Leaders take a recess, talks to resume in Geneva November 20
TALKS on the issue of territory came to a dramatic close late on Friday, as the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders agreed to resume...
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Clock ticking in Mont Pelerin, leaders head into last day on Friday
It was anyone’s guess on Thursday whether the territory talks at Mont Pelerin, Switzerland, were stalling dangerously or whether the two sides could still manage...
EC progress report calls on Turkey to implement the Ankara protocol
The European Commission has called on Turkey to implement the provisions of the Ankara Protocol before any of the frozen chapters can be opened, according...
Leaders begin discussion on territory criteria
President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Wednesday begin discussions on the criteria for territory during their negotiations in Mot Pelerin in...
Swiss talks provide ‘crash test’ for Turkish Cypriot intentions (updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Tuesday began talking property in preparation for critical discussions that will be held on Wednesday...
Akel responds top Greek comrades who backtracked on Cyprus’ federal solution
Akel believes the decision of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) to reject a bicommunal, bizonal federation in Cyprus is wrong, the party said in the...
ICS Chairman: lifting Turkey’s embargo on Cyprus’ ships would be very positive
Lifting Turkey’s embargo on Cyprus-flagged vessels would have a very positive effect on shipping both for business but also politically, the Chairman of the International...
Eurogroup to discuss solution cost, meeting important Georgiades says
The government expects the involvement of all European institutions, including the Eurogroup, in a possible solution of the Cyprus problem, said Sunday Finance Minister Harris...
Greek Cypriots believe a solution has never been closer but majority think Swiss efforts will ultimately be unsuccessful – poll
A poll carried out by Sigma and published on Sunday following President Nicos Anastasiades’ televised press conference on Friday night, found that 56 per cent...
Restored Apostolos Andreas monastery to be delivered on Monday
The restored monastery of Apostolos Andreas in the Karpas peninsula in the north will be delivered on Monday to the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage....
Anastasiades departs for Switzerland
President Nicos Anastasiades departs Sunday for Mont Pelerin, Switzerland, where he will hold direct talks with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci focusing on the territorial...
Non-solution more costly than a solution
THE RAID campaign unleashed by the rejectionist front against the president and the talks procedure is fascinating. Faced with the prospect of there being an...
Why most referendums are lost
By Marina Christofides The 2004 referendum in Cyprus plus more recent ones elsewhere clearly indicate that it is not logic and reasoning which achieve the...
The Island of Cyprus will belong to the State of Cyprus
The complexities of the land and property aspects of the Cyprus question are difficult but the rarified atmosphere of the Swiss Alps will help disentangle...
A federation explained
There is a serious misunderstanding over what political equality and federation actually mean IT IS VERY clear there is much confusion regarding political equality in...
Leaders brief the public ahead of Swiss talks
President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci will be holding separate news conferences on Friday ahead of their trip to Switzerland for talks....
‘Territory must be closed before next step’, both leaders to brief the public on each side
UNLESS the territory chapter of reunification talks is closed, the peace process cannot advance to the next stage, deputy government spokesman Victoras Papadopoulos said on...
Teachers suspend periodic strike measures for now
Primary education teachers’ union Poed announced on Thursday it would suspend for two weeks the strike measures it decided on last month over the employment...
Teachers take measures for second week, may call off planned future stoppages
Classes at the Famagusta district primary schools began an hour later on Wednesday as teachers went on a one-hour work stoppage, while their union, Poed,...
Eide: Cyprus deal has never been closer
A deal to end the island’s partition is closer than ever and could be clinched by the end of this year, UN envoy Espen Barth...