Cypriot authorities Tuesday started removing around 600 asylum seekers living in a disused residency complex in Chlorakas, Paphos, after local protests and claims of electricity theft. “Personnel are in the area and
Cyprus is launching an information campaign to counter a spike in irregular migration, authorities said, saying they were struggling with the highest inflows in the European Union. The island has had the
Cyprus had the highest rate of new asylum seekers compared to its population in February, but new applications have significantly reduced from last year, according to Eurostat data. In February 2023, Germany
Cypriots have increasingly unfavourable views towards refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers, according to a survey by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Cyprus. It aimed to identify perceptions
Businesses argue that restrictions in the government’s newly introduced policy allowing employers to hire asylum seekers to address labour shortages ahead of the busy summer season defeats the objective. The previous government
Cyprus has transferred 48 asylum seekers to Germany under a voluntary pilot scheme that will eventually see 500 relocated to help authorities cope with a surge in irregular migrants, officials said. The
Cyprus saw an annual jump of 636% in first-time asylum seekers in February compared to an average increase of 85% in the EU, according to Eurostat data. In Cyprus, 1805 new asylum
A member of parliament is calling on Cyprus to rethink its policies on handling asylum seekers and stop hiding behind the excuse of a backlog in requests, while refusing to provide aid
Cyprus has the highest percentage of asylum seekers in the EU per population and struggles to manage the numbers of migrants it blames Turkey for sending. Cypriot government Spokesperson Kyriacos Koushos said
For its size, Cyprus had the highest rate of registered first-time asylum applicants in the EU during the second quarter of 2020 with 989 per million population, followed by Slovenia (441) and
