I haven't had time to read through this thread and see the comments posted by users but first I want to thank you for takin the time to do this and below are my huble opinions on your plan (I cannot vote so thats all I give)
Revised Security: The development of a Cypriot-European security system, as follows: Greek and Turkish troops will be replaced by a European Security force, under a European commander, and this force will also include Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot soldiers, who will together receive military training in other European countries. This new security force, comprised of units for land, sea and air defence, will be responsible to deal with all internal and external threats. Until Turkey joins the European Union, however, a safety valve for the direct protection of the Turkish Cypriots by Turkey will also be in place, if the above described system of European Security fails to protect them from some particular threat.
Note: If Turkey never joins the EU, then presumably this "last-resort protection right" mentioned above will apply indefinitely. There will be a special European Committee overseeing the deployment of this Security Force, and Turkey will have a seat in that committee even when she is not a member of the European Union.
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So does this imply Turkey will have a right to inervene in the island like with the guarantee treaties.
Revised Property Rights: Original owners will be able to reclaim and use all their property, except that in which refugees with equivalent property to exchange live or that on which there has been major investment – and for such properties they will be compensated. In case an original owner is not entitled to receive his actual home, then as compensation he will be entitled to a new home built for him in the same town or village. The building of these new residences will be co-financed with the support of international donors.
Note: Houses that have been constructed by developers in the north since December 2002 will be nationalised, with the original owner of the land and the Property Developer both being compensated as appropriate, and these homes will be given to refugees under the "right to a new home" provision described above. If an original owner and a current occupant wish to swap their entitlement, so that the original owner gets his original home and the current occupant gets the new home, they will have the right to do so.
the system you proposed is the exact one i believe will work best to justly satisfy both communities.
Revised Residence / Voting Rights: There will be no limit to the number of Greek Cypriots who may choose to reside in the north, but with the following arrangement for voting rights: Such Greek Cypriots will vote for the Greek Cypriot constituent state government, and for the Greek Cypriot members of the Federal Government, while for municipal elections only they will vote at the place where they reside in the north. The equivalent to the above will of course apply for Turkish Cypriots living in the south.
Note: The residence rights of Greek Cypriots in the north and Turkish Cypriots in the south, as ex-territorial residents, will be protected through a series of co-operation agreements between the two constituent states, on matters that range from Health to Education to Welfare to Justice. Constituent state citizenship status will be granted on the day of the Comprehensive Settlement, according to where each person resided on that particular day, but GCs who currently live in the north and TCs who currently live in the south will be entitled to select to be citizens of the other constituent state, if they so wish. Constituent State citizenship will be permanent, and will be transferred from parents to their children. In the case of mixed marriages between citizens of the two Constituent States, individuals will be entitled to select the internal citizenship status that they prefer.
the "particular day" you refer to is the day where GCs and TCs establish residences after property rights have been satisfied?
I like your idea. At first I wasn't sure about it but after a discussion with turkcyp a while back I see how it will satisfy TCs without bothering GCs either way. However, I don't like :
a) the term "citizenship" to be used for each state (residency is better)
b) not being allowed to become a resident in the other state say after an x amount of years of living ad paying muiciapl taxes there.
Revised Provisions for Settlers/Immigrants from Turkey: Citizenship will be acknowledged to those married to Turkish Cypriots, those born in Cyprus and those who arrived here before the age of 18, while a permanent residence permit will also be granted to their parents, who will remain citizens and voters of Turkey with the right to live and work in Cyprus. Everyone else will be required to return to Turkey within 2 years of the settlement, and will be compensated USD 20,000 per family, paid for by Turkey and International Donors, to help finance their relocation.
Note: Only families that have been resident in Cyprus for at least nine years before the Comprehensive Settlement will be entitled to the treatment desribed above. All others will be granted a temporary 3-year work permit, after which time they will be required to depart.
the problem with this (and the compensation for property previously) is where the money will come from??
anyway thats all for now, not much but if this was a final decision i dont see reasons why GCs wouldnt vote for this if given the necessary push from the government.
