New York, 1 August 2012
Today, Cyprus’ Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Nicholas Emiliou, and European Union Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Kristalina Georgieva, co-signed the new Food Assistance Convention on behalf of the European Union. [Read more…]
Statement on behalf of the European Union and its Member States by Mr. Stelios Makriyiannis, First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Cyprus to the United Nations, at the ECOSOC General Segment on “Social and Human Rights Questions” focusing on “Advancement of women,” July 27, 2012
Mr President,
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its Member States. The Acceding Country Croatia[1], the Candidate Countries the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*, Montenegro*, Iceland[2] and Serbia, the Countries of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, as well as Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia, align themselves with this declaration. [Read more…]
The Republic of Cyprus became on Friday the 25th country to sign the UN Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communication procedure. H.E. Ambassador Nicholas Emiliou, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations, signed the Protocol on behalf of the Government of Cyprus at a special ceremony at UN Headquarters in New York. [Read more…]
Statement on behalf of the European Union and its Member States by Mr. Stelios Makriyiannis, First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Cyprus to the United Nations, at the ECOSOC General Segment on “Social and Human Rights Questions” focusing on “Social Development,” July 26, 2012
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the EU and its MemberStates.
The Acceding Country Croatia[1], the Candidate Countries the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*, Montenegro* and Serbia, the Countries of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidates Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, align themselves with this declaration. [Read more…]
Item 13: Economic and environmental questions
Wednesday, 25 July, afternoon
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the EU and its Member States. The Acceding country Croatia*, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*, Montenegro*, Iceland** and Serbia*, the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia, align themselves with this statement.
Allow me to make a couple points on the sub-items population and development and international cooperation in tax matters. [Read more…]
Statement on behalf of the EU by Ms. Christina Rafti, Deputy Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the UN at the general debate of ECOSOC, Item 12: “Non Governmental Organizations,” July 23, 2012
Mr President,
I have the honour to intervene on behalf of the European Union.
The Acceding Country Croatia[*], the Candidate Countries the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*, Montenegro*, Iceland[†] and Serbia, the Countries of the Stabilisation and Association Process and [Read more…]
Statement on behalf of the European Union and its Member States delivered by H.E. Mr. Nicholas Emiliou, Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the UN on Humanitarian Segment of ECOSOC, 18 July, 2012
Mr. Chair,
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its member states.
The Acceding Country Croatia*, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia[1], Iceland[2] as well as Georgia, align themselves with this declaration. [Read more…]
EU Statement delivered by Ms. Maria Zoupaniotis, Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of Cyprus to the UN at the General Debate on Operational Activities Segment of ECOSOC, July 17, 2012
Mr. President,
I have the honour to address the Economic and Social Council on behalf of the European Union and its Member States. [Read more…]
Την Κυριακή 15 Ιουλίου 2012, το Γενικό Προξενείο, η Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Αμερικής και η ΠΣΕΚΑ οργάνωσαν εθνικό μνημόσυνο για τα θύματα των μαύρων επετείων, του πραξικοπήματος και της Τουρκικής εισβολής, το οποίο τελέστηκε στον ιερό ναό του Αγίου Δημητρίου στην Αστόρια της Νέα Υόρκης. [Read more…]
Dear Friends,
I welcome you to the Cyprus House. Indeed I am delighted to be with you tonight to speak about the Cyprus Presidency of the EU Council for the next six months and its main priorities. It is a standard practice that each member state assuming the Presidency of the EU should prepare a set of priorities on issues considered of great importance and therefore placed high on its political agenda. [Read more…]