The Cyprus Council of Ministers approved Wednesday the creation of a National Strategy focused on the LGBTQI community. The Commissioner for Citizens’ Rights, Panayiotis Palates, has been appointed as the coordinator for the preparation and implementation of this strategy. Following the Cabinet meeting, Palates announced that an interministerial committee will
The Republic of Cyprus’ election in the UN Human Rights Council for the period 2025-27 for the first time, is a “great success”, Foreign Affairs Minister Constantinos Kombos told CNA immediately after the results of the vote were announced on Wednesday. The UN General Assembly elected 18 members of the
The election of Cyprus, for the first time, in the UN Human Rights Council for the period 2025-2027 is an excellent result for our country, President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides has stressed. This result, he added on a post on ‘X’ “demonstrates the respect and trust shown to Cyprus
The challenges faced by Cyprus as a frontline state regarding migration flows, along with the need for closer cooperation among EU member states, will be highlighted by Cyprus’ Deputy Minister for Migration and International Protection, Nicholas Ioannides, during the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union, set to
Gas/diesel oil was the main energy source in road transport in the EU in 2022, while Cyprus had the largest share of use of motor gaoline among member states, according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical service of the EU. Gas/ diesel oil and motor gasoline remained the leading
President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides has congratulated Demis Hassabis on his Nobel Prize in Chemistry. “It is with great pride that I was informed that our compatriot of Cypriot descent Demis Hassabis has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences” the President
