Cyprus presidency leaves ‘concrete results’ for Europe’s islands and coasts

Cyprus’ EU presidency had delivered “concrete and substantial results”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday as the island hosted the final major event of its six-month term with a high-level conference on strengthening EU islands and coastal communities.

Speaking in Paphos, Christodoulides said the conference carries both practical and symbolic significance, taking place at the southeastern edge of the European Union and in his home town, only days before the Cyprus presidency of...