World Bank VP visits Akinci
The Vice President of the World Bank Cyril Muller who is also responsible for Europe and Central Asia region is holding contacts in Cyprus. As part of his contacts on the island, Muller was received by...
View ArticleBrussels better prepared to welcome a unified Cyprus into the EU
EU Commissioner Maarten Verwey, who is Director General of the Structural Reform Support Service, met with President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci in the UN buffer zone,...
View ArticleAnastasiades’ letter to UNSG leaked to press
The details of a letter sent to the UN Secretary General by the Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasides in which he had complained about the Turkish Cypriot side have been leaked to the press. In a four...
View ArticleBlack money damaging TRNC economy
Black money is hurting the TRNC economy, Birikim Ozgur, deputy with the Republican Turkish Party (CTP) and former economy minister has said. He also called on the government to take measures to combat...
View ArticleLeaders meet this evening
President Mustafa Akıncı and the Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades will meet this evening as part of the UN led negotiations process. The meeting which will be the second leaders’ meeting in May...
View ArticleAkinci speaks after meeting with EU Commision rep
President Mustafa Akıncı has said that Turkish Cypriots deserve a life with EU values even if a settlement is not reached on the island. The President was speaking to reporters following yesterday’s...
View ArticleTurkish Foreign Ministry denies hydrocarbon exploration deal with South
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has denied a report in the Greek Cypriot press that there was a secret meeting in Davos in 2015 where an agreement was forged between President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkey’s...
View ArticleVictory for Karsiyaka villagers
The Administrative High Court has rejected a decision made by the Council of Ministers regarding the construction of a cable car on Gornos Hill, Karşıyaka A private company had asked Lapta municipality...
View ArticleDecision time on the Cyprus talks fast approaching: Akinci
Now is the time to make a decision, President Mustafa Akıncı said after his meeting with President Nicos Anastasiades in the UN buffer zone on Thursday evening. During the four hour meeting, the two...
View ArticleBoth sides obstructing efforts to prepared TRNC for EU acquis
The EU ad-hoc committee needs to continue its work uninterrupted if the Green Line is to be erased on day one of a solution, a European Commission official told Cypriot leaders. Director of European...
View ArticleSouth delayed response to bank info proposals for four months
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Serdar Denktaş has said that it was the Greek Cypriot side that delayed work to harmonise banking laws with EU standards for four months. They refused to...
View ArticleIntense backstage activities to arrange new Geneva Conference
Intensive behind-the-scenes preparations for a new Geneva Conference on Cyprus in June seem evident, despite reservations in the South. The aim of the conference will be to finalise the Cyprus...
View ArticleSmuggling ring importing luxury cars into TRNC
A smuggling network in the TRNC is importing luxury cars worth between £100,000-200,000. According to Turkish Cypriot daily ‘Kibris Postasi’, the UK and German government as well as Interpol, have...
View ArticleTourist numbers up by 30% in TRNC
Tourist numbers in the TRNC have increased by 30% compared with last year, Tourism and Environment Minister, Fikri Ataoglu told BRT. He added that they needed 30 buses daily, in order for the tourists...
View ArticleDipkarpaz natural heritage should be protected: Akinci
Dipkarpaz Municipality held an art festival and road race in the village square on Sunday. President Mustafa Akıncı also attended the event. Following a music concert by Kemal Deveci, the Mayor of...
View ArticleCost of water supply from Turkey too high
Water charges across the TRNC vary depending on the municpality. Prices charged to the 28 municpalities begin at 2.30TL per ton. The highest charge is to North Nicosia which pays 4.90TL. Akincilar...
View ArticleGreek Cypriot side wants to keep the talks open-ended
The future of the Cyprus negotiations will be determined at the meeting between the two community leaders on Wednesday, 17 May. Columnist Mete Tumerkan for Turkish Cypriot daily ‘Havadis’ writes that...
View ArticleDeputy PM Denktas rushed to hospital
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Serdar Denktas was taken to Lefkoşa State Hospital with complaints of chest pain and shortness of breath. He was treated in the intensive care unit. The...
View ArticleCheap labour from Turkey undermines local employment
“Another step has been taken. Another race towards the process of becoming a province. A new ‘TRNC-Turkey agreement’. It is called the ‘labour force agreement’,” writes columnist for Turkish Cypriot...
View ArticleDecisions made today at leaders’ meeting pivotal to negotiations
President Mustafa Akinci and President Nicos Anastasiades meet again today to discuss where the Cyprus negotiations go from here. President Akinci is very keen to arrange a continuation of the Cyprus...
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