Only one side has submitted proposal for more checkpoints say Greek Cypriots
The Greek Cypriot side last month submitted a proposal for the opening of new crossing points, but the Turkish Cypriot side has not yet done so, the Cyprus News Agency ...
Christodoulides ‘ready’ to discuss crossing points with Tatar
President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday said he is “ready” to discuss the matter of crossing points with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar.
Speaking during a tour of the Tillyria area, ...
Tatar: We want crossing points, Greek Cypriots want transit roads
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Thursday said there is a fundamental difference between the positions of Cyprus’ two sides regarding the opening of new crossing points.
Speaking to Kibris ...
Greek Cypriots’ crossings down by 4%, Turkish Cypriots’ up by 17%
The number of crossings made between the Republic and the north by Greek Cypriots fell by almost 4.5 per cent in the first nine months of the year compared to the ...
Harmanci to ‘bring onto agenda’ plans for new crossing point in Nicosia’s old town
Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci on Thursday said he plans to “bring onto the agenda” the possible opening of a second crossing point in the capital’s old town.
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Pyrgos mukhtar warns of ‘strong reaction’ if Kokkina crossing point does not open
Kato Pyrgos mukhtar Nikos Kleanthous on Monday warned that Tillyria residents would “react strongly” if priority is not given to the opening of a crossing point at the Kokkina exclave.
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Christodoulides ready to discuss crossing points with Tatar ‘next week’
President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday said he would be ready to hold meetings with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar regarding the opening of new crossing points as early as next ...
Athienou reiterates demand for crossing point in Pyroi
The Athienou municipality on Thursday demanded a crossing point be opened in the nearby village of Pyroi, ahead of a planned meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides.
A delegation of seven ...
Athienou mayor insists Pyroi crossing point should open
As the two leaders may be set to revisit the often-fraught issue of new crossing points following the tripartite meeting in New York, the people of Athienou, close to the ...
Cautious optimism from parties over UN-Cyprus meeting
Reactions on Wednesday to the tripartite meeting between the two Cyprus leaders and the UN secretary-general in New York in the early hours was cautiously optimistic but not without the ...
Number of crossings to north down since last year
By Tom Cleaver
The number of people crossing from the Republic to the north via crossing points has decreased in the first seven months of 2024 compared to the same period ...
Koumis decries ‘unfair’ tourism competition from north
Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis on Monday decried what he described as “unfair competition” from the north in the tourism sector.
Questioned by Politis Radio over tour operator Tui’s ...
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Retaliation threatened in north over Tui ‘deal’ with Republic
The Cyprus government and the Turkish Cypriot leadership are in a furious row over a decision by tour operator Tui to stop daytrips to the north, with leader Ersin Tatar ...
EU aid for north reaches €688m, trade increasing
EU funding to support the north of Cyprus has reached a total of €688 million since 2006, a report issued on Thursday shows, while green line trade is steadily increasing.
The European ...
Man tries to smuggle 410kgs of frozen chips to north
The Turkish Cypriot police on Tuesday arrested a 56-year-old man at the Deryneia crossing point after he had attempted to smuggle 410kgs of frozen chips from the Republic to the ...
Crossing point congestion ‘the Greek Cypriots’ fault’
Congestion at crossing points between Cyprus’ two sides is the fault of the Greek Cypriot side, the north’s ‘foreign ministry’ insisted on Friday.
They said the long wait times ...
Two arrested trying to cross to north with guns
Two Greek Cypriots appeared in court in the north on Wednesday after having been arrested for attempting to cross to the north with guns and bullets hidden in their car.
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Turkish Cypriots begin upgrade works at Ayios Dhometios
Construction works began on Monday in the north to upgrade the Ayios Dhometios crossing point.
The works are aimed at “transforming the crossing point into a structure which will allow ...
Turkish Cypriot taxi drivers call govt clampdown racist
Turkish Cypriot taxi drivers on Tuesday denounced the Cyprus government’s planned crackdown on their operations as “racist”.
The government had announced on Friday plans to effectively reduce the burden ...
‘Full of traps,’ says Tatar on Christodoulides’ rumoured CBMs
The 14-point package of confidence building measures (CBMs) reportedly being prepared by President Nikos Christodoulides is “full of traps”, according to Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar.
The authenticity of the ...
Pressure on for opening of Pyroi crossing point
The government would welcome the opening of additional crossing points which improve the relationship of the two communities, deputy government spokeswoman Doxa Komodromou said on Wednesday, as she received a ...
Over 1.6 million crossings to north in first quarter of 2023
Over 1.6 million journeys were made to the north via the crossing points in the first three months of 2023, according to statistics released by the north’s ‘Central bank’.
The figures ...
Remote communities call for next crossing point to be near them
Polis Chrysochous and Tylliria communities said on Tuesday they want the Kokkina area crossing point reopened as speculation grew over the opening of additional crossing points.
In a letter to ...
Christodoulides in favour of new crossing points, say municipalities
President Nikos Christodoulides has come out in favour of opening new crossing points during a meeting of municipal representatives at the Presidential palace.
Dherynia mayor Andros Karagiannis, who is also ...