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[1] [2] Cyprus has two official languages: Greek and Turkish, but only Greek is an official EU language. EU trade accounts for 34% of Cyprus’ exports and 59% of imports. [3] Enthusiasm within Cyprus for the EU has waxed and waned over the years, mainly in synchrony with the health of the economy.
Due to the Cyprus dispute, TRNC is recognized only by the EU candidate state Turkey. All other countries recognise the Republic of Cyprus, an EU member state, as the only legitimate government for the whole island. However the Republic of Cyprus de facto controls only the south of the island while the TRNC government controls the north. [1]
The list also featured biochemist Leondios Kostrikis, who served as a member of the Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Health during the Covid-19 pandemic in Cyprus. [42] [77] The Professor is also internationally known for his discovery of a new COVID-19 variant in January 2022, the so-called "Deltacron", at the University of Cyprus. [78 ...
EU law is suspended in the northern third of the island (the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, whose independence is recognised only by Turkey) by article 1(1) of the Cyprus Protocol. [68] If the island is reunified, the Council of the European Union will repeal the suspension by a decision.
Cyprus is a member of the United Nations [1] along with most of its agencies as well as the Commonwealth of Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund and Council of Europe. In addition, the country has signed the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Agreement (MIGA).
Name Photograph National Party EP Group Ref Loukas Fourlas Democratic Rally EPP [1]1. Lefteris Christoforou (2019-2022) . 2. Eleni Stavrou (2022-2024) Democratic Rally EPP
In the 15th century, a Greek philosopher, George of Trebizond, 1395-1484 (the date of his death varies from 1472 to 1486 depending on the sources), who aimed at synthesizing Islam in the form of Alevism and Christianity in the form of Greek Orthodoxy, [2] is considered by some supporters of Hellenoturkism as one of the main thinkers and founders of their ideology. [3]
Cyprus [f] (/ ˈ s aɪ p r ə s / ⓘ), officially the Republic of Cyprus, [g] is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Although it is geographically located in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical make-up are overwhelmingly Southeast European. It is the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean.