News: Politics
Cyprus news in the “Politics” category — updated throughout the day.
PoliticsChristodoulides calls Kazakhstan visit historic as Cyprus opens embassy in Astana
Larnaca, Cyprus. President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday described his visit to Kazakhstan as historic before departing from Larnaca airport for the Central Asian country. He said the trip would be the first by a…
PoliticsCyprus base attack revives debate over Britain’s military presence on the island
Nicosia, Cyprus. A suspected drone attack linked to pro-Iranian forces on the British RAF base at Akrotiri in…
PoliticsChristodoulides meets experts and farmers over foot and mouth disease outbreak
Nicosia, Cyprus. President Nikos Christodoulides met experts and representatives of farmers on Tuesday to discuss the government’s handling…
PoliticsCyprus signs €1 billion loan agreement under EU Safe defence programme
Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus and the European Commission have signed the country’s loan agreement under the European Union’s €150…
PoliticsEU institutions reach provisional deal on new returns regulation for irregular migrants
Brussels, Belgium. The Council of the EU and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on Monday…
PoliticsChristodoulides hails EU deal on new returns regulation and return hubs for irregular migrants
Nicosia, Cyprus. President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday welcomed a deal between the institutions of the European Union on…
PoliticsUK publishes second batch of Mandelson appointment documents amid scrutiny of Starmer
London, United Kingdom. The British government on Monday published a second batch of documents relating to the appointment…
PoliticsIndian youth group founder plans protest against education minister and Modi
New Delhi, India. The founder of the online youth group Cockroach Janta Party said on Monday he plans…
PoliticsCyprus sees growing role in Europe’s space programme as EU Space Days spotlight infrastructure
Nicosia, Cyprus. Space was presented as a practical part of daily life and public safety at EU Space…
PoliticsAbela claims record fourth straight election win for Malta’s Labour Party
Valletta, Malta. Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Sunday that his Labour Party had won a record-breaking…
PoliticsForeign nationals in Cyprus remain outside parliamentary voting rights
Nicosia, Cyprus. A total of 378,150 people voted in last Sunday’s parliamentary elections, but foreign nationals living in…