Brussels must not show double standards in upholding human rights in Belarus but ignore Turkey’s violations especially in Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades said Wednesday. Anastasiades made the comments in an intervention during
Cypriots can travel freely to less than a dozen EU countries without having to quarantine on their entry or carry a negative coronavirus test after Finland knocked Cyprus off its safe list
Cyprus and Greece urge the European Union to take a tougher stance against Turkey’s tension-ratcheting activity in the eastern Mediterranean. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias made an unscheduled trip to Nicosia on
Cyprus on Monday accused the EU of lacking the courage to assume a determining role to prevent an escalation of tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean as Turkey’s territorial ambitions go unchecked. “We
Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides told his EU counterparts that their policy of appeasement towards Turkey’s actions in the Eastern Mediterranean acts as a form of encouragement while perceived as weakness. Christodoulides
EU Foreign Affairs Ministers will discuss Turkey’s unlawful activity in the Eastern Mediterranean during an extraordinary videoconference scheduled for Friday with the participation of Cyprus’ Nikos Christodoulides. The extraordinary session of the
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
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,
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Brussels on Thursday as Nicosia goes on a diplomatic offensive to buffer Turkey’s actions in the East Med. Germany currently holds
