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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in a meeting with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday, stressed that both countries constitute pillars of stability in an unstable area. The two leaders are meeting in Nicosia during the fifth trilateral summit between...

Greece wants a just and viable solution to the Cyprus issue, while Turkey reacts to a comprehensive settlement of the problem by insisting on the presence of troops on the island, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday. The Greek...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and U.S. Vice President Michael Pence discussed bilateral relations, regional issues and developments on Cyprus over the telephone on Monday. According to the White House press release, the U.S. Vice President invited the Greek PM...

The Cyprus House plenary passed on Friday, by 30 votes in favor and 20 against, a bill tabled by the ruling Democratic Rally (DISY) party for a legislative amendment to shift decision-making power on school celebrations from the Parliament...

The Cyprus House plenary unanimously approved a bill allowing the cremation of the dead. Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Internal Affairs Yiannos Lamaris said that the law concerns a matter which is not easy to discuss, given the conservative...

On Tuesday evening, Cyprus' House of Representatives has approved the 2015 state budget that was agreed with the Troika, as the country is still under a bailout program. The budget was approved with 29 votes for and 26 against....

In the light of the Turkish provocations in Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras arrived in Nicosia today for a working visit focusing on the common policy that Greece and Cyprus need to follow in...

The Greek Prime Minister Loukas Papademos has made it clear that partition is no option as far as a political settlement in Cyprus is concerned, reiterating that a solution must be in line with UN decisions and provide for...

The House of Representatives has asked the UN Secretary General to act in order to restore the impartiality of his special advisor on Cyprus, who has recently come under fire from political parties with regard to statements which were...

Minister of Finance Kikis Kazamias said the abolition of the pension fund for civil servants and semi-governmental employees, provided for in the package of measures for fiscal consolidation, was of historical importance. Speaking on Wednesday after a meeting of the...

Cyprus pays tribute to all those who lost their lives defending[...]

The plenary of the House of Representatives convened on Thursday for its last session before the parliamentary elections, that will take place on May 22. Addressing the plenary, Omirou said that the Republic of Cyprus has survived through difficult times...