Viewpoint wrote:
A financially indepedent unrecognized TRNC would mean we could stand on our own 2 feet and show more flexibilty towards GC demands, plus it would be less of a financial burden if we should decide to unite. The GCs are cutting their noses off despite their faces.
I think the GC's may grant the TC's as you ask VP, a financially independent unrecognised "trnc", providing, in my view;
a) that the TC's does not occupy more than 18% of the north
b) that the Turkish Army leaves
c) that the RoC has complete control of it's borders and immigration
d) that the International laws are obeyed
e) that all Cypriots Human Rights are restored
f) that there is a complete freedom of movement in all of Cyprus.
The TC's in effect will have their own state with their own state and local government without international representation for that state or representatives in the RoC. The state will operate it's own ports for commerce, attract investments from anywhere in the world to generate money to run that state to meets it's fiscal budgets so that it is able to care for their own community as well as for others living in that state. That state will runs it's schools, hospitals, tourism, and all others as if it were an independent sovereign country. The RoC will give financial assistance to rebuild the infrastructure of the north on a 50%-50% basis for "Federal projects", such as Highways, Communications, Ports and so on, with the north state paying 50% of the cost.
(since the north state will not be paying any "Federal taxes" to the RoC, the cost will be shared on a 50-50 basis, but once the north state starts paying "Fedral taxes" in the future, if they choose to become part of the "new Federal country", then it will become 90%-10%, with the Federal money becoming 90% of the cost and the state's cost will be 10%. This will help the north to bring their infrastructure up to the rest of the country)
The north state will remain independent but always as territory of the RoC and until the times comes to be part of the RoC, that state will remain out of the EU as an independent state, but rather that state will gain benefits from the EU via the RoC. All Cypriots will remain a citizens of the RoC for their ID and Passports. Only when the independent north state becomes part of the RoC in a new True Federation country, that the north state will also engage in the government of the new country of United States of Cyprus under True Democracy with political equality. The north state can choose when they feel comfortable to become part of the new country without deadlines, the United States of Cyprus. Until the above happens, I do not believe the RoC is going to be willing to see the north prosper by lifting the isolation. There has to be "carrots and sticks" approach to reunite the island in a true sense of the word. If the north now had all the "carrots" under the present conditions as any other sovereign country, where is the incentive to be part of the new United States of Cyprus country.
I believe the answer is,
NONE.!
