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[MrH]

My debate following the report below is this: If it happens, which if it doesn't Partition will most certainly be a fact, will it ultimately promote good relation between the TRNC and the ROC or will it Divide them? I would have thought that direct trade with the World for Northern Cyprus and perhaps the opening of some Turkish ports to GC-ROC traffic would actually assist in the search for an amicable resolution of the Cyprus problem - particularly in the eye of the EU, or am I being to optimistic, or friendly even?

REUTERS

10:59 11Oct2010 Europe to decide on Turk Cypriot trade in months

NICOSIA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The European Parliament said on Monday it expected to decide on direct trade with breakaway northern Cyprus within the coming months.

The breakaway enclave is recognised only by Ankara and direct trade is opposed by the government of the divided island. The internationally recognised Greek Cypriot government represents the island in the European Union.

Jerzey Buzek, president of the 736-member European legislature, told reporters: "It is necessary to wait a few weeks or a few months to have a final result."

The debate is focussed on whether the European Union should permit trade with 264,000 Turkish Cypriots, who live in political isolation and are not permitted to trade freely with the outside world.

Moves by the EU to allow trade with northern Cyprus in 2004 were blocked by the island's government soon after Cyprus was admitted to the bloc in the wake of a failed reunification referendum.

The European Parliament became part of the decision-making process in 2009 with the Lisbon Treaty, which gives it greater powers.

There is dispute on whether direct trade with Turkish Cypriots is a trade issue, which requires qualified majority voting among EU member states, or a political one, which gives states veto rights. Greek Cypriots say it is political.

European laws and regulations have been suspended in the northern part because of the island's divided status.

"It is a very important issue, very sensitive," Buzek said.

Cyprus was split in a Turkish invasion in 1974 triggered by a brief Greek inspired coup. Peace talks between the two sides are focussed on re-linking the island under a federal umbrella.

(Writing by Michele Kambas, editing by Janet Lawrence)
(([email protected]; 357 22469607; Reuters messaging [email protected]))
Keywords: CYPRUS EUROPE/TRADE
Monday, 11 October 2010 10:59:32RTRS [nLDE69A0HT] {C}ENDS

[CBBB]

My debate following the report below is this: If it happens, which if it doesn't Partition will most certainly be a fact, will it ultimately promote good relation between the TRNC and the ROC or will it Divide them? I would have thought that direct trade with the World for Northern Cyprus and perhaps the opening of some Turkish ports to GC-ROC traffic would actually assist in the search for an amicable resolution of the Cyprus problem - particularly in the eye of the EU, or am I being to optimistic, or friendly even?

10:59 11Oct2010 Europe to decide on Turk Cypriot trade in months

NICOSIA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The European Parliament said on Monday it expected to decide on direct trade with breakaway northern Cyprus within the coming months.
The breakaway enclave is recognised only by Ankara and direct trade is opposed by the government of the divided island. The internationally recognised Greek Cypriot government represents the island in the European Union.
Jerzey Buzek, president of the 736-member European legislature, told reporters: "It is necessary to wait a few weeks or a few months to have a final result."
The debate is focussed on whether the European Union should permit trade with 264,000 Turkish Cypriots, who live in political isolation and are not permitted to trade freely with the outside world.
Moves by the EU to allow trade with northern Cyprus in 2004 were blocked by the island's government soon after Cyprus was admitted to the bloc in the wake of a failed reunification referendum.
The European Parliament became part of the decision-making process in 2009 with the Lisbon Treaty, which gives it greater powers.
There is dispute on whether direct trade with Turkish Cypriots is a trade issue, which requires qualified majority voting among EU member states, or a political one, which gives states veto rights. Greek Cypriots say it is political.
European laws and regulations have been suspended in the northern part because of the island's divided status.
"It is a very important issue, very sensitive," Buzek said.
Cyprus was split in a Turkish invasion in 1974 triggered by a brief Greek inspired coup. Peace talks between the two sides are focussed on re-linking the island under a federal umbrella.
(Writing by Michele Kambas, editing by Janet Lawrence)
(([email protected]; 357 22469607; Reuters messaging [email protected]))
Keywords: CYPRUS EUROPE/TRADE
Monday, 11 October 2010 10:59:32RTRS [nLDE69A0HT] {C}ENDS

Your just being a twat as usual.

[B25]

Only a wanker could write such a crap report.

Check this "whether the European Union should permit trade with 264,000 Turkish Cypriots"

where in the hell did all those TCs come from????

Just goes to show how poor reporting can get one, such as 'H' all fired up.

probably his own work.

[MrH]

And you just can't take the truth. I am going to love this site when the EU do the GREEK CYPRIOT unthinkable again!
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I'm talking about Kosovo airhead!

[MrH]

B25,

You see my friend, there's so much to what the World and EU know and accept which you, Greek Cypriots, will soon feel SO GUTTED about. I can't wait until December2010. I can just hear Get Real saying to hid Cyprus Forum buddies and Administrators "Shit, man this guy is really talking the truth - we must investigate and find out more from our Archbishop Sources" LOL

[wallace]

My debate following the report below is this: If it happens, which if it doesn't Partition will most certainly be a fact, will it ultimately promote good relation between the TRNC and the ROC or will it Divide them? I would have thought that direct trade with the World for Northern Cyprus and perhaps the opening of some Turkish ports to GC-ROC traffic would actually assist in the search for an amicable resolution of the Cyprus problem - particularly in the eye of the EU, or am I being to optimistic, or friendly even?

REUTERS

10:59 11Oct2010 Europe to decide on Turk Cypriot trade in months

NICOSIA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The European Parliament said on Monday it expected to decide on direct trade with breakaway northern Cyprus within the coming months.

The breakaway enclave is recognised only by Ankara and direct trade is opposed by the government of the divided island. The internationally recognised Greek Cypriot government represents the island in the European Union.

Jerzey Buzek, president of the 736-member European legislature, told reporters: "It is necessary to wait a few weeks or a few months to have a final result."

The debate is focussed on whether the European Union should permit trade with 264,000 Turkish Cypriots, who live in political isolation and are not permitted to trade freely with the outside world.

Moves by the EU to allow trade with northern Cyprus in 2004 were blocked by the island's government soon after Cyprus was admitted to the bloc in the wake of a failed reunification referendum.

The European Parliament became part of the decision-making process in 2009 with the Lisbon Treaty, which gives it greater powers.

There is dispute on whether direct trade with Turkish Cypriots is a trade issue, which requires qualified majority voting among EU member states, or a political one, which gives states veto rights. Greek Cypriots say it is political.

European laws and regulations have been suspended in the northern part because of the island's divided status.

"It is a very important issue, very sensitive," Buzek said.

Cyprus was split in a Turkish invasion in 1974 triggered by a brief Greek inspired coup. Peace talks between the two sides are focussed on re-linking the island under a federal umbrella.

(Writing by Michele Kambas, editing by Janet Lawrence)
(([email protected]; 357 22469607; Reuters messaging [email protected]))
Keywords: CYPRUS EUROPE/TRADE
Monday, 11 October 2010 10:59:32RTRS [nLDE69A0HT] {C}ENDS

Direct trade what? You have nothing to trade! You have a 70 million market and need hand outs every year. You think direct trade will change anything? Or do you mean selling stolen properties? What 264.000 TC's??? You mean 64.000 and 200.000 settlers right? You want it all and give nothing in return! You idiots come right out of a comic book.

[B25]

B25,

You see my friend, there's so much to what the World and EU know and accept which you, Greek Cypriots, will soon feel SO GUTTED about. I can't wait until December2010. I can just hear Get Real saying to hid Cyprus Forum buddies and Administrators "Shit, man this guy is really talking the truth - we must investigate and find out more from our Archbishop Sources" LOL

Buddy, just keep on dreaming, I am having a good laugh at all these posts of yours.

I, can't wait until Dec2010, never mind you.

So just make sure you shut the door on your way out a?

Bye Bye

[boomerang]

i showed your article to one of my buddies at the financial mirror...he said which paper in cyprus and he had a laugh...

then he emails me this article to post on the net...he said this would choke the bastard up...this time we both a laugh...

President of EU Parliament: Partition of Cyprus not an option for Europe

October 12, 2010

The European Parliament and the EU strongly support the efforts towards reaching a solution to the Cyprus problem which will re-unify the island to the benefit of all its people, the President of European Parliament Jerzy Buzek said today addressing the House of Representatives of Cyprus.

“For Europe”, he said, “no-solution or a partition is not an option”.

Cyprus has been divided since the 1974 Turkish invasion and the occupation of the northern part of the island. UN-led negotiations begun in 2008 between the President of the Republic and Turkish Cypriot leader in an effort to reach a comprehensive solution to the problem.

The settlement of the Cyprus issue, said Buzek, will bring greater stability and prosperity to the whole Eastern Mediterranean, adding that it will also have far-reaching implications for the whole of the European Union and the Middle East.

Referring to Cyprus’ historic geopolitical role he said that throughout history, Cyprus has served as an important bridge between East and West, North and South, a crossroad which is a crucial link, connecting three continents.

We have not forgotten, he said, the central role your island played during the 2006 conflict in Lebanon.

A durable settlement would go a long way to strengthen EU-NATO relations, he noted, adding that with NATO about to unveil its new Strategic Concept, the timing would be ideal.

European Parliament President also said that the Turkish government has followed the road of reforms and its progressive alignment with the EU, pointing out however that “more needs to be done in that direction”.

Implementing the Ankara Protocol, he said, will show Turkey's commitment to fulfill its obligations to the EU.

He expressed the hope that Turkey will actively support reunification negotiations and contribute in concrete terms to a lasting settlement of the Cyprus issue, which as he said, would be in line with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions, international law and the principles on which the EU is founded.

“A solution to the Cyprus problem is within your reach”, he said, noting that “if any settlement between the two communities is to pass the test of time then it must be functional and it must be viable”.

Buzek also expressed the view of how important it is for a unified Cyprus to bring together not only land, public institutions and the economy, but also its people, adding that a bi-zonal and bi-communal Federal agreement will only work if Turkish Cypriots are fully integrated within the state’s institutions.

This, he said, involves reaching out to the T/C community right now, adding that the European institutions are doing their part to encourage social and economic development, improve infrastructure and bring Turkish Cypriots closer to the Union, because, as he noted, they too must see the benefit of integration.

“Both sides have suffered as a result of the partition” he said, “and they have suffered too long”.

Referring the ghost of town of Famagusta, which has been out of bounds within the occupied areas since 1974, he said that in its day, it was one of the wealthiest spots in the eastern Mediterranean and its Varosha quarter counted among the top tourist destinations in Cyprus, if not Europe.

“Since 1974”, he said, “Varosha remains abandoned, frozen in time, a ghost town full of empty hotels”, adding that “Famagusta is a symbol of both today's failure and possible future success”, because “it illustrates the immense potential that a unified Cyprus could unlock”.

Over the centuries, Buzek said, Cyprus has had many rulers subjecting you to foreign laws and customs, suggesting however that on the golden anniversary of Cyprus’ democracy it is perhaps time to reflect on your achievements, won through struggle and sacrifice.

“I am convinced that a lasting solution to the division of this island can, and must be found”, he said and added that the time for blaming is at an end, it is time for Cyprus not to defeat itself.

He referred to examples in that direction, such as “the close cooperation of the two communities in the sensitive issue of the missing persons,” which “shows that when there is a will, there is a way”.

The European Parliament, he added, has strongly supported the efforts of the two sides and the Committee of Missing Persons to find and identify the missing persons from both communities.

It was on the initiative of the European Parliament that substantial funds from the Community budget were allocated for this purpose, he pointed out.

Buzek also underlined that the EU is here to help “but this is something that both communities must achieve on their own since no imposed solution will ever be credible”.

Furthermore, Buzek referred to a poem written by a Turkish -Cypriot, Neshe Yashin, while a Greek-Cypriot Marios Tokas, wrote the music for this poem, transforming it into a loved song by both communities on the island. Neshe wrote:

“They say a person should
love their homeland
that’s also what
my father often says.
My homeland
has been divided in two
which of the two pieces
should I love?”

“The answer is both,” Buzek stressed.

He also expressed his sincere hope that in the very near future Cyprus will once again become one homeland for all to love.

European Parliament President made special reference to Cyprus role and importance as an EU member since 2004.

“In 2012, your country will take over the Presidency of the European Union, you will be in the same troika with Poland and Denmark. I believe this is a historic opportunity to put forward an ambitious agenda for the Union,” he pointed out.

He expressed the belief that Cyprus Presidency will be remembered for years – it will have to tackle issues such as re-launching the single market, on implementing the legislation we need to achieve our 2020 strategy. We have to start working to fulfill our commitments in the fight against climate change, but more importantly in 2012 we will be ending discussions regarding the Multiannual Financial Framework.

“During your Presidency, Cyprus will play a key role in helping shape the future of Europe for the next decade,” he noted.

Buzek also acknowledged that Cyprus apart from the reunification problem still faces some other serious problems such as illegal immigration. “We know that Cyprus receives the highest number of illegal immigrants and asylum seekers compared to the population of the country,” he said.

He added that Cyprus has worked in a constructive way in this sensitive area and assured that the EU and its member states will stand by its side and assist more in every way possible in a spirit of solidarity.

As regards the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, Buzek pointed out that it has facilitated closer relations between the European Parliament and the national parliament of Cyprus, “giving you the power to flag legislation you feel is not compatible with the principle of subsidiary”.

He expressed the belief that very good cooperation on all levels is developing and Cyprus is becoming genuine partner in the EU legislative process, making European legislation better for the citizens.

Finally, Buzek congratulated Cyprus on the Nobel Prize in economics, which was earned by Christopher Pissarides of Cyprus.

He also congratulated Cyprus and its people on the 50th anniversary of the country’s independence, which was celebrated this month and expressed hope that in Cyprus the impossible may become possible.

he did tell on the hush hush that any move as what this amateur claims would be detrimental to turkey and some people within the EU couldn't wait for such a move, actually his words were praying for such a move, as turkeys ass will meet the EU boot...again we had a laugh...

[MrH]

Jesus Boomerang, What a load of rubbish. You just don't get it. Turkey DOES NOT WANT TO JOIN THE EU, Thus bye, bye Cyprus!!!! Come Dec 2010 and we'll see who is laughing. And what's that about Cyprus taking on the EU Presidency role as if that will mean much to Turkey who is obviously not an EU member state and will not be one until the EU comes begging. Meanwhile, you appear to have a lot of "friends" in these so-called places. Are you sure you're not sitting at home with a large poster on the wall while typing with the other hand? Jesus are you guys blind as well as stupid. Come Dec 2010.

[Hermes]

You just don't get it. Turkey DOES NOT WANT TO JOIN THE EU, Thus bye, bye Cyprus!!!! Come Dec 2010 and we'll see who is laughing.

Right. Turkey has a bright future as leader of an anti-Western Islamist nutter alliance alongside its new friends: Syria, Hamas, Hezbollah and Sudan.

As for direct trade with the "TRNC" - keep on dreaming. The ROC will just veto any more chapters and Turkey's friends in the EU Commission who are pushing the direct trade issue will have achieved the opposite of what they intended: a complete freeze on Turkish accession.

There are enough deluded fools in the EU who actually want Turkey to join the EU and they'll back away from pissing off the ROC. So if you're counting on direct trade I think you're wasting your time.