Cyprus and Austria to cooperate on migration issues
Cyprus and Austria will submit proposals next week on their cooperation on illegal migration and relocation matters, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris stated on Friday after...
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris
Reinforced fencing at Pournara centre welcomed by local community
Pournara asylum seekers awaiting processing have turned the surrounding fields into a dumping ground, Kokkinotrimithia community leader Christakis Meleties said. Speaking on CyBC radio, Meleties...
Nicos Nouris in Brussels to discuss migration-related issues
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris will discuss the instrumentalisation of migrants and the optimisation of their return procedures during the EU interior ministers’ council this week....
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....
Cyprus has no choice but to fence off green line: interior minister
The government will not sit idly amid the flow of irregular migrants from the north, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Sunday, announcing Cyprus will...
Cyprus top EU country in return of irregular immigrants, interior minister says
The Cypriot authorities managed to return a total of 3,500 irregular immigrants in the first half of 2022, placing Cyprus as the top EU country...
Interior minister welcomes EU funding to improve facilities for irregular migrants
Cyprus is to receive €72m in EU funding which will be partly used to construct the first pre-departure centre for rejected asylum seekers and irregular...
Paphos council seeks eviction order for three unsafe buildings
Saying it wanted to bolster public safety in the wake of two balcony collapses, Paphos Municipality is taking action over nine buildings deemed dangerous or...
France proposal on migrants falls short says minister
The European Union needs to show solidarity on the issue of irregular migration in a tangible way, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Monday, adding...
Interior minister visits Bulgaria and Slovenia
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris departed for Bulgaria and Slovenia on Wednesday morning, where he will pay an official visit at the invitation of his counterparts...
