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Is a Positive Agenda Feasible?

Published January 3, 2026, 08:22
Is a Positive Agenda Feasible?

The author refers to the opportunity Cyprus has, by taking over the Presidency of the Council of the EU, to promote a positive agenda for the Cyprus issue. He believes that the current situation, with the war in Ukraine, offers a favorable framework to link the Cyprus issue to the discussion on European security. However, he expresses his disappointment with the technocratic approach of the Cypriot Presidency, which bypasses the Turkish Cypriot community and does not recognize the unified European identity of Cyprus. He argues that Cyprus must promote initiatives that bridge the internal rift of the island and remind Europe that Cyprus is a European country as a whole, regardless of the division.