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In the aftermath of the 25-26 European Council Summit, the EU is clearly divided in its approach to Turkey. While some wish to see a more determined EU which supports its values and protects its Member States, others disagree with sanctions on Turkey and support a more welcoming plan with which to meet the state. However, an approach using exclusively soft power opens up the EU to risks that have the potential to be very costly.  During the 25-26 March European Council Summit, one of the main points on the agenda was the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean. More extensively, the Summi...

The United Nations will host a meeting from 27 to 29 April on the conflict that has split the Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus for almost five decades. "The purpose of the meeting will be to determine whether common ground exists for the parties to negotiate a lasting solution to the Cyprus problem within a foreseeable horizon," said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The format of the talks will be an "informal 5 +1 meeting", including Cyprus' two rival communities, the three guarantor countries, namely Greece, Turkey and Britain -- the island's form...

Cyprus, Greece firm on Geneva summit © FinancialMirror 2021 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades underlined Wednesday a solution to the Cyprus Problem is determined by UN decisions and resolutions. The two leaders met in Athens to coordinate action ahead of an informal UN-led five party-summit in Geneva on the Cyprus Issue next week. Turkey has intimated it wants to change the long-accepted parameters of Cyprus talks in seeking a two-state solution on the divided island. Anastasiades said the summit represents a significant...

A couple walk past a UN guard post at the fence that divides the Greek and Turkish Cypriots areas in the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus on January 11, 2017 [File: AP/Petros Karadjias] Earlier this month, Northern Cyprus held its presidential elections amid heightened tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean. On October 18, Ersin Tatar of the National Unity Party won 51.74 percent of the vote in a tightly contested runoff against incumbent President Mustafa Akıncı. The election was perceived as a popular vote on how to proceed with the peace process with the Greek Cypriot side to resolv...

Spaces of Reconciliation: Youth Interaction through Art in the City News 18 December 2020 ​A new film by Mete Hatay (PRIO Cyprus Centre) and Orhan Eskiköy (independent director). This documentary follows groups of artists in Cyprus as they negotiate space within a divided city and find spaces for interaction and cooperation.  For 29 years, Cypriots were unable to cross the ceasefire line that divides their island. While for many Cypriots this lack of mobility began in 1974, the capital of Nicosia has been divided even longer, since intercommunal co...