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UN observation post in Cyprus - the organisation could get a role in facilitating EU trade (Photo: UN)

EU-Turkey trade-off opens Cyprus pandora's box

A Finnish EU presidency plan to avert a "train crash" in Turkey's membership talks has sparked intense diplomatic wrangling on the Cyprus problem, with both the Cypriot government and Turkish Cypriots tabling sensitive political demands.

Helsinki is currently promoting a plan aimed at averting a full or partial suspension of Ankara's ongoing accession talks, with the EU requiring from Turkey that it opens its ports and airports to traffic from EU member state Cyprus before the end of t...

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UN observation post in Cyprus - the organisation could get a role in facilitating EU trade (Photo: UN)

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