Christodoulides, von der Leyen discuss Cyprus’ Schengen accession

President Nikos Christodoulides and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed Cyprus’ path towards joining Europe’s border-free Schengen area when they met in Paris on Tuesday, deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou said.

“The Cyprus issue and the full integration of the Republic of Cyprus into the Schengen area were at the focus of the meeting,” he said, before adding that Christodoulides had thanked von der Leyen for the European Commission’s “decisive role” in...