MPs start talks on compensating owners of property in north
The House refugee committee on Tuesday launched discussion on a bill proposal by Edek on granting state aid to those with property in the north...
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Foreign ministry says it treats ECHR cases ‘with due seriousness’
The foreign ministry on Friday said it was in consultation with the state legal service to handle “with due seriousness” appeals by Greek Cypriots to...
Is the Varosha case like the halloumi case?, lawyer asks in ECHR property case
Lawyer Achilleas Demetriades on Thursday called on the government to duly inform Famagusta refugees if it was a new policy to abandon them and let...
IPC irrelevant to execution of ECHR judgments, Cypriot applicant tells Strasbourg
The immovable property commission (IPC) in the north of the island is irrelevant to the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in...
More cases filed at ECHR after IPC fails to make payouts
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has notified the governments of Turkey and Cyprus of the submission of three more applications concerning the ineffectiveness...
Nicosia satisfied with CoE decisions on GC properties in north
Nicosia said on Saturday that it was satisfied with the decision adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe regarding Greek Cypriot...
Turkey pays Greek Cypriot refugee who sought compensation
Turkey has paid the compensation and legal expenses awarded to a Greek Cypriot refugee by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in a land...
Greek Cypriots report IPC ineffectiveness to Council of Europe
Greek Cypriot owners of land in Famagusta and Kyrenia have written to the Council of Europe to report the ineffectiveness of the immovable property commission...
European Court judgement on IPC ineffectiveness becomes final (updated)
A European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) judgment which describes the proceedings at the immovable property commission (IPC) in the north as “protracted and ineffective”...
Immovable Property Commission’s mandate extended in the north
The Turkish Cypriot ‘parliament’ on Monday extended the Immovable Property Commission’s (IPC) mandate by two years, but a proposed law aiming to create funding for...
European court dents north property commission’s effectiveness
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday unanimously upheld a complaint filed by a Greek Cypriot refugee against Turkey over the lack of effectiveness...
Greek Cypriot refugee’s follow-up claim rejected by ECHR
In a decision published on Thursday, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found inadmissible an application submitted by Greek Cypriot refugee Pavlos Loizou against...
House proposal branded ‘selling air to refugees’
The House refugee committee on Tuesday discussed the possibility of ‘crediting’ Greek Cypriot refugees with the building coefficients assigned to their properties in the north....
Eight applications to IPC so far this year
Eight Greek Cypriots applied to the Immovable Property Commission this year, Turkish Cypriot daily Havadis reported on Thursday. The report indicated that since Turkey cut...
Applications to IPC fell 73 per cent in 2016
Applications made to the immovable property commission by the Greek Cypriots fell 73 per cent in 2016 compared to the figures of 2015, Kibris reported...
Lawyer says it was state, not plaintiff who asked to take part in property case
It was the Republic that asked to take part in a property case against Turkey before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and not...
Paralympics chief apologises to IOC’s Bach over prank call
International Paralympic Committee chief Phil Craven has apologised in a letter to the International Olympic Committee for comments he made about IOC President Thomas Bach...
Our View: Government correct to stay out of ECHR case
The state legal services and the government will no doubt face heavy criti-cism for steering clear of the case filed at the European Court of...
State refuses to take part in case challenging property commission (updated)
The outcome of a case brought before the European Court of Human Rights by Greek Cypriot expat Andriani Joannou against Turkey over the effectiveness of...
Turkey’s suspension of European Convention on Human Rights could impact north, legal experts say
Turkey’s decision to invoke article 15 of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR), temporarily suspending its implementation in a state of emergency, could extend...
