Greek Cypriots were right to smell a rat and vote no to the Annan plan
I must take issue with some of the assertions of George Koumoullis in his article titled ‘The Annan plan doesn’t look so bad now’, (Sunday...
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The Annan plan doesn’t look so bad now
There are clear parallels between Cyprus now and Greece in 1922, but in Cyprus it was largely reversible When some were saying before the 2004...
Our View: Counting the ‘triumphs’ of rejecting the Annan plan
ALL the hardline parties marked the 16th anniversary of the resounding ‘no’ in the 2004 referendum, on Friday, repeating the well-worn platitudes about restoring the...
Our View: Anastasiades resorts to the tactics used against him
WE have come full circle when President Anastasiades resorts to the same intimidation tactics he was the target of some 14 years ago. Back then...
Our View: Fire and brimstone on referendum anniversary
All the political parties of the so-called centre issued fire and brimstone announcements on Tuesday, the 14th anniversary of the referendum on the Annan plan...
‘Greek Cypriots dodged a bullet’
Greek Cypriots dodged a bullet by rejecting the Annan plan in 2004, the more hardline parties on the Cyprus issue said on Tuesday, the 14th...
When the facts change I change my mind
By Alper Ali Riza The British economist John Maynard Keynes who predicted another war if the Allies imposed oppressive reparations on Germany after World War...
Ensuring past mistakes are not repeated
‘Repeatedly erring on the same issue is typical of unwise men.’ Paraphrasing the well-known ancient Greek dictum is intended to emphasise to the Greek Cypriot...
Dangerous adventurism runs through our history
STUDYING the recent history of Cyprus it is difficult not to conclude that our political leaders have been reckless adventurers in the sense that they...
Old arguments resurface on Annan anniversary
Old arguments resurfaced on the anniversary on Monday of the Annan plan referendum, which was overwhelmingly rejected by Greek Cypriots, and were used to...
The four freedoms debate is not new
Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Tugrul Turkesh had no difficulty infuriating the Greek Cypriot public with his latest statements on the four freedoms for Turkish nationals...
The ‘other’ hardliners
By Tahsin Eroglu AS THE Switzerland meetings draw closer, it appears that hardliners on both sides of the divide are intensifying their efforts to turn...
The Peace Processes: 2004 Annan Plan
An Overview: At the time, the Annan plan of 2002 to 2004 was the UN’s most concerted and detailed attempt to reach a federal solution...
The Players: Mehmet Ali Talat
Although he always had a rock-solid commitment to a settlement, Mehmet Ali Talat had the bad fortune when he was Turkish Cypriot leader to have...
A state that stifles democratic debate
By George Koumoullis DEMOCRACY is not just about the elections of the president and deputies every five years. More than anything, democracy means debate based...
Arranging competences, transfers & debt, key for reunited, federal Cyprus
By Stelios Orphanides The choice of model for a federal Cyprus, which will set out the assignment of competences and the regime governing transfers and...
Tassos Papadopoulos, Russia and the Annan Plan
On Sunday, April 24, Cyprus marked the 12th anniversary of the Annan plan referendum. In this special report, DEMETRIS PAPADOPOULOS examines the Russian government’s opposition...
If only we could bring back the Annan plan
By Loucas Charalambous The more I hear our political demagogues cursing the Annan plan and pompously declaring that they would secure a better settlement, the...
EDEK leader: present talks little more than another Annan plan
Making good on his earlier promise, EDEK leader Marinos Sizopoulos on Monday released more details of recent National Council minutes relating to the Cyprus reunification...
Don’t look back, but look forward instead
IT MIGHT take a decade, but it is increasingly apparent that Cyprus is designated to become an important Middle East energy hub – intensification of...