Help amounting to €6m for fire-stricken villages
Fire-stricken villagers will receive help amounting to €6 million while an additional set of measures will aim at helping affected farmers, the Cabinet decided on...
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Cyprus and Serbia sign agreement on disaster protection
Cyprus and Serbia on Friday signed a cooperation agreement in the field of protection against disasters, with Interior Minister Nicos Nouris also taking the opportunity...
‘Old Nicosia is coming back to life’ minister says
Nicosia Mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis and interior minister Nicos Nouris on Tuesday presented the recently completed first phase of a regeneration project which saw sections of...
€700,000 in grants to boost businesses along Green Line
A total of €700,000 in grants were presented on Friday by Interior Minister Nicos Nouris and Nicosia Mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis to 18 private companies operating...
Nouris describes migrant situation as a ‘state of emergency’
Cyprus has notified the EU it cannot accept any more irregular migrants, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Friday as authorities scrambled to accommodate some...
Nouris concedes corners were cut for marina passports but only ‘in the public interest’
In a fiery session in parliament on Thursday, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris conceded that the five foreign nationals linked to the Ayia Napa marina project...
Nouris calls opposition parties ‘deniers of progress’ in reforms row
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said opposition parties were “deniers of progress” after bills providing for the comprehensive reform of local administration appeared to be headed...
Cyprus asks Frontex to stop migrants sailing to north
Cyprus has asked EU borders agency Frontex marine patrols to halt migrants sailing from Turkey`s southern coast to the island`s north Interior Minister Nicos Nouris...
Claims that residency permits granted in return for money
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris confirmed on Monday that investigations are underway into allegations that residency permits were granted in return for payments. Local media reported...
Cyprus will fail to stem migration until EU acts, Nouris says
Cyprus will fail to manage the migration flow to the island unless the EU adopts a “coordinated, fair and balanced” policy which would be tailored...
Kouklia community leader sacked by interior minister
The interior minister has sacked Kouklia community leader Michalis Nicolaou amid recriminations with council members relating to alleged financial misconduct. Nicolaou was informed of the...
Nouris launches series of contacts on local authority reforms
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Tuesday he had launched a series of contacts with parties in a bid to secure the maximum possible consensus...
Barbed-wire controversy grows (Updated)
The interior ministry is on the defensive following widespread criticism over its installation of barbed wire along rural sections of the buffer zone in Nicosia...
New housing support scheme will strengthen economy, Nouris says
The new housing support scheme for rural areas presented by the Cyprus Land Development Corporation (Koag) in collaboration with the ministry of interior will generate...
New housing scheme ‘extremely generous’ Nouris says
The government’s new rural housing policy is targeted and “extremely generous” and could be extended next year on review, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on...
President unveils new housing incentives
With an emphasis on rural areas and young people, the government on Wednesday unveiled new housing schemes and incentives it said would boost the economy...
Interior minister says reducing number of municipalities would be victory for the people
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris urged parties to set their differences aside on Tuesday and approve bills covering the much-needed local authority reform that has been...
Over 4,000 asylum applications in Cyprus recorded in 2020
Cyprus saw a total of 4,393 asylum applicants up to August this year, according to data disclosed by the interior ministry’s asylum service. Of the...
‘The real facts’ on citizenship scheme are documented, Nouris says
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris faced a barrage of questions from MPs on Monday as he strove to defend the government’s handling of the controversial citizenship-by-investment...
Cyprus to discuss with Lebanon surge in migrant arrivals (update 3)
By Evie Andreou and Peter Michael Cyprus will send a team to Beirut in the next two days to consult with officials, Interior Minister Nicos...