#National Council

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday evening that the National Council may need to convene again in early July, amid ongoing efforts aimed at restarting Cyprus talks. Speaking to reporters ...

House President Annita Demetriou on Monday said that the European Union can “act as a lever of pressure” on Turkey as efforts continue to bring about a resumption of negotiations ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Monday stressed that the convening of an enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem must take place with a view to resuming negotiations in earnest to ...

Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou called for the Greek Cypriot side to be “clear” regarding its positions on the Cyprus problem at the end of Monday’s National Council meeting. “We ...

Parties that lost their parliamentary representation in last month’s elections will still be included in discussions on national issues after President Nikos Christodoulides announced they will be involved in ...

Direct Democracy of Cyprus leader Fidias Panayiotou accused President Nikos Christodoulides of indirectly intervening in the parliamentary election campaign through recent public remarks. Panayiotou published a video response on social ...

If anything marked the meeting of the national council on Monday, it was its low-key nature. It proved a non-event, raising the question of why President Nikos Christodoulides called it ...

President Nikos Christodoulides assured on Tuesday that efforts are underway to restart talks on the Cyprus problem, while criticising the disclosure of discussions held at the national council. Speaking in ...

President Nikos Christodoulides informed the national council on Monday of his recent engagements in Brussels, addressing the Cyprus problem, regional tensions in the Middle East, and the economic implications for ...

The National Council is convening on Monday to review President Nikos Christodoulides’ recent trip to Brussels. Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said Christodoulides was expected to inform the Council members about ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday that he expects to convene the national council regarding the Cyprus issue before the end of the year. The announcement follows Thursday’s meeting ...

President Nikos Christodoulides held a one-on-one meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan following the six-party meal which officially kicked off the enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem in the ...

Leaders of parliamentary parties, with the exception of Elam, will accompany President Nikos Christodoulides to Geneva for the enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, scheduled for March 17 and 18. Parliamentary parties ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has called a National Council meeting on February 14, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. The meeting will focus on the latest developments in the Cyprus problem ...

The aim of the Greek Cypriot side to restart the process leading to negotiations for a Cyprus settlement was met with the scheduling of a broader meeting in the presence ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will on Tuesday convene the National Council to inform its members about the informal dinner he attended with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish Cypriot leader ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is in a “position of strength” ahead of his informal dinner with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will convene the National Council on Monday ahead of his planned informal dinner with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on October 15, ...

UN efforts are focusing on facilitating a joint meeting between President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar in the presence of UN chief Antonio Guterres, with the Greek ...

The island’s political leadership received an in-depth analysis on Friday of the sticky situation into which Cyprus has slipped, with the deadlock set fast and UN reports chastising the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is to convene the National Council on Friday, in light of the submission of reports on the state of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) ...

The National Council will convene next Friday following President Nikos Christodoulides’ meeting with the UN Secretary General’s personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin in Brussels, it emerged on Friday. The ...

Cypriot YouTuber and newly elected MEP Fidias Panayiotou will not get to attend sessions of the National Council, the government said on Thursday, slamming the door shut on speculation over ...

The National Council is to convene on Friday morning, with President Nikos Christodoulides set to brief party leaders. The government says the meeting will focus on the latest developments regarding ...