A special European Council held in Brussels included a call to the Commission to deliver an action plan for managing the Eastern Mediterranean migration route, which puts Cyprus on the frontline. The
Cyprus was warned by the European Commission for not meeting emission reduction commitments and addressing rules on disseminating terrorist content online. Brussels launched infringement procedures by sending letters of formal notice for
Cyprus saw the second largest rate of new asylum seeker applications per million of the population in the EU behind Austria, according to the latest Eurostat data. First-time asylum applications increased by
European Union household consumption expenditure saw the second largest annual increase in Cyprus, with almost 13% behind Croatia (21.2%), according to Eurostat. In 2021, household consumption expenditure in the EU increased by
In Cyprus, the share of gross final energy consumption from renewable sources improved to 18.4% in 2021 but is still below the European average of 21.8%. However, it has increased steadily since 2004
President Nicos Anastasiades said that Russia could not expect Cyprus to break away from the EU’s collective decisions on sanctions against Moscow over Ukraine. The President was asked to comment on Russian
The rising cost of living, the threat of poverty and social exclusion, and migration are Cypriots’ greatest concerns, according to the European Parliament’s Eurobarometer Survey released Thursday. According to the findings, the
On 15 December, the European Commission announced the official adoption of the minimum tax rate across its territory, effective as of 1 January 2024, less than one year from now. The relevant
As the energy crisis deepens and the omens for 2023 are not good on the supply front, much soul-searching is now taking place among politicians, Eurocrats and energy analysts. In the aftermath
Cyprus should follow EU recommendations on handling travellers from China following the latest wave of COVID-19 infections sweeping the country, said EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides. In comments to state radio CyBC,
