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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10650
CYPRUS PRESIDENCY / (ae) cyprus

Cypriot Presidency kicks off with comments about division

Nicosia, 06/07/2012 (Agence Europe) - During the opening ceremony for the Cypriot Presidency on Friday 6 July 2012, a dozen Turkish Cypriots protested in silence about the lack of EU action to reunify the island, unfurling two banners during the speech of the president of the European Commission. These read: “EU - what are you doing against the extinction of Turkish Cyprus and occupation?”

Barroso ignored the protests, but the president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, said:...

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