EU member states Greece, Cyprus, Spain and Italy will be eligible for an EU solidarity pool amid migratory pressure when the EU's pact on migration and asylum enters into force in mid-2026, the European Commission said on Tuesday.
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EU member states Greece, Cyprus, Spain and Italy will be eligible for an EU solidarity pool amid migratory pressure when the EU's pact on migration and asylum enters into force in mid-2026, the European Commission said on Tuesday.
The Commission will also launch a 250 million euro ($291.55 million) tender to support the purchase of drone and anti-drone capabilities, it said in the same statement.
($1 = 0.8575 euros)
Reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout
Cyprus wants to create a regional organisation to promote security in the Middle East, its president said on Tuesday, saying it could be a platform to anchor stability in one of the world's most volatile neighbourhoods.
A Cyprus court on Friday sentenced an Israeli businessman to five years in jail for illegally developing Greek Cypriot property in the Turkish-held north of the island, in one of the most politically charged cases in years.
A landslide victory for a moderate candidate in a Turkish Cypriot presidential election offers a glimmer of hope in breaking an eight-year impasse in peace talks on the ethnically split island, diplomats and analysts said.
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