Cyprus on Wednesday kicked off a core conference ahead of officially assuming the presidency of the Council of the European Union in January with topics such as defence, migration, energy, water resilience and affordable housing on the table, President Nikos Christodoulides said.
Christodoulides was speaking at the 743rd meeting of the Bureau of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) at the presidential palace in Nicosia.
The EESC describes itself
