“We are proceeding as planned” regarding Cyprus’s accession to the Schengen Area, President of the Republic Nicos Christodoulides said on Friday, expressing the hope the issue would be raised at the political level as soon as possible.
When asked about this in Dublin, where he is participating in the Informal Meeting of EU Heads of State and Government, President Christodoulides said that the Republic of Cyprus has, for the past two years, fulfilled all the technical requirements for full accession to the Schengen Area.
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He noted that so far there has been no negative reaction from member states, adding that today, Friday, a discussion will take place in the relevant working group in Brussels.
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He also noted the absence of secondary migration flows—an issue of concern to Europeans—and added that “all the facts are there. And we hope that the Republic of Cyprus will become a full member of the Schengen Area as soon as possible,” as this would strengthen the country’s security.
At the same time, “as a country that truly believes in European integration, we believe in European unification, and we want to be at the very heart of the EU.”
“Just as we are part of the eurozone, we want to be part of the Schengen Area,” and the Republic of Cyprus should be present in all areas of the EU, he concluded.
