Although the majority of Turkish Cypriots supported the proposed peace deal, only the Greek Cypriots eventually joined the EU on 1 May 2004, as the TRNC is not internationally recognised.
Iako je većina ciparskih Turaka poduprla predloženi mirovni plan, na koncu su samo ciparski Grci ušli u EU 1. svibnja 2004, budući da TRNC nije međunarodno priznata.