President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, is expected to meet on Friday with Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi in New Delhi. He earlier met with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and visited Raj Ghat, the Memorial dedicated to the late leader Mahatma Gandhi. On Thursday in Mumbai, a series of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed by corporate stakeholders from Cyprus and India. Many Indian companies participated in the Cyprus–India Business Forum. He also announced a decision for the establishment of a Cyprus Trade Center in Mumbai. On the sidelines of the Forum, the President of the Republic held a roundtable discussion with business people interested in investing in Cyprus. Meanwhile, Eurobank inaugurated its Representative Office in Mumbai.

Cyprus EU Presidency hosts an informal meeting of the EU's Economic Affairs and Finance Ministers (ECOFIN) in Nicosia Friday and Saturday, under Cyprus' Finance Minister Makis Keravnos.

Growth in the Cypriot economy is expected to remain resilient despite the shock generated by the conflict in the Middle East, according to the European Commission's Spring Forecast presented on Thursday in Brussels. Minister of Finance, Makis Keravnos, stressed on Thursday that the European Commission's Spring Forecasts confirm the resilience of the Cypriot economy in an environment of increased uncertainty that is directly affected by the armed conflicts.

«Greece and Cyprus are at the forefront of developments in Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean» and constitute «a force of credibility, stability and growth,» President of the Eurogroup and Greece's Minister of National Economy and Finance, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, said on Thursday, following a meeting he had in Nicosia with House President, Annita Demetriou.

Cyprus Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry Michael Damianos chairs a Foreign Affairs Council in its trade configuration on Friday in Brussels, which will discuss among other things the impact of the Middle East conflict on trade.

Cyprus recorded a population of 982,966 inhabitants on 1 January 2025, up from 966,365 in 2024, according to data published on Thursday by Eurostat as part of the European Union's annual demographic overview.

Cyprus' Presidency places particular emphasis on strengthening the European Child Guarantee, the Deputy Minister of Social Welfare, Clea Papaellina, said in her address to the High-level Conference «No Child is Left Behind: Promoting Child Well-Being and Combating Child Poverty» organized by the Cyprus' Presidency of the Council of the European Union, in Nicosia, on Wednesday. We must build delivery systems capable of reaching every child, Sarah El Haïry, the French High Commissioner for Children, said in her address to the High-level Conference.

Cyprus' public education system is accelerating its digital transformation through the eDEA platform, a €11.4 million project co-funded by the EU Cohesion Policy Programme «THALEIA 2021-2027» and the Republic of Cyprus.

The ship «Vivy Sabre», which participated in the international Global Sumud Flotilla, remains anchored in the harbour of Kato Paphos on Thursday morning, while crew members await instructions for its departure. The «Vivy Sabre», which participated in the Global Sumud Flotilla flotilla with the aim of transporting humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Ballot boxes for overseas voting were delivered to presiding officers on Thursday, ahead of Sunday's Cyprus Parliamentary Elections 2026. A total of 13 polling stations will operate abroad, including five in Athens, three in Thessaloniki, four in London and one in Brussels.