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[insan]

Committee to discuss northern Cyprus trade
By Constant Brand
02.09.2010 / 05:19 CET
Legal affairs committee to examine non-binding legal opinion.

The European Parliament's committee on legal affairs is today (2 September) expected to examine a non-binding legal opinion on opening EU trade links with the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus.

The opinion, from the Parliament's legal service, is expected to share the view of an earlier opinion from the Council of Ministers, that direct trade would imply recognition of the northern part of Cyprus as a separate legal entity.

The non-binding opinion was requested by MEPs on the committee after they were tasked by the Parliament's political group leaders with studying the legal basis of the European Commission's long-stalled proposal to ease links with northern Cyprus.

The Cypriot government has been blocking the Commission proposal at the Council since 2004, but the Lisbon treaty has given MEPs a say in the matter.
EU membership

This controversial issue has bounced between the Parliament's conference of presidents, the leaders of the political groups, the international trade committee and the legal affairs committee. Now, once MEPs in the legal affairs committee give their view on whether the plan complies with EU law, the issue will return to the trade committee for a final vote.

If MEPs support the direct trade regulation, Turkey's bid for membership of the EU could be unblocked. In retaliation for the EU refusal to trade with the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus, Turkey has for years refused all access to its territory by any ships or planes from Cyprus. The EU has frozen accession talks in eight policy areas until Turkey drops this blockade.

http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/im ... 68742.aspx

[Oracle]

thank you fellow Cypriots

You're welcome, my cherub!

[Get Real!]

MEPs consider allowing EU trade with northern Cyprus

It's the result Andreas is asking for.... not the proposal.

[humanist]

insan : thank you for your imput .... however I am aware of the proposal and was looking for the outcome as the 2nd September has come and gone.

I hope the EU family will do the right thing by Cyprus and respect its blockade of any trade with the occupied areas until a resolution to the Cypro is reached and agreed upon by both sides and all Cypriots have their rights reinstated in a democratic United Cyprus.

A return to the 1960's Constitution is the fairest outcome I can hope for.

[Viewpoint]

insan : thank you for your imput .... however I am aware of the proposal and was looking for the outcome as the 2nd September has come and gone.

I hope the EU family will do the right thing by Cyprus and respect its blockade of any trade with the occupied areas until a resolution to the Cypro is reached and agreed upon by both sides and all Cypriots have their rights reinstated in a democratic United Cyprus.

A return to the 1960's Constitution is the fairest outcome I can hope for.

How long will it take the GCs to ask for Akritas 2?

[Get Real!]

insan : thank you for your imput .... however I am aware of the proposal and was looking for the outcome as the 2nd September has come and gone.

I hope the EU family will do the right thing by Cyprus and respect its blockade of any trade with the occupied areas until a resolution to the Cypro is reached and agreed upon by both sides and all Cypriots have their rights reinstated in a democratic United Cyprus.

A return to the 1960's Constitution is the fairest outcome I can hope for.

How long will it take the GCs to ask for Akritas 2?

Don’t get excited by Andreas’ post because it will NEVER happen! There is no such thing as a “Turkish Cypriot” community anymore, and all the bridges have been burnt anyway.

Akritas is complete.

[Viewpoint]

insan : thank you for your imput .... however I am aware of the proposal and was looking for the outcome as the 2nd September has come and gone.

I hope the EU family will do the right thing by Cyprus and respect its blockade of any trade with the occupied areas until a resolution to the Cypro is reached and agreed upon by both sides and all Cypriots have their rights reinstated in a democratic United Cyprus.

A return to the 1960's Constitution is the fairest outcome I can hope for.

How long will it take the GCs to ask for Akritas 2?

Don’t get excited by Andreas’ post because it will NEVER happen! There is no such thing as a “Turkish Cypriot” community anymore, and all the bridges have been burnt anyway.

Akritas is complete.

Viva Turkish then....70.500.000 right on your door step.

[insan]

insan : thank you for your imput .... however I am aware of the proposal and was looking for the outcome as the 2nd September has come and gone.

I hope the EU family will do the right thing by Cyprus and respect its blockade of any trade with the occupied areas until a resolution to the Cypro is reached and agreed upon by both sides and all Cypriots have their rights reinstated in a democratic United Cyprus.

A return to the 1960's Constitution is the fairest outcome I can hope for.

It seems like the issue is linked to opening the pending 8 chapters for Turkey in order to unblock Turkey's bid to EU membership... Although the leaders of 2 communities give an impression as if the talks for finding a lasting solution to the Cyprus problem going fairly good; I don't think they would put it through...

The pro-Turkish political groups of EU that exert hard to unblock the the road for Turkey's EU memebership, be sure will do everything possible to open Turkey's way to full EU membership...

Most probably in Autumn, EU trade committee will approve direct trade regulation for TCs... it depends on the balance of the powers between the political groups of EU which some of them support the full membership for Turkey and some others "privileged membership"...

As for returning to the 60s constitution; we had already negotiated it for 6 years and couldn't reach an outcome... now who dares from GC side to propose "let's renogotiate it" for another 6 or 66 years?

The current talks are the final negotiations for a solution based on BBF as it was defined in UN resolutions and agreements reached by the leaderships of 2 communities...

After the failure of the ongoing talks, the next phase of the talks either will be based on a confederation or the partition...

This is where you were led by your leaderships with "all or nothing" policy... and the majority of GC community either wittingly or unwittingly supported this policy...

It seems you couldn't get "all" and now "nothing" remains for you... This does not mean GCs will lost all of their rights in Northern Cyprus...

[humanist]

t seems like the issue is linked to opening the pending 8 chapters for Turkey in order to unblock Turkey's bid to EU membership... Although the leaders of 2 communities give an impression as if the talks for finding a lasting solution to the Cyprus problem going fairly good; I don't think they would put it through...

The pro-Turkish political groups of EU that exert hard to unblock the the road for Turkey's EU memebership, be sure will do everything possible to open Turkey's way to full EU membership...

Most probably in Autumn, EU trade committee will approve direct trade regulation for TCs... it depends on the balance of the powers between the political groups of EU which some of them support the full membership for Turkey and some others "privileged membership"...

As for returning to the 60s constitution; we had already negotiated it for 6 years and couldn't reach an outcome... now who dares from GC side to propose "let's renogotiate it" for another 6 or 66 years?

The current talks are the final negotiations for a solution based on BBF as it was defined in UN resolutions and agreements reached by the leaderships of 2 communities...

After the failure of the ongoing talks, the next phase of the talks either will be based on a confederation or the partition...

This is where you were led by your leaderships with "all or nothing" policy... and the majority of GC community either wittingly or unwittingly supported this policy...

It seems you couldn't get "all" and now "nothing" remains for you... This does not mean GCs will lost all of their rights in Northern Cyprus...

am watching a documentary about the recent events with the flotila heading to Gaza ... hope to respond to your comments later

[CyprusNewsReport]

Funnily enough, just checked with the European Parliament legal service today: here's the article about this issue: http://www.cyprusnewsreport.com/?q=node/3331