insan wrote:Gregory wrote:insan wrote:Gregory wrote:Not a bad move by the EU. Its one of the outdated laws in Cyprus that needs clarification.
If Cyprus fails to provide a satisfactory explanation within two months, the Commission may refer the matter to the European Court of JusticeEuropean Court of Justice,
Its still not as glamorous as all the other ECJ daytrips Turkey and a few Brit freloaders are having to take part in recently. How do you compare going to the ECJ for a law limiting estate agents actions with massacres and stolen property.
I didn't make any comparison with anything... furthermore, massacres committed by both sides...
Moreover, if u were under embargoes; u would have to sell TC property to survive...
One more thing to add, only 11% of land belong to GCs was sold to foreigners in 35 years... TCs have much more than that 11% in South to exchange.
What are you exchanging insan? And with whom? The rules of exchanging something is when you have 2 willing parties to exchange with. I don't recall the GC's ever agreeing to exchange anything.
Its an interesting ethical question you pose however with your claim that the embargoes have pushed you into selling land you don't own to foreigners.
You have a mother country that runs the occupied territories and pays your inneficient civil service on time (1/3 of TC's work for the administration from what I understand.)
You are able to freely trade all your goods and services with a market as large as Turkey's which is one of only 2 reasons the EU would ever need a country as complex and problematic as Turkey into the union
You have allowed the investments of Turkish companies in the form of casinos. hotels and other leisure activities, which bring jobs to the TC's
You have bypassed international laws and bring flights loaded with tourists by stopping over in Turkey....
Where are the embargoes? If we had a commited market like Turkey to deal with where its actually a govt instruction to do business and spend tourism cash in the island I think we'd be in an even better financial position.
So where in all this were you "forced" to turn to crime?
Gregory, u know in an island like Cyprus the primary income resource is tourism but due to embargoes and especially intensive, negative propaganda of Greek/GC lobby; we have been deprived from this huge income resource...
You believe it or not, I have never wished Cyprus being divided and Cypriots(GC,TC) had to flee and abandon their ancestral homes and lands to save their lives under the hostile circumstances of 1974 but it's happened and in 1975 leaders of 2 communities agreed to find a solution in frame of a bi-zonal federation.
If i were the leader of any of the 2 communities, I would have made a proposal urgently solving refugee and property issues...
How?
First of all I would have returned some 10% of land(Varosha included) that would allow abt 50.000 refugees to return... This was proposed by TC leadership in 1978 but rejected by GC leadership.
Furthermore, I would put on agenda the establishment of a bi-communal properties board to let refugees decide whether they wish to exchange and/or restitution and/or compensation of their lands and properties...
I would make an interim agreement with some preconditions:
1- Recognition of 2 interim federal governments of Cyprus until a lasting solution acceptable to both sides found.
2- Prohibition of the sale of the lands and properties belong to refugees.
3- Establishment of a bi-communal committee to investigate the fates of the missing persons.
4- Establishment of a bi-communal committee of reconciliation.
5- Establishment of a bi-communal committee of protecting cultural heritage and religous foundations.
Unfortunately our incompetent leaders and politicians; besides so-called media only were capable to act in direction of perpetuateing division, prejudices and hatred.
