2026 in Cyprus
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Events in the year 2026 in Cyprus.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]Ongoing
[edit]January
[edit]- 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]
Predicted and scheduled events
[edit]Holidays
[edit]Source:[4]
- 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
[edit]- 13 January – George Vassiliou, 94, president (1988–1993) and MP (1996–2001)[5]
- 29 January – Georghios Pikis, 87, president of the Supreme Court (1995–2004) and judge of the International Criminal Court (2003–2009)[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Cyprus back at the helm of EU Council presidency". DW. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
- ^ "Cyprus president's top aide quits after online video alleging government corruption". AP News. 13 January 2026.
- ^ "Parliamentary elections". Inter-Parliamentary Union.
- ^ "Cyprus Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Former President of Supreme Court Georgios Pikis died at 87". Sigmalive English. 2026-01-29. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
