12/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - European Commission President José Manuel Barroso has designated Leopold Maurer of Austria as his personal representative to the “Good Offices Mission of the UN in Cyprus”. It is under the auspices of the UN that the Cypriot president, Demetris Christofias, and the leader of the Turkish Cypriots, Mehmet Ali Talat, are currently negotiating the island's reunification. Appointment of Mr Maurer, who knows Cyprus well after having headed talks for the country's...