
Great efforts are being undertaken to tackle illegal migration, MPs heard during Parliament’s ad hoc committee on demographics and migration on Tuesday while concerns were...
U.S. border camp closed, Haitians there face mixed fates
An impromptu border camp that roiled U.S. politics was emptied of thousands of Haitian migrants by Friday, with most remaining in the United States for...
Biden promises to appeal immigration ruling, urges Congress to act
President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the Justice Department will appeal a “deeply disappointing” ruling by a federal judge in Texas on a program...
European office has helped speed up asylum applications
Cyprus processed a record number of asylum applications in the first three months of 2021 with the European Asylum Support Office’s (EASO) help, head Nina...
Two roads to citizenship: endless obstacles for many
Many landmark cases reflect the challenge of accessing long term residence in Cyprus Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras This piece of writing follows my previous article ‘Two Roads...
MPs seeking harsher penalties for people smugglers
The House interior committee appears to favour harsher punishments for people smugglers and their accomplices, chairperson Eleni Mavrou said on Monday. MPs discussed the proposed...
Our view: Extra police in Nicosia’s old city won’t address the main issue
Cheap housing in the old part of Nicosia has for years attracted low earners, mainly foreign workers. Several incentive schemes to attract young families and...
Population rises due to immigration, but birth rate remains very low
The population in the government controlled areas at the end of 2019 had risen by 1.4 per cent to 888,000, compared with 875,900 at the...
Syrian refugees arrive in north, two shot
A group of 30 Syrians arrived early on Thursday in the north by boat with two men being shot and injured whilst trying to escape...
EU report highlights Cyprus’ high numbers of asylum seekers
Cyprus is among the EU member states that received more asylum applicants last year than during the migration crisis of 2015, according to the latest...
Broad support for government’s plan to curb illegal migration
Parties spanning the political spectrum appeared on Wednesday to throw their weight behind the interior ministry’s proposed bills to update the nation’s migration policy. Both...
UNHCR official to testify on underage sexual harassment claims at Pournara camp
A UNHCR representative is expected to testify on Wednesday following complaints emerged on Monday of sexual harassment of minors at the Pournara refugee camp in...
Minister pledges investigation into reports of sexual harassment at Pournara camp (Updated)
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Monday a claim that youths had been sexually harassed at a migrant reception centre would be investigated, as he...
Raft of measures to curb migration flow (Updated)
A raft of measures to curb the migration flow, including toughening entry rules for foreign students, clamping down on sham marriages and creating a list...
Greece’s New Democracy opens offices in Cyprus (Updated)
The general-secretary of Greece’s New Democracy party, Giorgos Stergiou was in Cyprus on Wednesday for the opening of the party’s new offices within the building...
‘New form of dialogue needed in which civil society is key’ EU official says
The only way forward in Cyprus is to come up with a new form of dialogue, European Economic and Social Committee President Luca Jahier has...
Police take things up a notch in old Nicosia
Armed police in convoys of patrol cars and motorcycles poured into the narrow streets of Nicosia’s old city over the weekend as onlookers registered surprise...
Minister appeals for EU help to cope with spiralling asylum claims
Warning that Cyprus has reached its limit, Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides, has urged all EU member states to submit their pledges for relocating 5,000 asylum...
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....
