Interior Ministry
Turkish Cypriot properties in the south leased to Greek Cypriots must first pass structural integrity checks to ensure they’re safe for habitation, under a law...
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....
Letters sent to dead people to vote a result of ‘system glitch’
The interior ministry issued an apology on Wednesday, after letters went out to dead people to register to vote. The issue came to light, after...
Development projects the focus of interior ministry 2023 budget
A little over a third of the interior ministry’s budget for 2023 will go to development projects, as the administration works to push through a...
Interior ministry and audit office in new public spat over citizenship files (Updated)
The interior ministry on Sunday criticised the audit office for not following prescribed procedures in requesting files. The announcement came a day after the audit...
Interior Minister to sign agreement for €10 mln in Swiss aid over migrant flows
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris will on Monday sign an agreement in Switzerland, with the latter providing a financial contribution of €10 million to Cyprus for...
Nouris promises solutions to obstacles in way of municipal reform
Interior minister Nicos Nouris on Thursday assured lawmakers that local government reform will become a reality on July 1, 2024. Speaking to the members of...
Phedonos tells interior ministry to ‘look in the mirror’ after balconies collapse
Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos has hit back at the interior ministry which on Saturday called on the municipality to assume its responsibilities after balconies on...
Interior ministry says controversial fence is necessary to tackle increase migrant flow
EU member states that are attempting to tackle illegal immigration have done so by placing barriers, increasing specialised patrols and enhanced their technological surveillance systems,...
Aglandjia ‘on its own’, interior ministry passes the buck on rockslides
The state has no responsibility for rockslides on private plots, the interior ministry reiterated on Friday, a day after MPs and the Aglandjia mayor plead...