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...
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Authorities on lookout for fighters fleeing Syria
Authorities have so far not come across any incidents of foreign fighters passing through Cyprus to reach other countries after leaving Syria, Justice Minister Ionas...
Schengen agreement under threat
By Camino Mortera-Matinez The worst refugee crisis since World War II, a seemingly never-ending string of terrorist attacks, and the rise of populism across Europe...
Cyprus asks for access to Schengen database on behalf of non-member states of EU’s border control mechanism
Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou, has called on the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, currently convening in Luxembourg, to grant countries who do not participate...
EU to make it easier to suspend visa-free travel amid immigration worries
European Union interior ministers will back plans on Friday to make it easier and faster to suspend visa-free travel with any third country, officials said,...
Visa liberalisation for Turkey: EU criteria must be met, say MEPs
The EU should make sure that all its requirements are met before granting Turkey visa-free access to the Schengen area, Civil Liberties Committee MEPs stressed...
Visa-free entry to Turkey for Greek Cypriots not ‘tantamount to RoC recognition’, north says
Turkey’s decision to lift the visa requirement for all EU citizens, including Greek Cypriots, as part of its migrant deal with the EU has caused...
Austria to tighten checks at Italian border from June 1 at the latest
By Kirsti Knolle Austria will introduce tougher border controls at the Brenner Pass crossing with Italy from June 1 at the latest as part of...
EU outlines plan to save open borders, courts Turkey (Update 3)
European Union officials voiced guarded optimism on Friday that Turkey was starting to cooperate to stem the flow of migrants to Europe as Brussels outlined...
EU tells Greece to fix border, heralds Schengen suspension (Update 1)
The European Union took a step on Friday towards allowing for a two-year suspension of its prized free-travel Schengen zone to boost controls of the...
Goodbye Schengen
“EUROPE has forgotten that history is fundamentally tragic,” said Manuel Valls, the French prime minister. “If Europe can’t protect its own borders, it’s the very...
Wanted: a grand bargain to rescue EU from “polycrisis”
By Paul Taylor The European Union needs an ambitious grand bargain at its next summit to rescue itself from an accumulation of crises that threaten...
EU executive says Greece ‘seriously neglected’ Schengen border duties (Updated)
By Alastair Macdonald and Gabriela Baczynska The EU executive concluded on Wednesday that Greece could face new border controls with other states of the free-travel...
EU ministers to discuss extending border checks in passport-free zone
By Gabriela Baczynska European Union ministers will discuss on Monday whether to further extend emergency border controls within the passport-free Schengen area, which is cracking...
EU plans new border guard to stem migration
By Gabriela Baczynska and Alissa de Carbonnel The European Union will nearly treble its spending on frontier defence provided by a new European Border and...
EU ministers to discuss longer-term Schengen suspension
By Gabriela Baczynska and Alastair Macdonald EU interior ministers will discuss a proposal today Friday that could allow new border controls between European states for...
EU sounds alarm as internal barriers rise in refugee crisis
By Thomas Escritt and Yannis Behrakis The European Union’s chief executive warned on Wednesday that the survival of Europe’s “partially comatose” open border travel zone...
Worrying decrease in Russian tourism
A 20 PER CENT drop in the number of Russian tourists is expected next summer if current trends continue, according to the honorary president of...
Tourism professionals divided over Cyprus’s membership in Schengen area
By Marie Kambas Cypriot travel agents are divided over whether Cyprus should become part of the Schengen Area and abolish border checks for travellers from...
Why the EU needs a visa policy for growth
By Antonio Tajani and Cecilia Malmström Europe remains the top tourist destination in the world with an immeasurable wealth of natural, cultural and artistic heritage....