Three-Hour Nationwide Strike Grounds or Delays 54 Flights at Larnaca and Paphos
EU Commissioner Signals Full Backing for Cyprus’ Schengen Accession Bid
Switzerland Pledges €10.7 Million to Bolster Cyprus’ Migration System
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Cyprus Secures EU Backing to Join Schengen Zone by 2026
Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides says Cyprus has finished the technical work to join the Schengen Area and expects the EU’s evaluation mission to approve accession in 2025, paving the way for political endorsement in 2026. For companies, Schengen membership would abolish routine passport checks on Cyprus–EU routes, shorten transfer times and simplify short-term business travel. The move would also align with the island’s EU Council presidency, giving Nicosia extra leverage to secure support from other member states.
Three-Hour General Strike to Disrupt 54 Flights at Larnaca and Paphos Airports
A three-hour general strike on 20 November will disrupt at least 54 flights and more than 15,000 passengers at Cyprus’ two international airports. Airlines are cancelling or retiming services, and companies are warning assignees to expect immigration queues and cargo delays. Unions say further industrial action could follow if wage talks fail, highlighting Cyprus’ reliance on air transport for business mobility.
Cyprus and UAE Sign Aviation-Training Pact at Dubai Airshow
Cyprus Airways’ training arm has struck a strategic alliance with UAE-based Intercontinental Aviation Enterprise, giving Cyprus a bigger role in regional pilot and technician training and offering the UAE partner an EU operating base. The pact, signed at the Dubai Airshow on 20 November, is expected to create skilled aviation jobs in Cyprus and increase business-travel flows between the island and the Gulf.