Holding a successful Cyprus EU Presidency is a national goal and a top priority for the government and the President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, the Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna said in addressing on Friday a seminar for Permanent Secretaries of Ministries/ Deputy Ministries and Heads of Departments held in Nicosia, as preparations for the assumption of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2026 by Cyprus step up.