Posts tagged with "Nicos Anastasiades"

Anastasiades ready to speak with Turkey, not 'sidelining' Akinci Cyprus Talks

Anastasiades ready to speak with Turkey, not 'sidelining' Akinci

December 30th, 2018 President Nicos Anastasiades is ready to return to the negotiations at any time, as long as it's under the terms of reference of the UN Secretary-General in order for there to be results, he was quoted as saying on Sunday. In an interview with Phileleftheros, part of which was publish online, Anastasiades also said that "without...
Cyprus deadlock ‘unbearable’ president tells teddy Cyprus

Cyprus deadlock ‘unbearable’ president tells teddy

December 21st, 2018 It may not amount to a state visit but this bear on Friday had the president’s ear, or maybe that was the other way around, as it sat in the VIP chair at the presidential palace in Nicosia. It was difficult to determine the conversation but President Nicos Anastasiades likely briefed the bear on the latest developments on the Cyprus...
A step closer to an east Med ‘alliance’ Energy

A step closer to an east Med ‘alliance’

December 21st, 2018 THE leaders of Cyprus, Greece and Israel said on Thursday they were ready to proceed with an inter-state agreement concerning the EastMed pipeline, following a trilateral summit in Beersheba, Israel. The agreement will be signed pending approval from the European Commission, as the pipeline project has been designated an EU Project of...
Anastasiades meets May, discusses British bases Cyprus

Anastasiades meets May, discusses British bases

December 13th, 2018 President Nicos Anastasiades and British Prime Minister Teresa May met briefly on Thursday where they discussed the protocol concerning the sovereign British Bases on the island once – or if – the UK leaves the European Union. According to a statement by government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou, the two leaders conversed briefly...
Boycotting negotiating team ‘not the way to rein in Anastasiades' Cyprus Talks

Boycotting negotiating team ‘not the way to rein in Anastasiades'

December 13th, 2018 By George Psyllides Former government spokesman Michalis Papapetrou voiced disagreement with the decision of two respected politicians to withdraw from the president’s negotiating team over disagreements with his handling of the Cyprus problem in recent months. Papapetrou, who served under former president Glafcos Clerides, said...
Cyprus ‘staunch supporter’ of stronger, more democratic more united Europe Cyprus

Cyprus ‘staunch supporter’ of stronger, more democratic more united Europe

December 12th, 2018 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 in Strasbourg. He first condemned the terrorist attack in the French city on Tuesday, saying terrorism was one of the most serious threats to peace and...
Non-solution caused by Turkish intransigence, Anastasiades says Cyprus Talks

Non-solution caused by Turkish intransigence, Anastasiades says

December 9th, 2018 Failure to find a solution to the Cyprus problem is solely due to the intransigence of Turkey, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday. At a memorial service in Nicosia to honour the 10th anniversary since the death of former president Tassos Papadopoulos, which was also attended by Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos,...
Cypriots have the right to determine their own fate, president says Cyprus Talks

Cypriots have the right to determine their own fate, president says

December 7th, 2018 Cypriots have the right to determine their own fate in an independent state, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday, adding that the country to be passed on to the next generation should have sound foundations, guaranteeing a secure future in a prosperous country with a European identity. Speaking at an event he hosted at the...
Anastasiades expecting US will participate in Greece-Cyprus-Israel tripartite Cyprus

Anastasiades expecting US will participate in Greece-Cyprus-Israel tripartite

December 4th, 2018   Cyprus is expecting the US to participate in the trilateral cooperation between Greece, Cyprus and Israel in the near future, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday. In his address to the 6th Energy Symposium, Anastasiades said that cooperation mechanisms with countries in the region had proved to be very successful...
Kyprianou challenges president to be honest Cyprus Talks

Kyprianou challenges president to be honest

November 29th, 2018 By George Psyllides Akel chief Andros Kyprianou said the president’s suggestion that he was putting party above country was insulting and he challenged Nicos Anastasiades to have the courage to say so if he thought the current deadlock in the talks was an option. Speaking after a meeting with the president on Thursday morning,...
Anastasiades apologises for paedophile pardon, will not repeat mistake Cyprus

Anastasiades apologises for paedophile pardon, will not repeat mistake

November 27th, 2018 By Evie Andreou President, Nicos Anastasiades, apologised on Tuesday for granting indiscriminate pardons to molesters of children over 13 and gave reassurances the same mistake would not be repeated. During his address at the presentation of the Foni (Voice) council for the implementation of the national strategy to fight sexual...
Anastasiades-Tsipras hold meeting in Brussels, discuss Cyprus issue Cyprus

Anastasiades-Tsipras hold meeting in Brussels, discuss Cyprus issue

November 25th, 2018 President  Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras have held a coordination meeting on Sunday in Brussels, on the sidelines of the European Council meeting. According to Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou, Anastasiades briefed Tsipras on the latest developments regarding the Cyprus issue, adding that they...
Our View: Gesture politics will have high cost for taxpayer Our View

Our View: Gesture politics will have high cost for taxpayer

November 25th, 2018 In an attempt to show he was a magnanimous winner committed to building unity, after his re-election President Anastasiades announced he would go through the election manifestos of his rival candidates and adopt their policy proposals that he thought would be good for the country. It was an example of the superficial gesture politics he...
Anastasiades heads to Brussels for EU Brexit council Cyprus

Anastasiades heads to Brussels for EU Brexit council

November 24th, 2018 President Nicos Anastasiades will travel to Brussels Saturday evening to attend the EU27 extraordinary Council Meeting on Brexit the following day at which EU leaders will meet British Prime Minister Theresa to sign off on promises to keep close ties with London, following the UK’s exit from the EU in March. On the sidelines of the...
Government working on building society focused on children Cyprus

Government working on building society focused on children

November 20th, 2018 The government is consistently working on building a society focused on children and granting them tools to shape future society, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday at an event to mark International Children’s Rights Day. Anastasiades attended the event at the offices of the Children’s Rights Commissioner Leda Koursoumba...
Cyprus president in Paris for Armistice Day events Cyprus

Cyprus president in Paris for Armistice Day events

November 11th, 2018 President Nicos Anastasiades is in Paris on Sunday to take part in commemorations to mark 100 years since the end of WWI. The ceremony will be attended by over 80 heads of state and leaders of international organisations from around the world. These will include US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Germany’s...
Anastasiades to take part in EPP congress Cyprus

Anastasiades to take part in EPP congress

November 7th, 2018 President Nicos Anastasiades and a delegation of ruling Disy, headed by its president Averof Neophytou, will participate in the European People’s Party (EPP)’s 25th Congress on Wednesday and Thursday in Helsinki, Finland. The Congress will elect the EPP’s European Commission candidate for president and will focus on preparations...
President to participate in EU-Arab Summit in Athens Cyprus

President to participate in EU-Arab Summit in Athens

October 28th, 2018 President Nicos Anastasiades will participate in the 3rd EU-Arab Summit in Athens on Monday and Tuesday. He will address the deliberations of the summit which will be attended by heads of state and government of EU and Arab countries. The agenda includes issues such as Europe and the Arab World in a Challenging Global Environment;...
President warns not to expect results from UN meeting Cyprus

President warns not to expect results from UN meeting

October 28th, 2018 If we want to avoid the danger of discussing other forms of solution, either confederation or two states, then a solution must be functional and provide for a fully independent state, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday, speaking after a church service to mark October 28, OXI day. "That's why, when you set the principle for a...
Leaders agree to open two crossing points next month (update 4) Cyprus Talks

Leaders agree to open two crossing points next month (update 4)

October 26th, 2018 The leaders of the island’s divided communities agreed on Friday to open two new crossings next month, it was announced following a meeting in Nicosia. President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci agreed to open the crossings at Dherynia and Lefka on November 12, according to a joint statement. The two...
Anastasiades dragging his feet on Cyprob, Kyprianou says. Cyprus Talks

Anastasiades dragging his feet on Cyprob, Kyprianou says.

October 25th, 2018 By George Psyllides Main opposition AKEL leader Andros Kyprianou on Thursday accused the president of dragging his feet on the Cyprus problem, suggesting that his policy was leading things to the fulfilment of the vision of former Turkish Cypriot Rauf Denktash of a two-state solution. Kyprianou kept piling the pressure on Nicos...
Leaders to discuss how to resume negotiations Cyprus

Leaders to discuss how to resume negotiations

October 19th, 2018 The two leaders will be submitting proposals on how to proceed with the reunification negotiations during their meeting next week, government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said on Friday. The UN announced on Thursday that President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci will be meeting on Friday, October...
Both sides welcome preferred parts of UNSG report Cyprus Talks

Both sides welcome preferred parts of UNSG report

October 16th, 2018 Both sides in Cyprus on Tuesday cherry-picked the parts of the UN chief’s report that supported their respective positions on a resumption of talks and appeared to ignore the parts that did not, each saying they were satisfied with the evaluation. Speaking on behalf of the government, spokesman Prodromos Prodromou pointed to...
Our View: Indiscriminate handing out of golden visas cannot continue Our View

Our View: Indiscriminate handing out of golden visas cannot continue

October 14th, 2018 CYPRUS did not emerge from the report on golden visas carried out by Global Witness and Transparency International smelling of roses. On the contrary, the report, titled European Getaway – Inside the Murky World of Golden Visas, said Cyprus’ citizenship-by-investment scheme posed the risk of “exposing the EU to the corrupt and the...
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