In today’s episode, the week ahead will be “critical” for the Cyprus problem, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar doubled down on his opposition to the appointment of Johannes Hahn as the European Union’s envoy for the Cyprus problem.

Elsewhere, it’s “too early to judge” whether or not last year’s sweeping government reforms were a success, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said.

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