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According to Nicos Christmodulides, the assumption of the presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), like the Republic of Cyprus, is the largest national mission, Nikos Christodulides said, adding that this is a unique opportunity in practice, that the Republic of Cyprus speaks to the EU.
During his placement at the beginning of the meeting of the Council of Ministers in the Presidential Residence in the Labor Unit, the President of the Republic of Cyprus provided detailed information about the planned events and meetings.
“There will be 258 meetings in Cyprus. We expect that during our presidency we expect that 28,000 people will be held in Nicosia. We held 84 meetings in Nicosia and 33 meetings in any other province of free Cyprus. said.
As for the priorities of the presidency in Cyprus, N. Christodulids promoted the EU files that we will inherit from the Danish presidency, and the most important multi -main fiscal framework. ”
“The second most important dossier that we must discuss is the simplification of processes in the EU, which affects the competitiveness of the EU and the member states. This is what is of interest to ourselves. And, of course, security and defense problems. And all this, if we put them in the section on these EU dossiers, which are priority, relate to the strengthening of the EU strategic autonomy, ”he added.
As for the priorities of Nicosia, the President of the Cyprus Republic emphasized the areas of defense and security, immigration, water and housing safety.
And he came to the conclusion that another priority is to “bring the EU closer to the field of the wider Middle East, as well as in the EU and the states of the region, in order to use the presidency of Cyprus to achieve this goal. In this context, we will organize an informal European council on April 23. ”