Trump threatens to halt trade with Europe over Canada plan
President Donald Trump has threatened to take action against the EU if it moves forward with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s proposal to make Canada the bloc’...
EU’s von der Leyen wants Canada to become bloc’s first associate member
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday she wanted to open the door to Canada becoming the EU’s first “associate member,” in a significant policy shift ...
Mladic funeral draws thousands and opens old wounds, EC President von der Leyen shocked by turnout
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that the images of the large turnout for the funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic were “shocking”, and added ...
Christodoulides to meet von der Leyen, foreign leaders in Paris on Bastille Day
President Nikos Christodoulides is due to meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and a number of foreign leaders in Paris on Tuesday, where he is attending France’s ...
EU to appoint new Cyprus envoy as von der Leyen sees renewed momentum
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday she sees renewed momentum in efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem and announced that the Commission will appoint a new ...
Letymbiotis denies that chance of summer Cyprus enlarged meeting is ‘remote’
Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Sunday denied that there is only a “remote chance” of an enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem being convened during the summer, as efforts continue ...
EU leaders call on Erdogan to ‘seize renewed momentum’ on Cyprus problem
European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday called on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to “seize the renewed momentum” to bring about ...
Von der Leyen, Metsola praise Cyprus’ EU presidency
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Parliament President Roberta Metsola on Tuesday paid tribute to Cyprus’ presidency of the EU Council, praising its leadership, effectiveness and cooperation ...
Our View: Government fixated on EU role, not peace process
When he was campaigning for his election, President Nikos Christodoulides insisted that he would seek a more active involvement of the EU in the Cyprus problem. Superficially, this sounded like ...
EU Council presidency an ‘extraordinary honour’ and ‘national mission’
Cyprus’ six-month term as the holder of the Council of the European Union constituted an “extraordinary honour” and a “national mission”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday, at the end ...
EU set to name Cyprus envoy
The European Commission is set to soon announce the EU’s new envoy for the Cyprus problem, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday.
He was speaking to journalists on arrival ...
Queries raised over Cyprus’ Schengen ambitions
Diplomats representing member states of Europe’s border-free Schengen zone remain unconvinced by Cyprus’ efforts to ready itself to join the zone, with six representatives of missions from across the ...
Middle East, Ukraine dominate EU foreign ministers’ talks in Limassol
The ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine are to dominate talks between the foreign ministers of the European Union’s 27 member states on Thursday, with ministers having descended ...
Cyprus issue discussed in von der Leyen call with Erdogan
The Cyprus issue was among the topics discussed on Tuesday during a phone call between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
In a ...
Trump says giving EU until July 4 to fulfill trade deal or will raise tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump said he had a “great call” with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday and would give the EU until July 4 to fulfill ...
Cyprus settlement ‘key to regional stability’ says Von der Leyen
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said regional stability and prosperity in the Levant are “closely linked” to progress on the Cyprus problem.
Speaking to Kathimerini in an exclusive ...
Christodoulides, EU leaders, sign roadmap to boost European single market
President Nikos Christodoulides and the presidents of the European Parliament and European Commission, Roberta Metsola and Ursula von der Leyen, on Friday signed a roadmap for reforms aimed at strengthening ...
Zelenskiy anticipates closer ties with Cyprus
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday predicted stronger bilateral ties between Kiev and Nicosia, adding that Cyprus has stood by Ukraine’s side since the start of Cyprus’ presidency of ...
Turkey at centre of EU war of words
President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday accused former European Council president Charles Michel of “double standards”, after Michel had censured European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen for controversial comments she ...
Regional firefighting hub in Cyprus to be inaugurated this month
A new regional firefighting hub is to be inaugurated in Cyprus this month, the government said on Saturday.
It said the hub will be inaugurated by President Nikos Christodoulides and ...
Regional crisis, FMD at president’s meetings with Guterres, von der Leyen
The Middle East crisis, the foot and mouth disease outbreak on the island and the way forward in the Cyprus problem are on President Nikos Christodoulides’ agenda on Wednesday, as ...
Von der Leyen says EU stands ‘unequivocally’ with Cyprus after drone strike
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday said the European Union stands “collectively, firmly, and unequivocally” with Cyprus, after a drone hit the island’s British Akrotiri air ...
EU leaders agree to accelerate single market, in struggle to compete with US and China
European Union leaders agreed on Thursday on a wide-ranging set of commitments to improve how the bloc’s border-free internal market works so Europe’s businesses can be competitive and ...
Cypriot MEPs split as von der Leyen survives fourth no-confidence vote
Cypriot members of the European Parliament were evenly split as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen survived a vote of no confidence for the fourth time in the last ...