Cyprus to set up a General Secretariat on European Affairs

Cyprus will set up a General Secretariat on European Affairs with the aim of improving coordination of authorities on EU matters and the country’s participation in the EU.

According to the Cyprus News Agency a decision is expected to be taken within the next few weeks by the Council of Ministers.

The Secretariat will comprise four Directories. The first two will deal with issues raised by representatives to the EU, the third with issues of the European Council and the fourth with issues related to strategic planning.

The Secretariat will promote horizontal coordination on EU issues, improve the positions of Cyprus tabled before the EU, promote better coordination with Cypriot MEPs and support Cypriot candidacies for posts in EU institutions.

The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.