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The destruction of a power station has pushed Cyprus into its worst crisis since the Turkish invasion in 1974. Cyprus has not been a very happy country for decades, but even...

Portuguese diplomat will support United Nations as peace talks enter critical phase. Jorge César das Neves, a former Portuguese diplomat who currently serves as an...

UN chief says Greek and Turkish Cypriots understand the need to tackle core issues. The secretary-general of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, has given Greek and Turkish...

Agreement on a roadmap for the settlement talks did not emerge from meeting. Prospects of a breakthrough in talks between Greek and Turkish Cypriots have receded  after...

Community leaders to meet in Geneva. Ban Ki-moon, the secretary-general of the United Nations, is to host Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders in Geneva on Wednesday...

EU leaders to discuss Turkey's stance on Cyprus amid Commission concerns about loss of momentum Turkey risks its bid to join the European Union coming to a standstill next...

Legal affairs committee to examine non-binding legal opinion. The European Parliament's committee on legal affairs is today (2 September) expected to examine a non-binding...

The leaders of the Greek and Turkish Cypriots will continue their talks on a political settlement in the autumn, but time may be running out. The direct negotiations began...

Greek Cypriots argue that move implies recognition of the occupied north. The political leadership of the European Parliament has postponed to the autumn a decision on draft...

The political leadership of the European Parliament will discuss on 10 June a controversial proposal that would enable the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus to trade directly...

The people of northern Cyprus go to the polls this weekend, and the future of reunification talks hangs in the balance. On Sunday (18 April), voters in the Turkish north of...

Turkey must achieve a breakthrough in talks with the Greek Cypriots if it wants to make progress in its EU membership negotiations. Turkey's prospects for membership of the...

EU leaders must ignore calls to penalise Turkey. At their summit later this week, EU leaders may be incited by Cyprus to punish Turkey for not opening its harbours and...

European Voice is profoundly wrong about the Republic of Cyprus. The reference to Cyprus in your editorial “Setbacks take shine off EU enlargement” (15-21 October) is...

Turkish Cypriot leader says the EU must step up pressure on Greek Cypriots. Talks on a peace settlement for Cyprus will fail unless the European Union convinces the Greek...

UK told to enforce Greek Cypriot court decision; property ruling to apply across the EU. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that UK courts should enforce rulings...

Turkish Cypriots will vote on Sunday (19 April) in an early parliamentary election that could lead to the defeat of the ruling centre-left Turkish Republican Party (CTP) and...

Obstacles remain, but with goodwill and flexibility on both sides, the path to a settlement this year can be cleared. Hopes of reaching a comprehensive settlement in Cyprus...

Committee questions EU's suspension of some technical talks on accession, approves report voicing concerns over "slowdown" of reforms in Turkey. The member states of the...

Agreement only achieved on power-sharing chapter; talks will now focus on property restitution. The division of Cyprus into a Greek and a Turkish part has become a textbook...