Caritas Paphos hosting open day
Caritas in Paphos is inviting members of the public to attend an open day on Saturday to meet some of the refugees that they are
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Future of the EU on MED7 agenda
President Nicos Anastasiades is in Malta on Friday to participate in the sixth Mediterranean EU member states summit (MED7), along with participants from six other
Petrides calls for support from EU counterparts to tackle mass influx of migrants
Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides has called for urgent practical support to Cyprus through the refugee relocation program, as the situation over the past few months
Experts advise against minors’ facility in Zygi
The European Commission and expert opinion have advised against the creation of a state facility for unaccompanied minors in an empty military camp in the
EU officials due in Cyprus to help ease migration pressure
Officials from European services and agencies are expected to arrive on the island in the coming days in view of easing the increased pressure of
Abandoned migrant ship sinks in Kato Pyrgos harbour, causes pollution
KATO Pyrgos community council has expressed deep concern after a second boat from those that had carried Syrian refugees and had been seized by authorities
Seven Syrian men seeking asylum taken to Nicosia facility
Seven Syrian men who seek asylum in Cyprus after arriving from the north on Monday evening have been taken to the reception area in Kokkinotrimithia.
Cyprus says EU asylum policies failing frontline countries
Cyprus cannot accept the EU’s Legislative Package on Asylum without provisions for redistribution of migrants across the bloc, Interior Minister Constasntinos Petrides has said. He
Cyprus and Spain committed to upgrading bilateral relations
Spain and Cyprus are committed to upgrading bilateral relations, the foreign ministers of both countries pledged after talks on Wednesday in Nicosia. In his remarks,
Group of Syrian refugees picked up on Larnaca-Dhekelia road
Police on Monday evening found 13 Syrian men who had arrived on a boat from Mersin in Turkey. Around 6pm, eight refugees were spotted walking
Cyprus ‘staunch supporter’ of stronger, more democratic more united Europe
European defence, migration, Brexit and regional cooperation were raised by President Nicos Anastasiades during a speech he gave on Wednesday to the European Parliament plenary
Almost 50 refugees put ashore near Pyrgos, asylum applications up 55 per cent this year
A boat with 47 refugees from Syria arrived near Pyrgos just after midnight. The vessel allegedly came from Turkey and turned back after leaving the
EU technical team to visit Cyprus for additional assistance on migration
A technical team from the EU Directorate General on Migration will visit Cyprus on Tuesday to meet officials and discuss additional assistance to Cyprus which is facing
Cyprus not happy with EU’s lack of progress in resolving migration issues
By Lizzy Ioannidou Cyprus is not satisfied with the progress made so far in the EU-level negotiations on immigration, as delays in agreement over the
EU partners promise to support Cyprus in wake of migration surge
President Nicos Anastasiades has received a promise of support from Cyprus’ EU partners after he issued a plea over the pressure the island was coming
Cyprus’ social fabric and demographics must be protected, Disy boss says
The state ought to protect its social fabric and its demographics, ruling Disy chief Averof Neophytou said on Thursday, commenting on the problem Cyprus is
Anastasiades backs summit between EU and the Arab world
President Nicos Anastasiades has supported the idea of a summit between the EU and the Arab world, to be held in February in Egypt, Government
EU raps Hungary over migration law
The European Commission on Thursday stepped up a legal battle with Hungary over EU migration rules and denounced as illegal its “Stop Soros” law that criminalises support
Interior minister offers to resign, in blow to German coalition
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer offered his resignation to party colleagues late on Sunday, party officials said, escalating a row over migration with Chancellor Angela
Protesters, lawmaker arrested in US sit-in over immigration
Some 600 protesters were arrested during a clangorous occupation of a US Senate office building in Washington on Thursday, where they decried US President Donald Trump’s “zero-