Zelenskyy outlines five points that could strengthen Russia's position in peace talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during his address to participants of a European Council meeting, has spoken about key points that could strengthen Russia's position in peace negotiations.

By STANISLAV POHORILOV

Cyprus risks losing €50m in EU funds as audit office exposes recovery plan

Cyprus faces the risk of losing tens of millions from the European Union’s recovery and resilience fund, with the audit office warning on Thursday that deficiencies in planning and delayed implementation have placed funding at risk and left the country lagging most member states. In a detailed assessment of the country’s €1.02 billion recovery and […]

Cyprus’s EU recovery funds at risk after audit exposes planning failures

Cyprus could lose tens of millions of euros in EU recovery funding after its own Audit Office found the country’s National Recovery Plan was over-ambitious, poorly risk-assessed, and repeatedly amended to manage implementation failures. The report, examining Cyprus’s use of EU Recovery and Resilience Mechanism funds, concludes that the plan submitted to Brussels in 2021 […]

By Eleftheria Paizanou

Zelensky addresses European Council: Russia must not return to peace talks feeling stronger

President Volodymyr Zelensky said he has received signals from the United States that peace negotiations could resume soon, but he warned that the Russians must not approach talks with a sense that their position has grown stronger.