Cyprus and six of its deputies formally joined the European Parliament (EP) Monday during ceremonies at the EP's headquarters in Strasbourg, according to CNA news agency.
The island, which is among the ten new EU member states, was represented by House of Representatives President Demetris Christofias and six deputies who will represent Cyprus until July, namely Doros Christodoulides and Eleni Mavrou from leftwing AKEL, Panayiotis Demetriou and Lefteris Christoforou from the Democratic Rally, Marios Matsakis from the Democratic Party and George Varnavas from Movement of Social Democrats EDEK. (Albawaba.com)
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