Cyprus MPs Move to Curb Foreign Property Purchases, Citing ‘Golden Passport’ Legacy
Eurostat Data Shows Cyprus Second-Highest Immigration Rate in EU
Nicosia Hosts EU-Backed Conference on ‘Tourism of Tomorrow’, Pledging Greener Travel
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Cyprus Previews EU Ministers’ Agenda on Enlargement and Labour Mobility
A CNA dispatch on 27 February previewed the agenda for next week’s Informal Meeting of EU Ministers for European Affairs in Nicosia, highlighting discussions on enlargement-linked labour mobility and digital permit recognition—issues that could soon affect talent sourcing and cross-border assignments.
Cyprus launches Migration & Asylum Data Hub to steer EU Pact preparations
Cyprus unveiled a public Migration & Asylum Data Hub that aggregates real-time statistics ahead of the EU Pact’s June go-live. The platform helps the Cypriot EU Presidency make the case for burden-sharing while giving businesses, relocation managers and NGOs granular insight into processing backlogs, skills profiles and border pressure points.
ProtectEU counter-terror agenda to expand advance passenger data – Cyprus office confirms
From Nicosia, the European Commission unveiled its ProtectEU agenda, proposing to extend Advance Passenger Information rules to private flights, maritime and land transport. As the current Council chair, Cyprus will drive negotiations that could reshape how businesses collect traveller data, affecting private-jet charters, cruise crews and corporate shuttles that use Cypriot gateways.
Fundamental Rights Agency briefs Cyprus-chaired Schengen Working Party
At Cyprus’s request, the EU Fundamental Rights Agency briefed the Schengen Working Party on rights-based border management. The move signals the Presidency’s intent to balance stricter controls with safeguards, and alerts airlines and employers to possible new compliance benchmarks on carrier liability and detention practices.
UK completes switch to eVisas – Cypriot travellers urged to link passports online
From 26 February, the UK issues only digital eVisas and digital Right-of-Abode certificates, scrapping passport stickers. Cypriot citizens remain visa-exempt, but residents and family members who do need visas must now open UKVI accounts and keep passport data perfectly aligned—new compliance terrain for Cypriot employers and travel managers.
EU Health Ministers in Lefkosia back interoperable health-data passports, easing business travel
At an informal Health Council chaired by Cyprus, EU ministers agreed to fast-track interoperable electronic health records and vaccination certificates. The initiative promises to streamline cross-border medical compliance for business travellers and expatriates living in Cyprus and the wider EU.