Cyprus Mail11 Jun 2026

Cyprus leads EU migrant relocation programme

A total of 3,039 international protection applicants have been relocated from Cyprus to other European Union member states under the bloc’s Voluntary Solidarity Mechanism (VSM) since June 2022, the deputy migration ministry said on Thursday.

“The completion of the programme confirms the effectiveness of operational coordination between the Republic of Cyprus, the European Commission, the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the...

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