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# Cyprus defence minister affirms sovereign ownership of Mari and Paphos bases
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-08-10-cyprus-mari-paphos-bases-sovereign-ownership/
- Published: 2025-08-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-16T12:00:22.000Z
- Description: Cyprus defence minister Vasilis Palmas said the Mari naval base and Paphos airbase will stay under Cypriot ownership despite deeper US and EU defence ties. He cited planned upgrades of over EUR 200 million at Mari and EUR 10 million to EUR 14 million at Paphos.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [Cyprus Mail, 10 August 2025](https://cyprus-mail.com/2025/08/10/mari-and-paphos-bases-of-cypriot-interest-and-cypriot-ownership?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that the cited upgrade budgets are committed funding rather than cost estimates.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-16\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)