Direct Larnaca–Astana flights and new embassy announced during Cypriot president’s visit to Kazakhstan
Cyprus hosts EU High-Level Network on Returns to speed up coordinated deportations
Presidential trip will inaugurate direct Larnaca–Astana flights and open Cyprus’ first embassy in Central Asia
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EU Migration & Asylum Pact enters into force on 12 June—front-line states brace for mandatory border screening
The EU’s Migration & Asylum Pact takes effect on 12 June, forcing Greece, Italy, Cyprus, Malta and Spain to introduce biometric border screening and 12-week asylum timetables. Cyprus hopes the rules will clear backlogs but must expand detention capacity and tighten airport checks—changes that corporate mobility managers need to factor into travel and assignment planning.
Cyprus remands four Palestinians and moves to strip asylum status after foiled bomb plot
Cypriot courts have remanded four Palestinians suspected of plotting bomb attacks against Israelis, while the migration ministry said it will cancel any asylum protection and deport them. The move signals a hardening policy toward foreign nationals who threaten public security and may influence how Cyprus applies the forthcoming EU Migration Pact.