The Republic of Cyprus is always vigilant on security measures ahead of the festive season, as are the other EU member states, Justice and Public Order Minister Anna Koukkidi-Prokopiou said on Sunday.
Mrs.Koukkidi-Prokopiou added that during the Justice and Home Affairs Council held last week in Brussels, the concern of all Member States was that because of the holidays and the situation in the Middle East that does not seem to be calming down, “what can happen if there are indiscriminate attacks against citizens in the centre of cities by the so-called ‘lone wolves’, as unfortunately happened in Brussels right after the Council of Ministers.”
Asked whether there is an increase of measures in Cyprus in places considered more high-risk or whether there are just stricter measures in general, Mrs.Koukkidi-Prokopiou said that the Ministry is addressing these concerns in a twofold way, on the one hand with increased policing of specific places for which there are concerns since the first day of the Hamas attack against Israel on October 7, with some places being added to the list as more detailed risk analysis was done, but at the same time there will also be more policing in view of the holidays.
