#politics

Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna paid a working visit to Rome on Wednesday, in the context of preparations for Cyprus EU Presidency, in the first half of 2026. She ...

By Stelios Parparinos Let’s be honest about the current situation. An underlying anxiety permeates Cypriot society. It’s not just whispers: it’s a growing feeling, a daily struggle ...

Austrian politician Johannes Hahn has been appointed as the European commission’s special envoy for the Cyprus issue, a move broadly welcomed by political parties in the republic. The appointment, ...

Marios Hannides announced on Wednesday that he will run for the presidency of Cyprus’ socialist party, Edek, pledging to restore unity and revive the party’s role as a forward-looking ...

The president of the Eurogroup and Ireland’s finance minister, Paschal Donohoe, is paying an official visit to Cyprus on Holy Tuesday. Donohoe’s visit aims to strengthen cooperation on ...

Former Disy MP Evgenios Hamboullas has decided to join Elam and run for Limassol MP in the forthcoming parliamentary elections, the party announced on Monday. Hamboullas’ decision followed a decision ...

UN Secretary General’s Special Repesentative in Cyprus Colin Stewart briefed on Monday the diplomatic corps on the recent Geneva meeting on the Cyprus issue, a post by the UN ...

Cyprus will continue to be a member of the European Union even after a potential resolution to the Cyprus issue, President Nikos Christodoulides affirmed on Wednesday during a meeting with ...

Tatar has reiterated on Tuesday his dedication to the two-state solution for Cyprus during a recent meeting with Turkish House vice president of the foreign affairs committee, Mustafa Canbey, and ...

Negotiators from the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities will meet again on Thursday as preparations continue for expanded talks in Geneva next month.  According to the Cyprus news agency (...

Dipa member Marinos Mousiouttas called on Wednesday for the House legal affairs committee to limit MPs duty to three consecutive terms. Mousiouttas wants to set a maximum term limit for ...

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Limassol on Friday evening, as rival demonstrations sparked fierce divisions over migration and national identity, prompting a heavy security response. Far-right party ...

Cyprus’ Foreign Minister, Constantinos Kombos, has reaffirmed the government’s strong commitment to restarting meaningful negotiations on the Cyprus problem. He delivered this message in a meeting with United Nations ...

Turkish Cypriot opposition political party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman described the north’s ‘government’s’ conduct as “extremely unserious” on Monday, as the political wrangling over attempts to appoint a ‘...

Despite facing significant pressure, political party Disy continues to maintain its position as the leading party in Cyprus, according to a poll conducted by RetailZoom on behalf of daily Politis. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday denied rumours about a cabinet reshuffle, following a report that it could be coming as some ministers have been in their positions since the beginning ...

“None of the names mentioned by the media” are in the running to become the next Cypriot European Commissioner, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. Speaking to CyBC radio, he ...

MPs said on Monday they hope to soon pass legislation setting up a more effective framework for the submission of wealth declarations by certain state officials and Politically Exposed Persons. ...

By Grant Duncan Many western countries have seen a decline of trust in government and politicians. But if you’re one of the distrustful majority, that may not be such ...

Turkish Cypriot minor party Milletin Partisi leader Bertan Zaroglu on Friday rejected a proposal from ruling coalition party YDP leader Erhan Arikli that the two parties merge. Arikli had made ...

The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Thursday that his party the YDP should merge with another, namely the Milletin Partisi. Speaking in a televised interview with the ...

A founding conference for the new Volt Cyprus party was held on Sunday afternoon as the ‘Filoxenia’ Conference Centre in Nicosia. Addresses at the conference were made by Deputy Government ...

Akel is to hold a statutory conference on Sunday with the aim of voting on changes to the party’s constitution, which members hope will modernise the party. Among the ...

Serdar Denktash, the son of late Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, said on Wednesday he is considering establishing a new political party. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, he confirmed that ...