Christodoulides to join Brussels talks on EU budget for 2028-2034
President Nikos Christodoulides will attend European Council discussions on the EU’s next long-term budget, alongside talks on competitiveness, security and migration.
Brussels, Belgium. President Nikos Christodoulides will attend the European Council on Thursday and Friday, with discussions centred on the EU’s multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034. The negotiations aim to produce a comprehensive agreement before 2026 ends.
Cyprus sets out budget priorities
Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said Cyprus remained focused on securing an ambitious, balanced EU budget that could meet emerging challenges while providing sufficient funding for cohesion and common agricultural policies. He said the country’s priorities included balanced development and support for rural areas and the primary sector.
Letymbiotis described the negotiations as decisive for the EU’s future, saying the next budget would shape its capacity to finance strategic priorities, improve competitiveness and security, and safeguard economic and social cohesion.
He added that Cyprus had already helped establish a basis for negotiations through its EU presidency in the year’s first half.
Meetings and Council agenda
Before the Council meeting on Thursday, Christodoulides will join the European Peoples’ Party summit, followed by talks with leaders from member countries belonging to the Friends of Cohesion group.
The Council will also discuss the European economy’s competitiveness and the effects of high energy costs on businesses and households. Other agenda items include European defence and security, developments in Ukraine and the Middle East, migration, enlargement and reforms within the EU.
On Friday, before the Council begins its second day, Christodoulides will meet leaders whose positions on migration are aligned. He is due back in Cyprus that afternoon.
Maastricht address on strategic autonomy
On Wednesday, Christodoulides spoke to Maastricht University students on “Cyprus and the European Project: Bridging Europe and the Middle East on the path to strategic autonomy”.
He said that reunification of Cyprus would reinforce the EU’s strategic autonomy and improve its capacity to respond to Middle East crises.
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