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Cyprus, Which Way? - In Pursuit of a Confederal Solution in Europe

Nanette Neuwahl ^*

• Introduction
• I. Use of Terminology
• II. Background to the Accession Negotiations
• III. Why the Cyprus Problem Needs to be Solved
• IV. Scenario 1: Denial of the Need to Act (Cyprus Inside or Outside EU and No Settlement)
• V. Scenario 2: EU Membership of an Undivided Cyprus State
• VI. Scenario 3: A Confederation in the Framework of the EU
• VII. Modalities of a Confederation
• VIII. Acceptability of the EU framework
• IX. Channels of Influence
• X. Evaluation and Conclusions
• Suggestions for Further Reading

^* Jean Monnet Professor of European Union Law, The University of Liverpool The author would like to thank Stephen Bosworth, University of Girne, Norman Itzkowitz, Princeton University, Haluk Kabaalioglu, Marmara University, Istanbul, and Ergün Olgun, Under-Secretary to the President of the TRNC. The usual disclaimer applies.

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