Today the Cyprus Republic takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, with which the 18-month Poland-Denmark-Cyprus Trio presidency will be concluded. This is the second time Cyprus will hold the presidency, the first time being 14 years ago, when Demetris Christofias was the president.
The Republic takes over this presidency with much greater confidence than in 2012, just eight years after accession, at a time when
