Austria’s minister for the European Union accused Turkey of using migrant flows as a means to pressure the 27-member bloc for its own purposes and warned that the EU wouldn’t be “blackmailed”
A Cypriot court’s conviction of a young British woman for lying about being gang-raped by Israeli tourists was a miscarriage of justice, lawyers appealing the ruling said Thursday. The unnamed woman, who
Defence lawyers for a British teenager found guilty of lying about being gang-raped in Cyprus by Israeli tourists launched an appeal against her ‘unfair’ conviction at the Supreme Court on Thursday. The
Any proposals related to the Cyprus problem must not deviate from the UN Security Council resolutions, said President Nicos Anastasiades in response to the UK advocating a looser federal solution for the
Commercial flights to and from Cyprus increased during the summer, but they are still 24% lower than the pre-COVID boom in 2019. According to data provided by Eurocontrol, flights across the European
Ankara and Turkish Cypriot politicians have condemned Cyprus’ decision to ban a schoolbook for praising modern Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. The Education Ministry withdrew the English language book “until a solution
European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, has called on Turkey “to reverse the actions undertaken in Varosha since October 2020”. She said Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s and Turkish Cypriot leader
The ratio of primary school students to teachers in Cyprus is 12.3 below the EU average of 13.5, according to the latest figures by Eurostat. The lowest ratios were registered in Greece
Football Players Association (FIFPRO) Europe Congress is underway in Limassol, with professional footballers discussing the game’s future challenges, particularly amid the Covid pandemic. The agenda of the first conference with the physical
In a surprise move, Greece appointed former Cypriot EU humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Commissioner Christos Stylianides as the head of its newly formed Climate and Civil Protection Ministry. Although Stylianides will
