Russia's central bank has filed a lawsuit in the EU court in Kirchberg after the EU Council extended the freezing of Russian funds indefinitely.

The public has expressed an overwhelming lack of confidence in the Government’s preparedness for security ahead of Ireland holding the presidency of the EU Council later this year.

Cyprus's Deputy Tourism Minister, Kostas Koumis, stated that sustainable and resilient tourism will be a key priority for the EU council presidency, addressing a conference in Nicosia on climate action and competitiveness in Mediterranean destinations.

Ireland is preparing for its six-month stint in the influential role of EU Council presidency, which will involve significant deal-making and consume a lot of the government's bandwidth.

President Nikos Christodoulides travels to Rome on Thursday for a two-day official visit during which he will meet Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Sergio Mattarella, with Cyprus-Italy bilateral relations, the Cyprus problem and the EU Council presidency among the topics on the agenda. The visit, on 26-27 February, comes at Mattarella’s invitation and […]

The EU Council has abolished the customs duty exemption for packages valued up to 150 euros. Starting July 1, 2026, a temporary flat customs duty of 3 euros will be imposed per product category within such packages.

The Hungarian PM published his letter to EU Council President Antonio Costa on the dispute around the Friendship pipeline.

The body of EU governments has adopted tougher asylum rules, allowing member state authorities to more easily reject asylum applications from certain non-EU countries.

HUNGARY'S blockade of a 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine cast a shadow over the EU Council meeting.

As the war in Ukraine reaches its four-year mark, the former president of the EU Council, Charles Michel, praises French President Macron's willingness to engage in dialogue with Putin.

Cyprus launched its anti-fraud agenda under the EU Council Presidency, hosting the first meeting of the Working Party on Combating Fraud in Brussels and welcoming the new director-general of the European Anti-Fraud Office (Olaf), Petr Klement. According to a statement from the general accounting office, the meeting was chaired last week, by the director of […]

A poll reveals that the Irish public has an overwhelming lack of confidence in the government's security preparedness as Ireland prepares to host the EU Council presidency later this year.

Sustainable and resilient tourism will be a key priority of the EU council presidency, Deputy Tourism Minister Kostas Koumis said on Friday, addressing a European conference in Nicosia on climate action and competitiveness in Mediterranean destinations. Addressing delegates, Koumis said tourism reflects its “strategic importance for economic growth, social cohesion and regional development, particularly for […]

Ireland's Foreign Minister, Micheál Martin, reiterated Ireland's support for Montenegro's ambition to make significant progress towards EU membership by the end of the year, with EU enlargement being a priority during Ireland's upcoming EU Council presidency.

The European Union is discussing proposals to increase prices for nicotine products across member states, aiming to make the Union largely smoke-free by 2040. However, negotiations in the EU Council are reportedly facing resistance from some members.

President Christodoulides has written directly to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, seeking a meeting in the second half of March and pushing back against suggestions that Cyprus’s EU Council Presidency or upcoming parliamentary elections could delay the resumption of reunification talks. The letter, whose contents were reported by Phileleftheros, had a dual purpose: to arrange a […]

António Costa, President of the European Council, has sent a letter to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, urging him to respect decisions made within the European Council.

The EU Council approved new sanctions against eight Russian officials, including judges and prosecutors, for their roles in political trials and human rights abuses, highlighting the deteriorating human rights situation in Russia.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "Response to the decision taken by the EU Council"

A parliamentary delegation is attending a conference on the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy in Cyprus, organized by the Cypriot parliament as part of its EU Council presidency.

A new poll reveals that the Irish public has an overwhelming lack of confidence in the Government's preparedness for security ahead of Ireland holding the presidency of the EU Council later this year.

Justice Minister Helen McEntee was questioned about Ireland's lack of security agreements with other countries ahead of its upcoming EU Council Presidency.

The EU Council and European Parliament will select two cities each for the headquarters of the European Customs Authority in March, with a joint agreement to follow.

Cyprus, holding the EU Council presidency, warned member states that a mass escape from a Syrian detention camp housing relatives of suspected Islamic State fighters could be exploited by terrorist groups for recruitment.

President Nikos Christodoulides has written to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reaffirming that the country’s EU council presidency and the upcoming parliamentary elections “in no way affect” the immediate resumption of substantive negotiations on the Cyprus problem. In his letter, Christodoulides expressed readiness to meet Guterres in March to advance the peace process and outlined a […]

The EU Council of Agriculture Ministers approved measures for the wine sector, including vineyard uprooting and climate adaptation. Portugal's Minister José Manuel Fernandes expressed regret over the inability to transfer expired funds.

Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis is participating in the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, where discussions include a peace plan for the Middle East, diplomacy concerning Iran, and initiatives for the Western Balkans.

EC Vice-President Dubravka Šuica is set to be questioned by the EU Council regarding her involvement in a controversial Trump peace initiative.