Petrides says buffer zone a ‘black hole’ for irregular migration
The interior ministry and the foreign ministry will soon announce a package of measures to tighten controls both at crossing points and uncontrolled areas along...
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‘Skyscrapers are not mushrooming…Cyprus won’t turn into a Manhattan’, says Petrides
Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides pledged on Thursday that Cyprus would not be turned into Manhattan during House discussions on his ministry’s budget when the topic...
‘Difficult’ to extend EU-Turkey refugee deal to Cyprus
European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos told reporters in Brussels on Wednesday that it will be difficult for Cyprus to extend...
Major boost for asylum service ‘will speed up processing’
Cyprus on Thursday signed a permanent hosting agreement with the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), the first EU country to do so in order to...
Cyprus to demand EU relocates ‘significant number’ of island’s asylum seekers
Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides is sending a formal letter to the EU and Commission counterparts asking that a significant number of refugees under asylum protection...
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...
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...
