Cyprus’ path to Schengen zone membership outlined
The requirements which Cyprus must fulfil to be admitted to the Schengen zone have been outlined, with the island said to be five steps away from being able to join.
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Cyprus made ‘significant progress’ towards joining Schengen zone in last two years
Cyprus has made “significant progress” towards joining the Schengen zone in the two years since the current government came to power, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Wednesday.
He also ...
Romania, Bulgaria fully join EU’s borderless Schengen zone
Romania and Bulgaria scrapped land border controls to become full members of the European Union’s Schengen free-travel area on Wednesday, joining an expanded bloc of countries whose residents can ...
Schengen: Europe's borders
Greek PM says response to migration cannot be scrapping the Schengen
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday that increased migration flows cannot be addressed by unilaterally scrapping the Schengen zone.
Germany this week announced plans to impose tighter checks ...
‘Positive’ first week of Cyprus Schengen access
Forty eight ‘positive searches’ of the Schengen Information System (SIS) database were conducted in its first week of access to the system, the justice ministry said on Friday.
Cyprus was ...
Human traffickers wrongly claiming Cyprus is full member of Schengen
Cyprus is a step closer to joining the Schengen Area, but it has not done so yet – meaning that full checks still apply to all who enter and leave, the ...
Cyprus gains extra layer of access to Schengen, but not full membership
Authorities in Cyprus are poised to gain access on Tuesday to the files of 90 million people through the Schengen Information System (SIS).
As a result the state’s national security ...
Discussion on Schengen system descends into political quagmire
A discussion about Cyprus adopting the Schengen Information System (SIS) at the House legal committee on Wednesday turned into a political issue over the issue of borders.
MPs were discussing ...
Cyprus approved access to Schengen information on people entering the country
In a non-legislative enactment, the European Parliament on Tuesday endorsed a recommendation for applying provisions of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in Cyprus – a matter separate to Cyprus’ accession to ...
Yiolitis urges EU counterparts to speed up Schengen evaluations
Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis called on her EU counterparts on Tuesday to expedite and intensify the accession evaluation process for Schengen candidate countries, such as Cyprus, while intensifying police cooperation ...