Minister of Justice and Public Order Marios Hartsiotis has stressed that the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU in the first half of 2026, will focus on priority areas that will have added value to the significant achievements made so far in the field of gender equality.

According to an official press release, Hartsiotis attended the Informal Meeting of EU Gender Equality Ministers, that took place in Brussels 26-27 February.

In his intervention, the Minister of Justice welcomed the important work at the European level in the last five years and referred to the strong political will and commitment to these issues as one of the most important factors that led to this progress.

In the framework of the meeting, the Trio Ministers of Spain, Belgium and Hungary, signed a Declaration on gender equality issues. During a special ceremony, the Declaration was given in a highly symbolic move to the Ministers of the following Presidencies, Poland, Denmark and Cyprus, with the aim of strengthening cooperation between them and further promoting equality issues at the European level.

The Minister of Justice assured that during the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2026, Cyprus will focus on priority areas that will have added value to what has been achieved so far in the field of gender equality, the press release concludes.