
Von der Leyen Announces New Security Strategy—in Partly Turkey-Occupied Cyprus
The European Commission will present the strategy before July, once again running into internal divisions and the EU’s familiar delays.

The European Commission will present the strategy before July, once again running into internal divisions and the EU’s familiar delays.

As Cyprus takes on the rotating EU Council presidency, the bloc still turns a blind eye to the illegal military occupation by Turkey, a candidate country for EU membership.

With neither Brussels nor any EU member state at war with Russia, the illegality of the EU Commission’s planned action is not really under dispute.

The UN said both sides committed to “tangible results” for Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, while warning that confidence-building is not a final settlement.

If the EU’s defence of international law is selective, if it depends on the political convenience of the moment, then its claim to represent a “community of values” becomes fragile indeed.

In a snub to Erdoğan, Tufan Erhurman wins the Northern Cyprus election—possibly facilitating renewed peace talks with Greek Cypriots.

Twenty member states warn that the inability to remove rejected or criminal Afghan asylum seekers is undermining public trust and putting European security at risk.

The EU continues to fund the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus despite ongoing breaches of international law by its self-declared authorities.

Greek Cypriot leaders said the visit undermined international law and UK foreign policy.

Rival Cypriot leaders will meet next week with UN chief António Guterres after a rare series of confidence-building steps raised hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough.