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Φον ντερ Λαιε&nu ;Μτσοοονστιτησ ειεση κιακο p> </p> <p>The support of the two institutions regarding the efforts to resolve the Cyprus issue was expressed by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola, in their video messages during the event for the 20th anniversary of the accession of Cyprus to the European Union, which took place on Thursday night at the Municipal Theater of Nicosia.</p> <p>In her message, Mrs. von der Leyen said that Cyprus has always been at the heart of European history and European culture and that 20 years ago it also chose to be at the heart of the European Union, having since changed for the better, as it has and the EU thanks to the contribution of Cyprus.</p> <p>Over the past 20 years, Cyprus has become a European point of reference for trade, finance, energy, shipping and humanitarian connections between Europe, Africa and Asia, continued the President of the European Commission, adding that last month Cyprus led in creating a maritime humanitarian corridor to Gaza, making the most of its unique geographical position as a bridge between continents, thus making Europe stronger.</p> <p>He also said that Europe has also made Cyprus stronger, as in these 20 years the country has benefited from the creation of the General Health System, the modernization of public services, stronger environmental protection and cleaner energy.</p> <p> "We pooled our resources to overcome crises like the pandemic and forest fires. And the rest of the EU will always be on your side to resolve the Cyprus issue. We are better and we are stronger together. Happy birthday and long live Europe,' he concluded.</p> <p>For her part, Mrs. Metsola said in her message that the accession of Cyprus to the European Union together with 9 other states 20 years ago was an important moment for Europe, a victory for solidarity and European unity.</p> <p> He added that over the past five years the EU has come together to defend its values ​​and way of life and has done so in solidarity, ensuring vaccines for all its citizens, being steadfast in its support for Ukraine and bringing its neighbors closer, strengthening its collective security.</p> <p>He also referred to the historic, as he called it, Pact on Asylum and Migration, which, according to Ms. Metsola, has been a key priority for Cyprus for years and strikes the right balance between responsibility and solidarity. "It will be fair to those who need protection, strict to those who are not entitled to asylum and cruel to traffickers who exploit the most vulnerable", he noted.</p> <p> "The violent division of an EU member state is not it only concerns Cyprus, it concerns all of us and we must work together to resolve it. We will support Cyprus to ensure that your state is reunified,'' the President of the European Parliament stressed. On June 9, six members of the European Parliament from Cyprus will be elected to lead this course. Europe matters, Europe can be more in the coming years, but also in the next 20 years», he concluded.<br /> Source: KYPE<br />  </p> <p><noindex></p> <div class=Source: www.sigmalive.com

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