migration
The mayors of Yeri and Latsia, Neophytos Papalazarou and Christos Pittaras, have expressed their vehement opposition to the potential construction of new buildings to accommodate...
Ambitious plans outlined in 2024 interior ministry budget
The interior ministry on Monday presented the House finance committee with a budget more than 10 per cent higher than the year before, with its...
Huge challenges to creation of deputy ministry for migration (Updated)
Significant legal and staffing challenges are slowing down the creation of a deputy ministry for migration, which has been deemed an important move for Cyprus...
Interior minister holds migrant talks in Greece
An EU-wide mechanism to combat illegal migration was one of the main issues on the agenda on Tuesday during a meeting in Athens between Cyprus...
Minister of interior to discuss migration, democracy in Spain
Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou will discuss migration issues on Tuesday, in Madrid, with his Spanish counterpart, Fernando Grande-Marlaska Gómez. According to a press release, during...
Tunisia brush-off augurs badly for EU push for African migration deals
By Gabriela Baczynska and Tarek Amara When Tunisian President Kais Saied this month rejected €60 million ($63 million) in EU aid, the bloc got a...
Cyprus asks EU for more tents after 194 migrants arrive
Cyprus has reached out to the EU for help including requesting items such as tents, after 194 migrants arrived to the island’s shores, it emerged...
Interior minister calls on EU to prepare for possible refugee crisis
Coordinated action is needed to deal with possible new flows of refugees because of the Hamas-Israel war, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said at the EU...
Migrant sets himself on fire after asylum bid rejected
A 24-year-old migrant set himself on fire on Wednesday morning outside the migration services office in Larnaca. He is being treated for burn wounds at...
Cyprus is EU’s number one for migrant repatriations
Cyprus is ready to take in refugees from the Middle East due to the crisis in Israel and Gaza, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on...