Cyprus is in the European Union. But it is not in the Schengen Area. This means you need your passport to travel. President Nikos Christodoulides wants Cyprus in Schengen. This will make travel easy.
Schengen lets people travel without passport checks. Not being in Schengen is hard for Cyprus. People must show passports. This is not good. Cyprus wants to be like other EU countries.
But there is a problem. Cyprus is divided. The government does not control all the land. This makes it hard to have one safe border.
Cyprus must follow many rules for Schengen. Borders must be safe. They need to share information. Asylum rules must be good. These things need time and money.
Cyprus is trying hard. They are making borders safer. They are working on rules. The president wants no passport checks. It will take time. The island's division is a big issue.