After such a long time, we still have a separeted country in Europe. Now Cyrprus is a firm candidate to get into the EU, but it seems that a unification process should be concluded. I would like to know your feelings about the conflict. What do you think it would the best solution for a peaceful unification.
By: ad0nis - 26th November 2002 at 13:55
RE: UN resolutions
Turkish-cypriots still stalling!!! whereas greeks have decided to sit down and negotiate, there is a msg in all this…The TURKS do not give a ##### about the cyprus problem because as they have said in the past “the cyprus problem was solved back in 1974”
Turkey will take 20-30 years to join EU, USA can apply pressure to EU as much as it wants but Turkey just doesn’t meet criteria full stop
By: Arthur - 19th November 2002 at 09:44
RE: UN resolutions
Benjamin,
Giscard d’Estaing is not Mr. EU, even though he thinks so himself. Ny the way, might you ever interview him, ask him about how he celebrated christmas 1993 }> I don’t think he’ll ever join the celebrations in a UN compound again…
By: ad0nis - 18th November 2002 at 18:21
RE: UN resolutions
the process is too far down the road for either side to pull out of negotiations. The need for the turkish cypriots to become europeans IMHO far outstrips any reason to stay out!, the communities will need to make it work and as of today the greek-cypriot side have become the first side (british, Turkish, greek,) to agree to negotiate the un resolutions.
It all depends on Rauf denktashes attitude!, does he still seek international recogntion for the TRNC?? will turkey prod him into making some sort of gesture??
By: keltic - 17th November 2002 at 20:00
RE: UN resolutions
My doubt goes to the ground of the two communities living together. I am informed of the political implications, and the international political development. But is population eager to join again?. Would they accept?.
By: mongu - 17th November 2002 at 19:42
RE: UN resolutions
Well at the moment Turkey has no chance of joining. But nothing should ever be ruled out in the long term in politics!
By: Geforce - 17th November 2002 at 17:41
RE: UN resolutions
I don’t include Turkey in it as I don’t consider Turkey to be a European country and I don’t think it should ever join the EU.
By: ad0nis - 17th November 2002 at 16:50
RE: UN resolutions
>Bulgaria, Romania and others will not join before 2020 or even later.
did u include Turkey in this because they are nowhere near joining in 2004!!
By: Geforce - 17th November 2002 at 16:42
RE: UN resolutions
I think it is important that every member of the EU should back the enlargement. If Turkey would join in 2004, than the EU would have nothing else to do than calm the tensions between Greece and Turkey. I think the EU has other things to focus on.
As for Belgium, I can only say our gov’t supports the membership of Poland, Czech Rep., the Baltic States, Malta, Slovenia, Hungary and Cyrpus. Bulgaria, Romania and others will not join before 2020 or even later.
By: ad0nis - 17th November 2002 at 16:16
UN resolutions
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 17-11-02 AT 04:18 PM (GMT)]The UN resolutions to Cyprus have been submitted to both leader(s)and they have been given 40 days to decide.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2481189.stm
Cyprus will be among the first wave of countries to join as they have met and surpassed most of the economic and legislative conditions. If EU decides they need unification as a precondition then Greece will use its veto to bring to a halt the whole enlargement process!! this is undesirable!!.
Turkey will have to make concessions to joining the EU club, human rights, cyprus, Turd minority…sorry i meant to say Kurds!! :7
Turkey hasn’t even got a date for negotiations so the whole process is at a delicate stage.
regards
By: Geforce - 17th November 2002 at 16:12
RE: Cyprus issue
As I said before, the chances of Turkey joining the EU are marginal. The EU doesn’t even make a secret of it anymore that it fears the ‘Islam’, and most Europeans seem to support the EU in that way.
What should happen to Cyprus. Well, some officials from Belgium have gone to Cyprus to explain how we try to keep peace here with 2 different cultures. I’m sure there are enough people in Cyprus who have the brains to organise a state in which both minorities could live peacefully, and I don’t think this has anything to do with EU-membership or not. Ofcourse, it would be in Turkey’s own interests if they would call back their troops out of Cyrpus. Even if they will not join the EU, keeping a good relationship between the two mediteranian powers would be preferable.
By: mongu - 17th November 2002 at 15:16
RE: Cyprus issue
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 17-11-02 AT 03:17 PM (GMT)]It is likely that Turkey will have to withdraw as a precondition to EU membership.
If Turkey joins, it will be AFTER Cyprus. Remember that if that happens, two existing members (Cyprus and Greece) are highly likely to insist upon it. For our part, I think the UK is pro-Greek on this issue.
Of course, if Turkey feels that they will not be allowed to join the EU whatever happens, then the will NOT withdraw. Mutual membership of NATO will prevent anything more than a cold war developing.
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