2026 in Cyprus

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Events in the year 2026 in Cyprus .

Incumbents

• President: Nikos Christodoulides
• President of the Parliament: Annita Demetriou

Events

Ongoing: Cyprus dispute

• 1 January – Cyprus takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. ^[1]
• 12 January – Charalambos Charalambous resigns as director of the office of president Nikos Christodoulides amid allegations of the former using his position to earn favors for would-be investors in exchange for cash. ^[2]
• 1 March – In retaliation for the 2026 Israeli–United States strikes on Iran, Iran launches two ballistic missiles towards Cyprus, not far from the British military bases in Akrotiri and Dhekelia. Both are intercepted before reaching the island. ^[3]
• 2 March – Paphos International Airport is evacuated after a "drone threat", while Greece deploys two frigates and F-16 fighter jets to Cyprus amid rising tensions. ^[4]
• 3 March – British prime minister Keir Starmer says he has approved the deployment of Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon to Cyprus to protect Akrotiri and Dhekelia from further Iranian attacks. ^[5]
• 5 March –
  • The Italian Ministry of Defence states that Italy is to dispatch naval assets to Cyprus. The Royal Netherlands Navy is also joining the European naval task force. ^[6]
  • Spain announces that the frigate Cristóbal Colón will join French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and Greek Navy ships to protect Cyprus. ^[7]

Predicted and scheduled events

• 2026 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election
• 24 May – 2026 Cypriot legislative election ^[8]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Cyprus

Source: ^[9]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 6 January – Epiphany
• 23 February – Clean Monday
• 25 March – Greek Independence Day
• 1 April – Cyprus National Day
• 10 April – Orthodox Good Friday
• 12 April – Orthodox Easter Sunday
• 13 April – Orthodox Easter Monday
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 1 June – Orthodox Whit Monday
• 15 August – Assumption Day
• 1 October – Cyprus Independence Day
• 28 October – Greek National Anniversary Day
• 24 December – Christmas Eve
• 25 December – Christmas Day
• 26 December – Boxing Day

Deaths

• 13 January – George Vassiliou, 94, president (1988–1993) and MP (1996–2001) ^[10]
• 29 January – Georghios Pikis, 87, president of the Supreme Court (1995–2004) and judge of the International Criminal Court (2003–2009) ^[11]

See also

• 2026 in the European Union
• 2026 in Europe

References

1. "Cyprus back at the helm of EU Council presidency". DW. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
2. "Cyprus president's top aide quits after online video alleging government corruption". AP News. 13 January 2026.
3. "Christodoulides says Cyprus not a target as Iran missiles fired towards UK bases". Cyprus Mail. 2026-03-01. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
4. "Two drones headed to RAF base intercepted, Cyprus says". BBC. 2026-03-02. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
5. "UK's Starmer announces deployment of HMS Dragon warship to Cyprus". cyprus-mail.com. 2026-03-03. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
6. "Spain, Italy and Netherlands join European naval deployment to Cyprus". www.euronews.com. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
7. "Spain to send frigate to Cyprus after drone strike by Iran". The Straits Times. 2026-03-05. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 2026-03-05.
8. "Parliamentary elections". Inter-Parliamentary Union.
9. "Cyprus Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
10. Hadjicostis, Menelaos (14 January 2026). "Former Cyprus President George Vassiliou, who put the country on the path to EU membership, has died". AP News. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
11. "Former President of Supreme Court Georgios Pikis died at 87". Sigmalive English. 2026-01-29. Retrieved 2026-01-30.

External links

• Online calendar