Sixteen applicants seeking international protection were flown from Cyprus to Finland under an EU relocation mechanism to offer women and unaccompanied minors safe refuge. They belong to vulnerable groups, as defined by
Turkey and its modern-day Ottoman-style ruler Recep Tayyip Erdogan is holding a steady course on its path towards reviving an expansionist plan to reinstate the glory days of a one-time empire. There’s
Even after weeks of increased tension in the East Mediterranean and Libya, caused by continuing Turkish provocations or outright military involvement (Libya), threats (Greece, Cyprus), Brussels has shown its weakness. Again, it
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in a telephone conversation with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu agreed on the need to de-escalate tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean and will revisit the matter
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday denounced Turkey’s violation and threats against the sovereignty of Greece and Cyprus, as tensions mount in the East Med region. Macron expressed his country’s solidarity with
Turkey issuing an illegal new NAVTEX for a seismic survey in the Eastern Mediterranean between Cyprus and Greece will be discussed when President Nicos Anastasiades meets French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said that if Turkey continues with its aggressive behaviour in the region by disregarding the maritime rights of Greece and Cyprus, Brussels must act swiftly. Mitsotakis
Cyprus is pleased with a “historic” deal among EU leaders clinching an unprecedented €1.8 tln budget plus COVID-19 Recovery Fund to fix coronavirus-throttled economies. After a fractious summit lasting almost five days,
From 23 July, Cyprus will not allow entry to visitors from Romania and Luxembourg, taking them off the ‘safe’ travel list after health authorities revised their COVID-19 risk upward. These two countries
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades will meet France’s President Emmanuel Macron, on Thursday in Paris to discuss escalating tensions in the eastern Mediterranean due to Turkish aggression. Their meeting is scheduled for the