Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Despo Michaelidou, has lashed out at authorities over the deportation of the migrant Georgian father of a 15-year-old born and raised in Cyprus. In a letter to Interior
Detections of irregular entries by migrants and refugees through the European Union’s external borders on the Eastern Mediterranean route remain high, with significant numbers arriving in Cyprus, said EU border agency Frontex. During
Cypriot authorities managed to return 3,500 irregular immigrants in the first half of 2022, placing Cyprus as the top EU country in migrant send backs compared to its population, said Interior Minister
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris has fired back at criticism from presidential candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis over the government laying barbed wire across the buffer zone to prevent illegal migrants. On Friday, Mavroyiannis, backed
In April, 54,145 first-time asylum applicants applied for international protection in the 27-member bloc, up 66% compared to a year ago (32,570) but down 28% from March (74,950). The decrease from March is attributed to the
It appears we need a video posted on social media to be jolted out of our slumber at the latent animosity against migrants. For somebody to feel emboldened to kick and punch
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris is frustrated at delays in recruiting 300 extra guards and instal Green Line surveillance to curb migrant flows from the Turkish-occupied north. On government plans to hire 300
Breakaway Turkish Cypriots are responsible for stemming migrant arrivals, a senior European Union official said, as the number of asylum-seekers the Republic receives soars. European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas said that
Cyprus is creaking under increased migrant flows, said Interior Minister Nicos Nouris, arguing that asylum seekers are 5% of the population, as applications rise by 140%. Nouris blamed Turkey for putting Cyprus
Cyprus needs European solidarity to face the burden of migration, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said after the MED5 meeting in Venice. Cyprus is among five European Union nations on the Mediterranean, demanding