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EU property decisions now contradict each other
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) established that Greek Cypriots could pursue their property cases in a British court after having first established their case in a Republic of Cyprus (RoC) court. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), in their decision concerning the Immovable Property Commission(IPC), established that Greek Cypriots must first approach... »
Hillary Clinton officially invites President Talat to Washington
US Greeks are disturbed by the fact that Turkish Cypriot President Mehmet Ali Talat is expected to officially meet with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington on March 30 and they are therefore trying to prevent the meeting from going ahead. The National Coordinated Effort of Hellenes (CEH) have sent a letter... »
Turkey to buy north Cyprus?
Greek Cypriots are starting to wake up and realise the impact of the ECHR’s decision to make the Immovable Property Commission the first stop for their property issues. The only other alternative is to await a solution. The expectation is that once a solution seems to be only a distant possiblity, GCs will start... »
ECHR ruling [on TRNC Property Commission] a victory for common sense and Cyprus
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Human rights group Embargoed! welcomed today’s ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which upheld that the Immovable Property Commission (IPC) in North Cyprus was an “accessible and effective” local remedy for Greek Cypriot refugees. The group called the judgment “a victory for common sense and Cyprus”. In its landmark ruling on the... »
The Immovable Property Commission is vindicated
The ECHR applicants were 17 Cypriot nationals of Greek-Cypriot origin, living in Nicosia, Limassol, Lakatamia and Larnaca. They were complaining that they’d been deprived of the use of their property and/or access to their homes in northern Cyprus as a result of the Turkish military operations in July and August 1974 and the division... »
A Greek Cypriot view of the Cyprus Issue – revisited
Editor: “Mastakounas Evaggelos” has re-written his previous article and added several new observations. If an outsider wanted to look at the Cyprus issue from an “everyday” Greek-Cypriot’s point of view, one has to take into account the fact that nothing that has, or will be placed on the negotiating table is considered fair by a... »
A Greek Cypriot view of the Cyprus Problem
No one can deny that the Turkish intervention in 1974 had some legitimate pretext to it. It “intervened” because forces outside the control of what was then part of the RoC (i.e. GC controlled) took over and were clearly posing a (potential) threat to TCs. The junta, however, was not our choice, it was... »
Erdogan’s interview with Greek Cypriot journalists
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke to a group of Cypriot journalists in Istanbul, explaining that Turkey had no hidden agenda as far as Cyprus was concerned. He asked Greek Cypriots to overcome their mistrust of Turkey and accept that whatever decision over Cyprus’ future Cypriots came to, Turkey would accept them. This interview... »
‘Solving the Cyprus Property Conundrum’ – London seminars
With the legal floodgates now open following the recent spate of court rulings on the Cyprus property dispute, human rights group Embargoed! will be hosting a series of seminars on the issue between 15-16 March 2010. Titled “Solving the Cyprus Property Conundrum”, the seminars will review this complicated and emotionally charged issue, with the... »
Spanish government invites TRNC President for talks
President Talat explained that Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos’ invitation to talks was the first time an EU country had done so. As Spain currently holds the rotating presidency of the EU this is a very important move. President Talat said that Moratinos promised that “he would do everything in his power to help... »
