A Chance to Reunify Cyprus
It has often been said that Cyprus never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity. This maxim was being bandied about especially after the negative Greek Cypriot vote on reunification in 2004. Life was good in their south of the island then and there was no apparent cost to sticking with the status quo.
A new reality has now imposed itself on the Greek Cypriots. The situation is dire and the immediate future does not look encouraging unless imaginative solutions are found. I firmly believe those solutions are now within reach.
Here’s why. Economic and social conditions in the Turkish-controlled north are improving, creating a more level playing field between the two sides.… Seguir leyendo »