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...
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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....
