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• [New] Turkey respects the democratic choice of Turkish Cypriots and will continue to support the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Turkish Minute
• The EU will launch in 2026 a new European regional firefighting station in Cyprus to strengthen wildfire preparedness and response capacities, across Europe and the South Mediterranean region. European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
• 777 firefighters from 14 European countries will be strategically pre-positioned in high-risk areas across Cyprus, Greece, Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal. European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
• Cyprus and Romania pushed for expanded domestic gas production as a security measure, while Romania's representative suggested that natural gas could remain relevant beyond 2050 if carbon capture and storage technologies mature sufficiently. Discovery Alert
• While most EU and Schengen countries are participating, Ireland and Cyprus are not part of the EES and will continue using manual passport checks. Newsweek
• Cyprus plans on submitting a 240-page long bill to amend the Pact on Migration and Asylum to better protect vulnerable groups, while Ireland has put forward its own e bill which contains additional safeguards for people with disabilities - stipulations which do not appear in the original EU act. HRRC
• Looking ahead, Cyprus is likely to remain a key logistics and military hub amid Middle East instability, which could lead to sporadic security alerts or precautionary measures. On Call International Blog
• Recent drone and missile activity linked to escalating tensions with Iran has highlighted a growing risk of conflict spillover into the Eastern Mediterranean, placing Cyprus in renewed focus as a strategic yet exposed location. On Call International Blog
• Italy, Spain, France, and the Netherlands will send naval assets to protect Cyprus. The Diplomatic Envoy
• Although Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the conflict with Iran would not be an endless war, but could continue for some time, his attacks on Lebanon and Iran's strike on British bases on the island of Cyprus could lead to the war expanding. Daily Sabah
• Within days of the U.S.-Israeli strikes, an Iranian drone hit a UK Royal Air Force base in Cyprus, prompting coordinated European deployments; NATO intercepted missiles over Turkey, while European officials warned of rising terrorism risks and renewed refugee pressures. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• Led by AFR-IX Telecom, Medusa will connect ten Mediterranean countries: Morocco, Portugal, Spain, France, Algeria, Tunisia, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, and Egypt. Orange
• As the Iran war has spread, missiles and drones have been fired toward NATO member Turkey and a British military base on Cyprus, fueling speculation about what might prompt NATO to trigger its collective security guarantee and come to their rescue. 95.5 WSB
• Cyprus will enter a new tax era in 2026, as the implementation phase of the national tax reform introduces sweeping changes to how taxes are assessed, declared and collected. Politis
• Macron's European flotilla, led by France, and assembling in the Eastern Mediterranean, displays more than a touch of overkill: for the level of threat it faces, Cyprus must now be the best-defended country in the world. UnHerd
• Iran has threatened to make European nations 'legitimate targets' and has already struck British military infrastructure in Cyprus. Al Habtoor Research Centre

Last updated: 25 June 2026