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Von der Leyen to Visit Cyprus for EU Presidency Launch

Published January 5, 2026, 12:17
Von der Leyen to Visit Cyprus for EU Presidency Launch

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will visit Nicosia on Wednesday for the official launch of the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the EU. After a meeting in France regarding the Alliance of the Willing for Ukraine, she will travel to Nicosia and then visit Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon on Thursday. As announced, traffic arrangements and parking restrictions will be implemented in the area of the Cyprus Theatre Organisation (CTO), as well as a ban on the use of drones in the wider area of the CTO and the Conference Centre throughout the Presidency.