In today’s episode, Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis warned of “consequences” for any “third country” which seeks to obstruct the construction of the Great Sea Interconnector, which, if complete, will link the energy grids of Greece, Cyprus, and Israel.

Elsewhere, just 13 per cent of Cypriots favour the idea of Turkey joining the European Union, according to data published by the EU’s Eurobarometer survey.

Also, the House refugees committee discussed the creation of a new national fund to reimburse Greek Cypriots who lost access to their immovable property as a result of being displaced during or after Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus in 1974.

All this and more in today’s Daily News Briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.