European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen thanked in her social media post the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, noting that ‘the Cyprus Presidency was a real success.’
In her post, which was accompanied by a video featuring footage from their joint meetings over the past six months, she continued by addressing the Cypriot President, saying ‘you drove forward our EU agenda, from competitiveness to enlargement. Abroad, you built bridges with our partners in the Middle East at a crucial moment.’
June 30 marks the end of Cyprus’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, with Ireland taking over the role tomorrow, Wednesday. The handover ceremony will take place in Dublin, in the presence of both the President of the European Commission and the President of the European Council, António Costa.