Brussels warns Cyprus over justice delays and legal service reform

Cyprus is continuing to fall short on key rule of law reforms, with the European Commission cautioning that delays in overhauling the legal service, slow moving courts and weak oversight of prosecution decisions remain among the country’s most serious institutional failings.

In its 2026 rule of law report issued on Saturday, the Commission said Cyprus had made only “limited further progress” in reforming the legal service and introducing effective review of decisions not to prosecute or...