Cyprus is one of the few EU states in which the percentage of residents are citizens of other countries is higher than 10%, coming third after Luxembourg and Malta, according to Eurostat.
An EU recommendation to member states to recall passports issued to Russian and Belarusian oligarchs on the bloc’s sanctions list puts Cyprus in an awkward position. Lawyers warn that if Cyprus recalls
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) will guide Cyprus to develop a COVID vaccination strategy for the country’s population next winter, said Health Minister Health Michael Hadjipantela. He met
The European Commission called on member states to immediately end any existing investor citizenship schemes and withdraw citizenships granted to Russians or Belarusians sanctioned over Ukraine. Commission spokesperson Annita Hipper said Monday that
The informal European Council meeting in Versailles set the foundations for the bloc’s gradual independence from external energy suppliers, starting from Russia with its stranglehold on natural gas pipelines, primarily to Germany.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday the European Union “should do more” for his embattled country, a day after EU leaders doused its hopes of quick accession to the bloc. “The European
President Nicos Anastasiades underlined Cyprus’ role in providing the European Union with energy and the problems posed by Turkey not backing EU sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine. During his remarks to EU
The EU on Wednesday excluded seven Russian banks from the global SWIFT network, as sanctions were ratcheted up over Moscow’s war on Ukraine. The banks immediately cut out from the secure interbank
The European Union’s health regulator backs giving a booster shot of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to adolescents aged 12 and over, as well as the expanded use of Moderna’s shot in children
Two Congolese, aged 39 and 33, were arrested at Larnaca airport after evidence emerged that one was travelling with a fake EU passport provided by the other. On Monday, the two men
