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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 07-06-23
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[01] PRESIDENT PAPADOPOULOS - EUROPEAN COUNCIL - RESULTS
[01] PRESIDENT PAPADOPOULOS - EUROPEAN COUNCIL - RESULTS
Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos described as a significant
milestone the unanimous approval of the European Council of the
proposals of the European Commission and the European Central Bank for
the accession of Cyprus and Malta to the Eurozone on 1 January 2008.
Speaking at Larnaca Airport on his return from Brussels where he
participated in the European Council summit, President Papadopoulos
also described as the greatest success since Cyprus accession to the
EU, the islands accession to the Eurozone.
He also said that the Council will instruct ECOFIN to set a date for
the parity of the Cyprus pound to the Euro next month.
President Papadopoulos also described as a big step the reformed EU
treaty achieved in the early hours on Saturday, expressing the
conviction that it will make the EU institutions and national
parliaments function more smoothly.
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