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Roadmap for deepening Single Market signed by Cyprus President and heads of EU institutions

The signing of the “One Europe – One Market” roadmap sealed the joint commitment of European institutions to deepen the Single Market and strengthen the EU’s competitiveness, during a ceremony held on Friday in the context of the Informal Meeting…

Macron’s visit a clear message for prospects of strategic cooperation, President says

President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides described on Thursday the official visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Cyprus as a historic one noting that it sends a clear message as regards the strength and prospects of the strategic cooperation…

Zelenskyy to brief EU heads at Cyprus informal meeting in person, CNA learns

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is to brief in person the EU heads of state or government at the informal meeting taking place in Cyprus on Thursday and Friday, CNA has learnt. Competent sources told CNA on Wednesday that the Ukrainian…

Ship management revenues exceeded €1 billion in the 2nd half of 2025, up by 2.3%

Ship management revenues exceeded €1 billion in the second half of 2025, marking an increase of 2.3% compared to the first half of 2025, according to the Ship Management Survey conducted by the Central Bank of Cyprus. According to the…

Nicosia symposium highlights need to tackle cultural property trafficking

The need to tackle illicit culture property trafficking was highlighted by a two-day International Symposium entitled “Cultural Property Protection as an enabler for cooperation in Europe, the Mediterranean and the Gulf region”, which began on Monday at A.G. Leventis Gallery,…

Reports that jet fuel within EU will last for six weeks “not accurate” Commissioner says

The European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, speaking on Friday at a press conference, in Nicosia, after the informal meeting of EU Tourism Ministers, stressed that reports saying that jet fuel in the EU is only sufficient for the…

Cyprus records lowest inflation in euro area in March

Annual inflation in the euro area reached 2.6% in March 2026, according to the latest data from Eurostat, with Cyprus among the countries recording the lowest rates at 1.5%. Annual inflation in the euro area increased in March 2026, reaching 2.6%…

Cyprus records 140 first-time asylum applications in January, Eurostat says

Cyprus recorded 140 first-time asylum applicants and 110 subsequent applicants in January 2026, according to monthly asylum data published by Eurostat on Wednesday. For the same month at European Union level, 51,160 third-country nationals submitted a first-time application for international…

Cyprus Presidency and European Parliament reach provisional deal to protect EU steel market

The Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement late on Monday on a new regulation aimed at tackling the negative effects of global overcapacity on the EU steel market. The regulation…

Fuel prices in Cyprus among the lowest in the EU, Minister of Finance says

“Rising fuel prices is not only a Cypriot issue,” Minister of Finance Makis Keravnos said on Thursday, adding that fuel, gasoline and diesel prices in Cyprus remain among the lowest in almost all European Union countries, with the possible exception…

President Christodoulides welcomes the ceasefire between USA and Iran

President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides welcomed the two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, stressing the importance of using this opportunity to advance diplomatic efforts. In a post on platform X, President Christodoulides underlines that…

FM discusses in Qatar developments in the region and strategic partnership

Developments in the wider region, as well as the strategic importance of the partnership between the Republic of Cyprus and Qatar, were discussed during the meeting held on Tuesday in Qatar between Foreign Affairs Minister Constantinos Kombos and Prime Minister…