Steep road to Geneva
By Lefteris Adilinis Meticulous planning is under way on both sides of the Green Line to forge strategy, discuss scenarios and prepare positions ahead of the Cyprus end-game, scheduled to play out over...
View ArticleNon-stop reform pace
By Lefteris Adilinis and Fiona Mullen Opposition MPs voted down five of the government’s public-sector reform bills on December 9 at the same time as deleting any budget for privatisation, including...
View ArticleTotal to drill in May
By Lefteris Adilinis Oil and gas majors Total and Eni are expected to be busy drilling wells in plots of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in 2017 says the Minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry...
View ArticleThe state of play in Geneva
By Lefteris Adilinis Let’s get things straight from the start. The talks between Nicos Anastasiades and Mustafa Akinci, between January 9 and January 11 along with the five party Conference for Cyprus...
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A dress rehearsal for a settlement
By Lefteris Adilinis. Reporting from Geneva A big day for Cyprus starts today when Turkey, for the first time in the history of the political problem, is expected to officially table its position on...
View ArticleLeaders urgently needed
By Lefteris Adilinis Talks to solve the Cyprus problem are in peril. Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci and President Nicos Anastasiades have mismanaged so badly the silly Republic of Cyprus...
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South Korea: Where vision meets efficiency
By Lefteris Adilinis It took me some time to process what our guide was saying about Incheon Free Economic Zone, one of the most fascinating projects I have ever come across. South Koreans, a people...
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Cyprus deadlock carries a price
By Lefteris Adilinis Greek Cypriot political leaders coming out of the National Council’s meeting this week painted a very bleak picture for the future of the peace process. Sources from the two larger...
View ArticleWaiting for word from Turkey
By Lefteris Adilinis and Esra Aygin Intense shuttle diplomacy by the UN between Cyprus leaders Nicos Anastasiades and Mustafa Akinci to bridge differences over the last phase of negotiations in Geneva...
View ArticleDe-harmonising the north of Cyprus
By Lefteris Adilinis A series of consequences affecting both Cyprus sides have started emerging a week after the collapse of high-level peace talks at the Swiss Alpine resort of Crans-Montana. The...
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