Since January 1, Cyprus has held the presidency of the Council of the European Union.
This is an important point for Ukraine: Cyprus itself has been living with the occupation of part of its territory since 1974 and understands our situation well. Over the next six months, Cyprus plans to facilitate the opening of negotiation clusters for Ukraine, which could be a real breakthrough on the way to EU accession. During his visit to Kyiv, President Nikos Christodoulides directly emphasized that support for Ukraine will remain an absolute priority.

Andreas Sophocleus, trust manager of Smart Holding and founder of the Kepaky charitable foundation, emphasizes that investors are ready to work in Ukraine, invest and create jobs even during the war. But they need something that no company can provide on its own — political and regulatory stability. And this must be implemented already, and not wait for better times.

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the KEPAKY Foundation has been actively supporting Ukrainians, both in Ukraine and those who have found temporary shelter in Cyprus. And the full text of the column is available at the link.