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Jennifer Lopez helps highlight the plight of Turkish Cypriots
Almost everyone knew she would never perform in the north but thanks to the ignorance of her team the TRNC has just been handed a Public Relations dream. Jennifer has helped publicise Turkish Cypriots’ isolation to the world. One of the excuse used for her not to sing in the north was that in... »
EU decision on Direct Trade postponed until Autumn
Because the draft regulation was opposed by the Greek Cypriots, who say that Direct Trade implies recognition of the TRNC, the EU group leaders have had to ask the legal affairs committee to prepare an opinion based on advice from the Parliament’s legal service who are expected to lean towards the opinion provided by... »
Jennifer Lopez is Gonna Perform in the TRNC
Jennifer is a gutsy lady and despite the threats she has being getting she is going ahead with the concert on 24th July. To counter the aggressive and sometimes racist tone of some messages on Facebook an alternative has been set up to show how many people support her move to break the TRNC’s... »
Varosha asked for in exchange for Turkey’s EU bid and Direct Trade?
President Christofias is reported to have made Turkey an offer in respect to its plans to join the EU. In discussions with Turkey’s chief EU negotiator, Egemen Bağış, Christofias offered a deal to facilitate the continuation of Turkey’s accession talks. The Southern president demanded that Ankara release control of the ghost-town Maraş (en. Varosha)... »
British MEPs give ‘thumbs up’ for direct trade
25 June 2010: Growing numbers of British MEPs are backing the ‘Trade Not Aid’ campaign launched by Embargoed! and other prominent Turkish Cypriot civil society groups. Fevzi Hussein returned from Brussels on Wednesday night having spent the day meeting several MEPs including Andrew Duff and Graham Watson, who have given the ‘thumbs up’ for... »
Do Greek Cypriots really want a Cyprus Problem settlement?
The Greek Cypriot Journalist Makarios Drousatis (Author of several well re-searched books on the Cyprus problem) has indicated in a newspaper article that the Southside has no interest in a solution to the problem. A while ago the Turkish Minister Bagis made the offer of full withdrawal of all Turkish troops. According to Drousotis,... »
Pocket Billiards breaks North Cyprus sports embargo
The Nations Cup of the European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF) took place between the 14th and 19th of June. For the first time competitors from the unrecognised North met competitors from the Republic of Cyprus. When the Northern Cypriots entered, there was a crisis amongst their Southern counterparts. The attending Greek Cypriots were at... »
Cyprus Talks – question answered in UK parliament
Fevzi of Embargoed! sent an email showing that the Lib-Tory Alliance’s Minister of State (Europe & NATO) has swung into action and set out the department’s objectives for the outcome of the Cyprus Talks: David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate, Conservative): Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he... »
The Gaza flotillas – so what’s next?
The planned protest by Left Wing activists in Israel against Turkey has been called off. The activists wanted to sail from Israel directly to Famagusta to protest against the Turkish military presence in Northern Cyprus. The Government in Jerusalem has, apparently, on the basis of reports in the Cypriot press “dissuaded” them from setting... »
What do you think of North Cyprus’ “new property policy”?
That was a joke question by the way. Turkey’s World Bulletin website, under the headline “Turkish Cyprus’ new property policy will not cause problem: Eroglu”, reports that “the Turkish Cypriot president said on Saturday that their state had a property policy that would not cause any problems in the future.” The short article went... »
