Research vessel Nautical Geo, under the Maltese flag, has entered block 1 of Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) despite threats from Turkey. The Italian operated vessel departed Larnaca to conduct operations south
The European Commission has called on Turkey to reverse its actions in Varosha and “actively” support Cyprus negotiations within the UN framework in its report on the enlargement process. The enlargement package
Foreign Ministers want an options paper drafted outlining possible ways for Brussels to respond to Turkey if it does not back down over opening up Varosha, said the EU’s top diplomat Josep
The Eastern Mediterranean region can be transformed into a zone of stability, but Turkey is upsetting the balance of power in the region, said Cyprus Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides. He was addressing
The situation in fenced-off Varosha and developments in the Eastern Mediterranean will be on the agenda of Monday’s EU Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, a European official confirmed. The official said the
Amid a backlash, Turkey’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has refuted issuing a list of 42 Turkish Cypriot critics of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who are barred from entering the country. The persona non
President Nicos Anastasiades has asked German Chancellor Angela Merkel to pressure Turkey to help resume Cyprus talks and terminate Ankara’s illegal activities against Nicosia. According to a press release issued by the
EU-Turkey relations are under ongoing assessment at several levels, after Ankara announced a new survey mission in the Eastern Mediterranean with its vessel Oruc Reis, said European Commission spokesperson for foreign affairs
President Nicos Anastasiades appeared disappointed on Friday that the lack of implementation of UN resolutions have allowed Turkey the audacity to pass itself off as a victim. “I stand here before you,
Austria’s minister for the European Union accused Turkey of using migrant flows as a means to pressure the 27-member bloc for its own purposes and warned that the EU wouldn’t be “blackmailed”
