Outline of Northern Cyprus

Embassies warn Cyprus over fake marriages

Cyprus is under harsh criticism from at least three foreign embassies that accuse the government and local municipalities of not doing enough to shut down a fake marriage industry.
According to the Cyprus News Agency, the Cypriot government is aware of complaints against local authorities in connection with sham marriages conducted in a number of municipalities.

President Pavlopoulos: The Cyprus dispute is not a national but an international & European problem

Whatever solution to the Cyprus problem must be compatible with the European law,” the President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos on Wednesday said addressing the plenary session of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.

Greece, Egypt, Cyprus urge Turkey to quit gas search off island

The governments of Egypt, Greece and Cyprus urged Turkey on Wednesday to stop trying to chart gas deposits in areas of the east Mediterranean claimed by Cyprus, saying the work was illegal.

Cyprus, a member of the European Union, is anxious to develop the gas reserves in its so-called exclusive economic zone -- an offshore region lying south of the island.

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