Cypriots support CFSP- December 19, 2003 Cyprus most favourable towards common EU defence and foreign policy Cypriots are strong supporters of a common foreign policy and defence policy in Europe, according to an opinion poll the European Union's statistics services Eurostat has conducted among the ten acceding countries and the three candidate countries. According to the survey, 87 per cent of Cypriots questioned support a common defence policy and 81 per cent back a common foreign policy. Cyprus has the highest percentages among...http://cyprusnews.blogspot.com/2003_12_01_archive.html#107164988382265281 EU Structural Funds for Cyprus- December 19, 2003 Euractiv.com The Commission has concluded its negotiations on the strategy for the implementation of structural funds in the ten new Member States for the period 2004 to 2006. The agreements on the strategy for the implementation of Structural Funds reached on 18 December 2003 spells out the priorities for economic and social development strategy for the ten new Member States that will be supported with community funding over the next two years. For the period between 2004 and 2006, a..http://cyprusnews.blogspot.com/2003_12_01_archive.html#107182731652013957 Turkish Government Statement on elections in Cyprus- December 16, 2003 The Turkish Foreign Minister said the winner of the so-called elections cannot act independently of Turkey Bayrak television (14.12.03) broadcast that speaking on Kanal-D's "One to One" program, the Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Abdullah Gul, made important statements on the Cyprus issue. Gul declared that the world will see Turkey's facilitating effect on a solution to be reached in the Cyprus problem, adding that this does not, however, mean that Turkey would accept.http://cyprusnews.blogspot.com/2003_12_01_archive.html#107158972942955656 Final results of the elections in occupied Cyprus- December 16, 2003 According to information acquired by the 'Supreme Election Council', the participation in the voting reached 86.46 %. After the opening of the 554 ballot boxes all over occupied Cyprus, the left-wing Republican Turkish Party (RTP) of Mehmet Ali Talat was the winner of the 'elections' with the National Unity Party (NUP) of 'Prime Minister' Eroglu in the second place, the Peace and Democracy Movement (PDM) of Mustafa Akinci in the third and the Democratic Party (DP) of Serdar Denktas in the...http://cyprusnews.blogspot.com/2003_12_01_archive.html#107158957182511592 Commission statement on the "elections" in the northern Cyprus- December 16, 2003 The "elections" in the northern part of Cyprus reflect the growing desire of the Turkish Cypriots to find a solution on the basis of the Annan plan and to allow for the accession of a reunited island to the EU on 1 May 2004. The European Commission hopes that a new administration will be in place as soon as possible in order for the Turkish Cypriots to grasp the opportunity to reach a comprehensive settlement on the basis of the Annan plan. To that end we call upon all parties to reengage in...http://cyprusnews.blogspot.com/2003_12_01_archive.html#107158924439358632 Cyprus Resolution at CHOGM- December 10, 2003 Extract on Cyprus from the Resolution adopted by the Heads of Government at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Nigeria "20. Heads of Government welcomed the signing by the Republic of Cyprus of the Accession Treaty to the European Union on April 16, 2003 and expressed the wish that a solution of the Cyprus problem would be found before 1 May 2004 that would allow a reunited Cyprus to become a member of the European Union. 21. Heads of Government reaffirmed their support for the...http://cyprusnews.blogspot.com/2003_12_01_archive.html#107106761604410405 |