Jerry wrote:Maximus wrote:Jerry wrote:I came across this earlier, in the case of Bosnia the EU played an important role in administration of the new State, could it set a precedent for Cyprus and negate the Turkish demand for guarantees.
On top of this divide, the country is governed by a triangular system which was specified by the Dayton Peace Agreement signed to end the war in 1995. Dayton is also the constitution of Bosnia, being the first and only peace agreement in history also serving as a constitution.
According to the accord, the country is supervised by a High Representative selected by the European Union, who is provided with the highest legislative powers including the dismissal of the president.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/anothe ... sCatID=466
And look at how Bosnia has turned out. It has a GDP per capita of less than US$5000 and about 44% unemployment.
They compromised for peace and let outsiders rule them..
Bosnia's economic woes are more to do with legacy of communism and recovery from the war than outside rulers. Despite its current problems Cyprus has much better prospects than Bosnia.
How do the GC's benefit by demoting their EU membership and giving up sovereign control of their country then?
Surely Cyprus will end up like Bosnia or the 'TRNC'.