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EU meetings to resume normally in Cyprus from April, Cyprus energy minister says

By Thomson Reuters Mar 16, 2026 | 3:18 AM

BRUSSELS, March 16 (Reuters) – All EU informal councils will be held as ​planned in Cyprus between ‌April and June, Cyprus Energy Minister Michael Damianos said on Monday.

Cyprus, which currently holds ‌the ​rotating EU presidency, ⁠moved all ⁠March meetings online or postponed them after a drone strike on a British ​air base amid the Iran crisis earlier this ⁠month. Cypriot ⁠officials said the attack ​was carried out by an ​Iranian‑made Shahed drone, likely ‌launched by Iran‑backed Hezbollah from Lebanon.

“Things are all back to normal. All ⁠business, including your business resumes and all informal councils to be ⁠held ‌in Cyprus between ⁠April and June will ​be ‌held in the normal ​way”, ⁠Damianos said ahead of a European foreign affairs meeting in Brussels.

(Reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout; Editing by ​Sudip Kar-Gupta)