German Embassy Nicosia

27/10/2026

🇺🇳 The German Ambassador joined the UN Open Day 2026 in Cyprus: “UN Cyprus: Together for Peace and Progress”.
From peacekeeping and support for the peace process to sustainable development, global health, humanitarian action and the protection of refugees, UN colleagues showcased their important contributions. The German Government supports the work of the Committee on Missing Persons, which includes a UN component.
The Ambassador also met with Chief Inspector Adem Toy, representing the German police officers serving in UNFICYP’s international UN Police (UNPOL).

22/10/2026

08/10/2026

On 3 October, 36 years ago, Germany was reunified after the people of East Germany courageously stood up for freedom and democracy, supported by our neighbors and partners at a historic moment.

For Germany, the Day of German Unity is a national holiday — but its significance reaches far beyond our borders. It is also a celebration of European unity and solidarity.

The team of the German Embassy celebrated this special day together with German and Cypriot friends and partners at the Goethe-Institut in Nicosia. Ambassador Dr. Hans-Peter Jugel was honored to welcome H.E. Tina Pavlou, Deputy Minister for Social Welfare of the Republic of Cyprus, as Guest of Honor.

📸Here are a few impressions from the celebration

25/09/2026

🇪🇺🇩🇪🇨🇾 Training together, prepared together!

Five days of hands-on training, realistic scenarios and teamwork came to a close today in Nicosia with the closing ceremony of the Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT), attended by Chargé d’ Affaires Mirko Kruppa.

Bringing together participants and experts from across Europe, HEAT shows European security cooperation in action – and highlights Cyprus’ key role in Europe’s security architecture and the Eastern Mediterranean.

Congratulations to all participants – and a big thank you to the trainers and organisers!

24/09/2026

As part of this year’s International Day of Peace celebrations at the Home for Cooperation, the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research (AHDR) officially launched the Imagine Peace Academy.

Building on years of peace education and intercommunal engagement through Imagine, the Academy brings together four interconnected pillars for educators, young people, parents, and regional and international partners — creating opportunities to learn, connect and contribute to a culture of peace.

“We need to create space and visibility for pro-reconciliation voices in Cyprus and strengthen the agency of those working so hard to bring the communities closer together.” — Mr Mirko Kruppa, Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Nicosia mentioned during his speech.

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, has been und will be supporting Imagine, strengthening the community it has helped to build over the years with thousands of participants and enabling those involved to remain engaged and carry this work forward. Therefore, a campaign “Imagine Peace Voices for Cyprus” will be launched soon to give more visibility to those voices and to strengthen their network mobilization capacities.

09/09/2026

🇩🇪🤝🇨🇾 Standing together when it matters!
A special moment at the National Guard Day Ceremony in Nicosia: Chargé d’ Affaires, Mirko Kruppa, received a commemorative distinction from the Chief of the Cyprus National Guard, Lieutenant General Emmanouel Theodorou, recognising Germany’s support to Cyprus during the recent regional security crisis.
A strong sign of solidarity, trust and close cooperation between Germany and Cyprus in times of shifting security policy parameters – and a shared commitment to security and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean. 🇪🇺

10/08/2026

German Embassy Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Mirko Kruppa met with Commander Voigt of the Fulda and Commander Hansen of the Mosel during the ships’ stopover in Limassol as part of their Mediterranean deployment.
A great opportunity for good conversations and a valuable exchange in times when security cooperation among EU-partners is of growing importance. 🇩🇪⚓️

04/08/2026

30/06/2026

https://en.politis.com.cy/culture/1015849/germany-in-eleven-books

Germany, in Eleven Books – A summer reading list for Politis to the Point.

Germany has the irritating habit of being many things at once: seminar room and shop floor, soccer lab and cat nursery, constitutional experiment and cocktail bar where someone named Gereon Rath is having an unusually consequential evening. The eleven books below are not a syllabus. They are eleven trapdoors: each opens under the reader's feet, and suddenly there is a republic, a recipe, a rescue, or a joke with a very sharp little knife in it.

Eleven books, ten in English and one in German, moving from Weimar noir and graphic Berlin to hidden industry, cats, soccer, conscience, Jewish life, republicanism, culinary memory, and diplomatic inheritance.

A summer reading list for Politis to the Point, submitted by Dirk Roland Haupt, Minister Counselor and Chargé d'Affaires a.i., Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Nicosia.

15/06/2026

Poesie, Mehrsprachigkeit – und die Katzen Zyperns

Auf Initiative der Vertretung der 🇪🇺 Europäischen Kommission in Zypern und der Generaldirektion Übersetzung nimmt die 🇩🇪 Deutsche Botschaft Nikosia am Videogedichtwettbewerb der Missionschefs der Botschaften der EU-Mitgliedstaaten in 🇨🇾Zypern teil.

Unser Beitrag ist eine kleine Eloge auf die 🐈 Katzen Zyperns: auf die vielen schönen, stolzen und wundervollen 🐈‍⬛ Katzen der Insel – und ebenso auf jene, denen das Leben auf der Straße schwer zusetzt: die kranken, behinderten, hungrigen und abgemagerten Katzen, die Schutz, Fürsorge und ein Zuhause brauchen.

Im Hintergrund des Videos sitzen Shmul und Shmerke. Die beiden Katerbrüder streunten früher mit Behinderungen durch die Straßen Nikosias, bis sie im Alter von ungefähr fünf Jahren ein liebevolles Zuhause fanden. Dort blühten sie auf, gediehen prächtig und wurden wunderbare Familienmitglieder.

Zugleich ist das Video eine kleine Reverenz an die Katzen im Schatz deutscher Märchen – vom gestiefelten Kater bis zur Katze der Bremer Stadtmusikanten, deren Miau sogar Räuber in die Flucht schlagen kann.

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Poetry, multilingualism—and the cats of Cyprus

At the initiative of the Representation of the 🇪🇺 European Commission in Cyprus and the Directorate-General for Translation, the 🇩🇪 German Embassy Nicosia is taking part in the video-and-poetry challenge of the Heads of Mission of EU Member State embassies in 🇨🇾 Cyprus.

Our contribution is a small tribute to the 🐈 cats of Cyprus: to the island’s many beautiful, proud and wonderful 🐈‍⬛ cats—and also to those for whom life on the streets is harsh: the sick, disabled, hungry and emaciated cats who need protection, care and a home.

In the background of the video are Shmul and Shmerke. The two tomcat brothers once lived with disabilities as strays on the streets of Nicosia until, at about five years of age, they found a loving home. There, they blossomed, thrived and became wonderful family members.

At the same time, the video is a small bow to the cats in the treasury of German fairy tales — from Puss in Boots to the cat of the Bremen Town Musicians, whose meow can send even robbers running.



Videography: Sam Nasta, Hirsch Visuals Production – https://www.hirsch.photos