Cyprus will "place particular emphasis on the protection of workers" during its six-month Council of the EU rotating Presidency, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas declared...
After a fourteen-year hiatus, the Deputy Ministry of Culture, following a decision by the Council of Ministers, is reviving the Award for the Preservation...
Ceremony venue and security
The event unfolded against divided Nicosia, Europe's last occupied capital, with police controls, body scanners, rooftop snipers, and drone bans.
President...
Ceremony opening and arrivals
The official launch ceremony of the Cyprus EU Council Presidency occurred on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at 18:30 at the Cyprus...
Presidents Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission, Antonio Costa of the European Council, and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky arrived at Cyprus Presidential Palace...
