| 2004 articles |
| 22 DEC 2004 | Politis Nicosia court issues arrest warrant for Linda Orams "David and Linda Orams, the British couple sued by a Greek Cypriot refugee for building on his property in the occupied north will have to appear before court next month or face the risk of losing their UK assets." read more> |
| 21 DEC 2004 | Simerini About Karamanlis "We reminded him that we find those agreements, which his uncle had signed, as the root of all evil Cypriot Hellenism suffers... while he was fighting to get Turkey date to open accession negotiations, Ankara sent combat aircrafts to fly over Greek islands." read more> |
| 20 DEC 2004 | Washington Times Greek Cypriots bitter over EU's talks with Turkey "Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was hailed on his return home from Brussels as "the conqueror of the EU." read more> |
| 19 DEC 2004 | Cyprus Mail Mixed reactions in Europe "[Irish Prime Minster] Ahern said Erdogans comments that Turkey was not recognising Cyprus were unnecessary... Ahern said he fully backed the angry Cypriot reaction that this barbed comment was an attack not on one country but on the entire Union of 25 member states..." read more> |
| 18 DEC 2004 | Sabine Herre Die Tageszeitung "The EU is the loser in all the haggling. That none of the heads of government dared to let the 'historic' summit break down taught Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government an important lesson: if you hold out long enough, the EU will cave in ... The 25 heads of state and government have not suceeded in conveying to Turkey what the basic principles of the EU are." read more> EU Business Kathimerini Kathimerini Independent The Independent |
| 17 DEC 2004 | EU Business Turkish PM attacked for 'carpet trader' style with EU " "We were gobsmacked," said Luxembourg foreign minister Jean Asselborn, describing the mood when Erdogan bluntly told EU leaders that there was no way he could recognize Cyprus." read more> EU Business |
| 16 DEC 2004 | Reporters Sans Frontieres Turkey's press freedom far from EU standards "...the new criminal code that becomes law on 1st April 2005... [Article 305]... punishes alleged "threats against fundamental national interests". It specifically targets freedom of expression, particularly on issues involving Cyprus or Armenia. The European parliament voted on 15 December for a resolution calling, among other things, for the immediate repeal of this article, viewed as incompatible with the 1950 Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms" read more> |
| 13 DEC 2004 | Hellenic News US double standard for Turkey damages US interests "The undemocratic, unworkable and not financially viable UN Annan Plan was influenced and drafted primarily by Lord David Hannay of Britain and the U.S. The undemocratic features of the British and U.S. maneuvered Annan Plan, whereby an 18 percent Turkish Cypriot minority has a veto over all legislation and executive decisions makes a mockery of the U.S. `Initiative for Democracy in the Middle East' and elsewhere." read more> |
| 10 DEC 2004 | Cyprus Weekly Hannay revels in Machiavellian glory "It would be a good thing if the "exalted Lord," as a true representative of the now outdated "perfidious Albion,'' realised that we now live in the 21st century with its international War Crime and Human Rights Courts, which defend the rights of ordinary people against the intentions of neo-colonialist super powers." read more> |
| 09 DEC 2004 | Africa (Turkish Cypriot newspaper) Moving towards a million illegal Turks in the north "Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots will be living in the South and Turks from Turkey in the North." read more> |
| 07 DEC 2004 | Info Turk 11 days before the summit of December 17... and yet, repression reigns in Turkey "Ankara does not show any intention to recognize the injustices and atrocities committed in the Turkish history and follows an absolutely policy of negation. According to the statement of reasons for Article 306 of the new Turkish Penal Code, a citizen who demands the withdrawal of Turkish soldiers from Cyprus or declares that the Armenian genocide actually took place during the First World War, can be pursued by Justice." read more> |
| 22 NOV 2004 | The Times Britons face losing homes in Cyprus as refugees reclaim land "A BRITISH couple who built a dream holiday home on Greek Cypriot land abandoned under force in northern Cyprus have been ordered to demolish it, return the plot and pay the original title-holder damages of nearly £10,000." read more> |
| 18 NOV 2004 | Kurdistan Observer The Kurds, Turkey's metamorphosis to a European state "However, it seems that Turkey' military and civilian leaders do not realize, just like Ataturk didn't, that being a European means more than wearing a suit and a tie... And acting like one is certainly nothing to do with the fact that their country has a bit of a territory within the European continent, which in fact was an integral part of Greece ... By contrast, the present Turkey, which is a by-product of Ataturk supremacist, Kurdish-hating and jingoistic mentality still has a very long way to go to convince even its ardent supporter in Europe that it has changed, but not on the cosmetic level." read more> |
| 29 OCT 2004 | Cyprus Weekly 'Unacceptable interference' Papadopoulos blasts US over 'yes' vote funding "I consider this amounts to a violation of Article 2.7 of the UN Charter which forbids this international organisation to intervene in the internal political developments of its member states." read more> Cyprus Weekly Cyprus Weekly Cyprus Weekly |
| 28 OCT 2004 | Simerini Metaxas no vs the no in the referendum What would have become of Greece if Metaxas hadnt said no? What would have become of Europe without a heroically resistant Greece... What would have become of Cyprus if we had said yes to the Annan monstrosity? read more> |
| 27 OCT 2004 | Haravghi The pseudo-state was used as a pawn "What happened in Cyprus with the Annan plan in reality has nothing to do with the Turkish Cypriots, but the main issue was Turkey's accession into the European Union and the pseudo-state was used as pawn." read more> Politis |
| 25 OCT 2004 | Simerini Request to inspect Tymbou airport rejected "Eurocontrol, the European Organization for the safety of air navigation, rejected the request of Turks to inspect the illegal Tymbou (Ercan) airport" read more> |
| 22 OCT 2004 | Cyprus Weekly MacShane's bloopers "But when Cyprus insists that a settlement must be based on respect for the EU acquis, without any derogations, the Annan Plan backers, including the British government counter that the Greek Cypriots are being too legalistic, or are making "unrealistic demands."" read more> Cyprus Weekly |
| 15 OCT 2004 | Cyprus Weekly Turkey must recognise Cyprus, says CoE Cyprus rapporteur "The Annan Plan was voted down by a great majority of the people of Cyprus and we must respect that." read more> Enlighten us, Mr Klosson |
| 13 OCT 2004 | Phileleftheros You have every right to get angry (and you should) "If the Greek-Cypriots say 'no' to the Annan plan, we will take them to a new referendum, until they say 'yes'. " Lord Haney, architect of the Annan plan." read more> |
| 10 OCT 2004 | Sunday Mail Papadopoulos: solution must respect right of return "PRESIDENT Tassos Papadopoulos said yesterday the government would not abandon the rights of its citizens as the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) had confirmed them." read more> |
| 04 OCT 2004 | Sunday Mail Talat: customs union is 'bitter news' "The agreement is seen by many as the first step towards Turkeys eventual recognition of the Republic..." read more> |
| 01 OCT 2004 | Cyprus Weekly Devastating blow for Annan plan backers "The proposed settlement could not have been very good, because it had been rejected by the Greek-Cypriot community in the April 24 referendum" (Josep Borrelll, new President of EU Parliamentary Assembly) read more> Cyprus Weekly |
| 28 SEP 2004 | Cyprus Mail Withering attack on 'absurd' plan "... when 76 per cent, freely, democratically and fully-informed voted 'no', in deed and words, they do not respect the verdict of the people or the majority but instead mock the decision and exercise psychological terror and project real or invented dangers..." read more> |
| 22 SEP 2004 | Guardian In 1683 Turkey was the invader. In 2004 much of Europe still sees it that way |
| 14 SEP 2004 | Independent Divided island "Turkey will never become an EU member as long as Turkish troops continue to divide Cyprus." read more> Guardian |
| 27 JUNE 2004 | Sunday Mail Official protest over Talats UK visit "...Papadopoulos said it was not the first time Britain had shown its intentions to upgrade the illegal authorities in the occupied north, without taking into consideration the recognised government of the of Cyprus." read more> |
| 25 JUNE 2004 | Cyprus Weekly Council of Europe faults Annan Plan "...the adoption by the Assembly of a resolution, despite fierce Turkish opposition, which urged the Turkish government to cooperate with UN agencies for the return of displaced persons or refugees... "ethnic cleansing must be condemned wherever it takes place"... Annan not only condones the ethnic cleansing conducted by Turkey against the Greek Cypriot population of north Cyprus but goes as far as to ignore Security Council resolutions which specifically demand the return of these Cypriot refugees by ruling out the exercise of such a fundamental human right." read more> Cyprus Weekly Cyprus Weekly |
| 09 JUN 2004 | Cyprus Mail Tassos lashes out at UN "PRESIDENT Tassos Papadopoulos has accused UN Secretary-general Kofi Annan of exceeding his good offices mission and contravening international law... Papadopoulos said that throughout the negotiations process Greek Cypriot concerns had been ignored to a great extent while Turkey, but not the Turkish Cypriots had achieved their goal, which he listed in detail focusing on the Treaty of Guarantee as a priority..." read more> Cyprus Mail |
| 03 JUN 2004 | Cyprus Weekly Need for reflection "Reading through the detailed 26-page [Annan] report there is a total absence of any reference to the basic cause of the Cyprus problem, the Turkish invasion, the 30-year-occupation and its consequences, whose legitimisation through the Annan plan is the basic reason for its rejection by the Greek Cypriots in the referendum." read more> Cyprus Weekly |
| 02 JUN 2004 | Cyprus News Agency Cyprus President: solution must serve interests of Cypriots "What is important is to find an agreed solution between Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots for our own interest, rather than serve the interests of the outsiders, mainly of Turkey, or the Europeans, or the US or other countries,'' he said, adding that the Turkey had nearly all its demands met during talks in Switzerland... "nobody can be or is more disappointed than ourselves that we did not find a solution" ...He said one could not have a fair solution, when one was negotiating under the guns of 35.000 troops which occupy one's country... "this one, offered to us, was neither functional nor it would achieve the reunification of our country"... Papadopoulos said any measures to be taken should aim at reunification and pointed out that the government would never agree to two separate states in Cyprus, and said he did not believe that the EU would accept it either." read more> |
| 24 MAY 2004 | Simerini Mediation fabricated a political monstrosity "...THE FIFTH VERSION OF THE ANNAN PLAN was already seriously one-sided and unbalanced, even before Bürgenstock. After the inspired mediation it was turned into a political monstrosity." read more> |
| 23 MAY 2004 | Cyprus Mail Annan Plan serves everybodys interests but our own "...all we want any more is peace and justice; instead of an unfair and in most aspects racist regime imposed on us. We want democracy...Why should we, the Cypriots as a whole, be considered second-class human beings... Is it really possible finally to have peace in a country where settlers from occupying Turkey will in fact rule it? Or in a country where the historical citizens are denied the basic human rights and fundamental freedoms, including not only ownership, but also the right to vote and be voted for in the affairs of their place of residence? Or by imposing the will of a minority on the majority of 80 per cent? Or where foreign powers will continue having the right to intervene in our internal affairs..." read more> |
| 21 MAY 2004 | Cyprus Weekly Stop blaming Tassos "...the Annan Plan was anything but balanced, or fair, and that it was unacceptable above all because it violated basic human rights and ignored both the relevant Security Council resolutions demanding the wirthdrawal of the Turkish troops and settlers and the return of the refugees, something also backed by the judgements of the Human Rights Court of the Council of Europe, which were also ignored." read more> Cyprus Weekly Cyprus Weekly |
| 14 MAY 2004 | Cyprus Weekly EU equality above all "...any settlement must comply fully with the EU acquis and respect for human rights, without any derogations. This is imperative to ensure that the people of Cyprus, whatever their ethnic origin, become EU citizens equal in every respect to the citizens of the other 24 members of the union... so that Cypriots may then feel they are not some sort of second class citizens denied the basic rights enjoyed in every other EU state. If nothing else, this would do away with some of the most outrageous provisions of the Annan Plan that in effect grant non-Cypriot EU citizens greater rights in Cyprus than those of the native Cypriots themselves." read more> Cyprus Weekly |
| 01 MAY 2004 | Cyprus Mail Welcome to Europe "President Tassos Papadopoulos: Our great joy for our accession to the European Union is overshadowed by our grief because we could not celebrate this moment together with our Turkish Cypriot compatriots and our great disappointment for the absence of a solution to our national problem." read more> |
| 30 APR 2004 | Cyprus Weekly Annan must follow his own advice "...Secretary-General of the United Nations appears so abysmally ignorant about this basic tenet of the Cyprus problem, or of the dreams, the feelings and the perfectly legal demand of the Greek Cypriot population... and is forced to depend too much on the advice of intermediaries like Messrs Hannay and Weston, whose objective is not the upholding of UN principles and respect for human rights and international law, but the defence of their national interests... what is right is not the cumbersome plan whose basis is the circumvention of the basic Security Council resolutions calling for an end to the Turkish occupation and the return of the refugees." read more> |
| 28 APR 2004 | Providence (Rhode Island) Journal Why Cyprus said No Turkish admission to the E.U. cannot reasonably go forward so long as its troops occupy a sovereign E.U. member... the Annan plan was an insult. It was not really a design to reunify the island, but a gesture to enshrine the 1974 Turkish invasion and occupation... Most Greek Cypriots, driven into exile by the Turkish army, would not have been allowed to return to their homes and villages.. the Turkish army, 40,000 strong, would have stayed on Cyprus indefinitely... the Annan plan not only allowed illegal Turkish colonists to remain on the island, but dramatically restricted the movement of Greek Cypriots in northern Cyprus. In the European Union, where citizens are free to live and work wherever they like, Greek Cypriots would have been prevented from traveling freely in their own country. This last provision might have mollified Ankara, but was a stunning betrayal of every principle the U.N. and E.U. stand for." read more> |
| 27 APR 2004 | Financial Times Realities behind the failure over Cyprus "it appeared that the UN and the European Union were bent on legitimising at least some of the consequences of the Turkish invasion of 1974, because the EU wanted to take the Cyprus issue off the table in order to facilitate negotiations on Turkey's accession to the EU... Greek Cypriots would not have freedom of movement in their own country. In a way, the Greek Cypriots would have been ghettoised" read more> |
| 26 APR 2004 | Hellenic News of America Cyprus - The Conscience of the West "The Annan Plan is in violation of the Geneva Convention in not calling for the return to Turkey of all illegal colonists" read more> |
| 23 APR 2004 | Cyprus Weekly Sealing our fate "...Is there anyone who really believes that the United States, Turkey's favourite Uncle Sam and its other friends, will lift a finger to admonish their cosseted and beloved ally if it lives up to its well earned reputation of ignoring international law and respect for human rights with complete impunity, as it has been doing all these years?" read more> |
| 16 APR 2004 | Cyprus Weekly Principles, dignity and the Annan Plan "Cypriots have every right to get not just emotional, but deeply angry over this highly prejudiced and unprincipled EU approach... De Soto is certainly economical with the truth... " read more> |
| 01 APR 2004 | Guardian Long division "It's like being raped, and having to pay the rapist compensation" read more> BBC Referendum set after Cyprus deal "A reduction in the number of Greek Cypriot refugees allowed to return..." read more> |
| 31 MAR 2004 | BBC Annan Cyprus plan sets press ablaze "The Greek Cypriot press is against the plan and urges voters to reject it in any forthcoming referendum" read more> Reuters Annan Announces Referendum on Cyprus Plan "The United States and Britain have key strategic interests in settling the issue. British bases there were important staging areas in the U.S.-led war on Iraq and house listening posts serving London and Washington that monitor communications through the Middle East and beyond." read more> Kathimerini EU acquis "A settlement of that sort does not guarantee a workable solution while, at the same time, it legitimizes the partition, forcing the Greek side to fund and bless the exemption of the occupied section of the island from EU law" read more> |
| 30 MAR 2004 | Simerini The "No" of Annan "The final plan is far off democratic values and the acquis communautaire; from which Turkey now request permanent derogations, in order to establish a purely Turkish state in the Northern part of Cyprus that would control the Southern part" read more> |
| 27 MAR 2004 | Times Britons could lose homes if Cyprus is reunited "All these people who are rushing now to buy property at what they think are reasonable prices from non-owners will be in trouble sooner or later" read more> |
| 24 FEB 2004 | Kathimerini Complications nip at Cypriot unity talks "Turkey complicated the issue by saying it would ratify an agreement only after it has been approved by the islands people in referenda..." read more> Kathimerini Archbishop castigates UN plan "...politicians are under pressure to accept a solution which, deep down, they do not want..." read more> |
| 22 FEB 2004 | Sunday Mail No one can afford not to read the Annan plan "It is not complete gobbledygook... and the devil really is in the detail..." read more> Sunday Mail US talks up prospects for a solution "This map certainly includes the strategic aircraft-carrier island of Cyprus... The success of a solution, whatever form it may take, was virtually guaranteed from the time Bush told Erdogan in the Oval Office, 'Solve the Cyprus problem'..." read more> Sunday Mail Negotiators ignore the economy at their peril "It is morally unjust to expect the Greek Cypriot taxpayer to pay compensation to people who had been deprived use of their property for 30 years by Turkey..." read more> |
| 21 FEB 2004 | Kathimerini UNs Cyprus plan in the public eye Poll: Greek Cypriots oppose it "...the overwhelming majority of Greek Cypriots would vote against Annans plan as it stands, according to a poll..." read more> |
| 20 FEB 2004 | Cyprus Weekly Talks process draws fierce criticism "...the masses of the Cypriot people would be asked to vote on a huge document of 600-700 pages, which they had neither the time nor the ability to study and understand fully..." read more> Cyprus Weekly Doubts among Papadopoulos's own party "...the veneer of cross-party support for President Papadopoulos is showing some cracks..." read more Cyprus Weekly Movement re-emerges to raise 'public concern' "...we will accept no settlement that is unfair and will make us second-class citizens in the European Union. What else is someone who cannot go and live in his or her own home?" read more> Cyprus Weekly Denktash to fight for maximum sovereignty "Turkish observers see Erdogans Cyprus gambit as key to achieving Erdogans primary goal of reasserting its dominance in the region..." read more> Cyprus Weekly 'Goodwill' from all as talks get under way "Greek Cypriots are insisting on freedom of movement and settlement, rights that are guaranteed by EU laws... Cyprus's entry as a split country could be a disaster for Turkey's EU bid. EU leaders have made it clear that the 35,000 Turkish soldiers in the north could be considered as occupying EU territory..." read more> Cyprus Weekly Long, difficult road to a solution - Tassos Times Britain keeps last outpost in UN scheme to reunite Cyprus "One reason why Cyprus is so important to Britain is its role in gathering military intelligence, which antennae suck from the ether. It is widely believed that much of it is shared with America, giving Washington a high-value asset..." read more> Cyprus Mail No campaign gears up as talks begin "If the Turkish settlers dont leave and the army dont leave and if the EU acquis is not followed, in our opinion we will say no to the vote... we stress we cant accept arrangements that will turn us into second class European citizens... referring to a list of derogations..." read more> Cyprus Mail Sigma poll predicts doom for solution "The majority of Greek Cypriots would vote against UN Secretary-general Kofi Annans plan for a Cyprus settlement as it stands..." read more> |
| 12 MAR 2004 | Cyprus Weekly Insatiable Denktash "... [while] Mehmet Ali Birand points out that the Annan plan grants the Turkiish Cypriots more than 90% of their demands, acting like a petulant child Rauf bawls out he will be left with nothing. His loud protestations are part of his standard strategy aiming at 100% percent satsifaction of his demands. read more> |
| 19 FEB 2004 | Times Cyprus: Mike Theodoulou on a shotgun wedding "Greek Cypriots are insisting on freedom of movement and settlement, rights that are guaranteed by EU law..." read more> Cypriot leaders end first day of 'constructive' talks "The leaders of Cyprus's Greek and Turkish communities traded barbs today after a first round of talks on reunifying the divided island..." read more> BBC What is the UN's Cyprus plan? "Separation in disguise?..." read more> Guardian Cypriot reunification talks begin "For Turkey, Cyprus' entry as a split country could be a disaster for its own EU bid... It is just suicidal for any [Turkish] political force to appear as if they are standing between Turkey and the EU..." read more> Cyprus Mail Tell us more about the Annan plan "Cypriots ...are clamouring for information on the Annan plan..." read more> |
| 17 FEB 2004 | Guardian Success is anything but guaranteed' "The compromise reached ... signals a clear retreat by the Greek side..." read more> Politis |
| 16 FEB 2004 | BBC European press review "Many Greek Cypriots... fear that Mr Annan's draft constitution will give legal force to the separation of the island into two autonomous states..." "German opposition leaders are right to reject Berlin's stance that Turkey should be allowed to join the EU..." "Turkey... is a problem case which would stretch the EU's capacity for integration too far... you cannot on the one hand support EU accession and on the other refuse to supply tanks because of insufficient compliance with human rights..." read more> The Times UN blueprint sets Cyprus on course to be reunited "Greek Cypriots were more cautious. Many fear the UN plan is vague, unworkable and gives the Turkish side too much territory and influence. Key questions for the Greek Cypriots include the number of refugees to return, which villages and towns now under Turkish control will be ceded to them, and how many settlers from mainland Turkey will be allowed to stay." read more> |
| 15 FEB 2004 | Sunday Mail Papadopoulos warns of tough times ahead |
| 14 FEB 2004 | Guardian Cypriot leaders hand over to UN "...until the end of March to try to iron out some of the plan's thornier details. These include the right of return for nearly 200,000 Greek refugees... The island's predominantly Greek northern third was seized by Turkish troops who have occupied it ever since..." read more> The Times Breakthrough in last-ditch efforts to reunite Cyprus "Without a settlement by May...Turkey, which has 35,000 troops in northern Cyprus, will be left occupying part of a new EU member..." read more> Independent Cyprus talks raise hopes of vote on unification BBC Press cautious on Cyprus talks' progress Cyprus Mail A hollow victory? How a 90-minute meeting turned into an unholy trial |
| 13 FEB 2004 | Cyprus Weekly Taking the blame and proud of it "The Annan plan regretfully, as Annan himself admitted, is an attempt to strike a balance between the illegal Turkish approach and the perfectly legal one of Papadopoulos..." read more> Human Rights situation in north 'most disturbing' says CoE Commissioner "The Commissioner is also strongly critical of the situation and living conditions of the 'enclaved' Greek Cypriots in the north..." read more> Unbelievable, but true "Turkey's determination to impose a clearly partitionist settlement based on acceptance of the imposed ethnic separation which is completely contrary to the unification structure of the EU... For while it is insisting on an ethnic structure for Cyprus it is rejecting the same for Iraq..." read more> Cliffhanger in New York Top European officials ready to Assist Annan Haravgi When contradiction bears madness "The alleged mutilation of human rights of a tortured people that has been trying for centuries now to hold on to this rock at the southeastern Mediterranean is infuriating and outrageous...When a Cypriot will be able to move freely and have the right to work, invest, live all over Europe, is it acceptable that he be banned from living in the house he was born?" read more> BBC Breakthrough at UN Cyprus talks |
| 02 FEB 2004 | Simerini Schizophrenic phenomenon "Instead of Turkey being democratized so as to join the European Union, Cyprus will be de-democratized. And it shall join the EU in a political system that bears little connection with the acquis communautaire..." read more> |
| 01 FEB 2004 | Sunday Mail Europe: the catalyst that has transformed the Cyprus problem |
| 31 JAN 2004 | Guardian Hopes rise for Cyprus peace deal Cyprus Mail Annan remains cautious despite the pressure |
| 30 JAN 2004 | Cyprus Weekly Emphasis on human rights Moving ahead or falling back? Tassos to Annan: Try again! Turkey has key role in search for a settlement says CoE Talat vows to work with Ankara on solution |
| 29 JAN 2004 | BBC Pressure mounts for Cyprus deal |
| 24 JAN 2004 | Guardian Turkish generals back talks on Cyprus |
| 23 JAN 2004 | Guardian Turkish army is main bar to one-nation Cyprus, say Greeks |
| 15 JAN 2004 | Guardian Europe asks Turkey to help unite Cyprus |
| 13 JAN 2004 | Guardian Denktash puts Cypriot deal back into play |
| 12 JAN 2004 | Guardian Turkey's pivotal role |
| 08 JAN 2004 | Guardian Greek PM calls early election |
| 06 JAN 2004 | Guardian Israeli 'water for arms' deal with Turkey |
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