Cyprus has said the near-collpase of its banking system will not stop it from running a normal EU presidency.
Its EU mission in a statement circulated on Monday (9 July) said: "The two issues are not connected and Cyprus is ready and able to exercise a fully successful presidency."
It added: "Cyprus has all the potential and, most importantly, the will to act as an honest broker, with the aim of furthering European integration and of a better Europe."
Its status as an hones...
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