Ioannou to inform EU counterparts on need to increase migrant returns
Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou will outline the need to increase migrant returns at an EU ministerial meeting in Ghent, Belgium. Cyprus ranks first among EU member states in terms of returns per population, with a 66% increase in total migrant returns in 2023 compared to 2022. In 2023, there were 1,000 more departures in the first quarter compared to the same period in 2023.