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No not Turkish but I read news regarding EU. What I said, is almost a known fact: EU wanted the island to be united, promised EU to Cyprus and Greek Cyprus lead
by OGinparadise 14y ago
No not Turkish but I read news regarding EU. What I said, is almost a known fact: EU wanted the island to be united, promised EU to Cyprus and Greek Cyprus leaders promised to vote Yes on unification. Once EU accession date was given they voted no on unification and now they have no incentive to do so. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1021835.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1021835.stm
EU does not let countries in without having solved their problems. NATO and EU, save for a few countries, overlap, but now on every decision they have to go around and ask Cypriot leaders who will use their veto. The Greek side has gotten all they want from EU, the Turkish side has a blockade and what not and it goes back and forth.
In other words, the tiny and divided /occupied country of Cyprus (Greek side) used EU to fight their battles, irritating the powers that be. Greece did that too. The powers that be took a trip down memory line
- seanmcdirmid 14y agoSounds like Cyprus is sort of a cesspool. Whenever I get into the underlying conflict, it get's very confusing to see who is right or wrong. Its sort of scary that such a little island could cause so many problems though.
- reinhardt 14y agoYeah, what a bunch of bitter assholes. The nerve of those people, being such a nuissance for EU and Turkey just because a small 36% of their land has been illegally occupied for almost 40 years now. Just suck it up and move on already.
- rolleiflex 14y agoThey rejected the UN-supported unification plan. They have no excuses.