UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has invited Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu for talks in New York, the UN announced on Saturday (October 30th). The meeting is to take place at UN headquarters on November 18th. The latest round of direct talks to reunify the divided …
Read More »ECHR rules Turkey must pay for violating property rights in Cyprus
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday (October 26th) that Turkey should pay 15m euros in compensation for damages caused by violations of property rights in Cyprus. The money must be paid out within
Read More »Turkey, Greece agree to improve relations
Relations between Turkey and Greece are improving, officials from the two countries agreed on Monday (October 25th) at the fourth meeting of the Greece-Turkey Inter-ministerial Committee in Ankara. “We believe that there is no problem between Turkey and Greece that cannot be resolved. With mutual good intentions, honesty and courage, …
Read More »Germany calls for Cypriots to show willingness in unification talks
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on Tuesday called upon Greek and Turkish Cypriots to seek compromise in settling their differences, after meeting Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu in Berlin.
Read More »Turkey eager to resolve problems with Greece
Turkish State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek said on Monday that Turkey wanted to resolve problems with Greece through dialogue. Cicek, also the government spokesman, said after
Read More »UN Secretary-General urges tripartite meeting on Cypriot issue
Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu said on Friday (October 22nd) he had accepted a call from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for a tripartite meeting — to include the Greek Cypriot side — in New York, in a bid to boost momentum in ongoing talks to reunify
Read More »EU border guards to help Greece stop an influx of migrants entering across the land border with Turkey
The EU is for the first time sending border guards to help Greece stem an influx of migrants entering across the land border with Turkey. The Rapid Border Intervention Teams set up in 2007 “are activated today for the first time”, the European Commission said late on Sunday. The Commission …
Read More »EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele urges Turkey to draft new constitution
EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele urged Turkey to draft a new constitution Saturday (October 23rd) that would guarantee democratic rights and freedoms in accordance with EU norms. Speaking at a conference on
Read More »Turkish PM to meet Greek counterpart
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is visiting traditional rival Greece for the second time in five months and will hold informal talks with the country’s leadership on ongoing disputes. Erdoğan is attending a Mediterranean conference on climate change and is due to meet later Friday with Greek Prime Minister George …
Read More »NATO chief: EU-Turkey rift harming military cooperation
The dispute between the European Union and Turkey over Cyprus is damaging military cooperation with NATO and wasting tax-payers’ money, the head of the Alliance said on Thursday. “We fully agreed it is important to remove the remaining obstacles to reach the full potential of cooperation,” Anders Fogh Rasmussen said …
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