https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-border-crackdown-amid-concerns-over-turkey
Greek government sources on Friday stressed that authorities are boosting security at the country’s border following reports that Turkey will no longer stop Syrian refugees from traveling to Europe....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-islanders-strike-over-new-migrant-camps-government-says-no-alternative
Greek island residents went on strike for a second day on Thursday, stepping up protests against government plans for new migrant camps on five islands after violent clashes with police....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ambitious-national-tourism-strategy-already-in-motion
Cyprus’ national tourism strategy, containing a set of predefined goals for each year until 2030, is already being implemented, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Savvas Perdios, said on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-coronavirus-front-lines-under-scrutiny
Critics including medical professionals are raising questions over the handling of the coronavirus risk at ports of entry in the Republic of Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-to-speed-up-creation-of-migrant-holding-centers-to-ease-tension
Greece plans to accelerate the creation of detention centers on its outlying islands in the Aegean Sea after a backlash against overcrowded camps by some migrants and nearby residents....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-seeks-eu-alliances-to-boost-migrant-returns
As tensions at migrant camps on the Aegean islands simmer amid continuing arrivals, the Greek government is looking at ways of accelerating the return of those whose asylum applications are rejected....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-position-on-eu-migration-pact
Greece’s position regarding the future of the migration and asylum pact that the European Commission is expected to table in the coming months rests on three fundamental principles: a European solution to a European challenge, a fair system that will stand the test of time, and the preservation of the European Union’s core values as enshrined in the EU Treaty....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dp-world-limassol-agrees-to-revise-policy
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos has been promised a change of policy at DP World Limassol, with the company saying it would service more than two cruise ships in a given day following complaints...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-turkey-dialogue-kept-alive
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday he discussed with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “all the issues" that have recently increased tensions between the two countries during a meeting on the sidelines of NATO’s 70th birthday gathering in London...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/arrivals-of-travelers-increase-by-1-6-in-september
The arrivals of travelers in September 2019 reached 679,628, compared to 668,604 in September 2018, recording an increase of 1.6%. According to the Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus, the increase is mainly attributed to the arrivals of tourists (0.9%) as well as the return of residents of Cyprus (2.1%)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/growth-momentum-moderates-in-cyprus-according-to-european-commission-autumn-economic-forecast
"Growth momentum moderates" in Cyprus, according to the headline assessment of the European Commission`s Autumn Economic Forecast for the country, presented today by Commissioner Moscovici in Brussels....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sharp-increase-in-migrant-arrivals-in-past-5-months-says-minister
Greece's migration minister said Wednesday there was a 200 percent jump in the number of migrants and refugees who have reached Greek shores in the last five months....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/migration-and-geopolitics
The significant increase in the arrival of refugees and migrants recorded on Greece’s Aegean islands over the past few weeks is cause for concern as it indicates that Turkey is seeking to exploit the issue in order to remind the European Union of Ankara’s critical role in containing inflows.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tourism-staggers-this-year-but-officials-still-hope
Deputy Minister for Tourism Savvas Perdios says 2019 is a difficult year for tourism but there is no need for panic as positive developments may be expected in the coming weeks...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tourism-minister-says-brexit-extension-to-affect-holiday-prices
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-wants-more-german-tourists
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-aims-to-maintain-the-same-number-of-tourists-as-in-2018
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/illegal-migrant-arrivals-fall-but-stronger-borders-needed-says-frontex-chief
The number of illegal migrants entering the European Union fell sharply for the third year in a row in 2018 but arrivals remain high and stronger border controls are needed, the head of the EU's border control agency Frontex said Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tsipras-erdogan-stick-to-positions-after-ankara-talks
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-needs-to-diversify-tourism-minister-says
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/refugees-reach-cyprus-in-poor-weather
A total of 31 Syrian refugees managed to reach Cyprus on Tuesday early morning, despite cold weather and poor conditions at sea...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-cyprus-tourism-minister-sworn-in
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/gatwick-airport-reopens-after-drone-sows-chaos
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tourist-arrivals-at-an-all-time-high
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-worried-over-migrants-cheating-the-system
The head of the anti-trafficking unit in Cyprus, Rita Superman, says some migrants know how to cheat the system citing past examples of child marriages from Syria and women falsely seeking human trafficking protections...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-syrian-refugees-arrive-from-lebanon
An inflatable boat carrying 29 Syrian refugees reached Cape Greco on Friday, with Cyprus coast guard escorting them to a pier in Protaras...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/tourist-arrivals-hit-record-high-in-september
Tourist arrivals in Cyprus recorded a historic high in September 2018 and in the first nine months of the year staying above the 3 million mark...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/syrian-refugees-reach-cyprus-safe-and-sound
An inflatable boat with twenty Syrian refugees on board arrived in Cyprus on Monday, following a two-day trip in the open sea that started in Lebanon...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/syrian-refugees-land-north-head-south
A boatload of Syrian refugees arrived in Cyprus on Sunday morning, with 34 asylum seekers reaching dry land in the north and then crossing over to the south....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-eu-aid-to-cyprus-to-help-with-migrant-arrivals