Brussels has said that failure to reach a settlement by that date would mean the Turkish-run northern part of the island, whose government is recognised only by Ankara, would be denied EU membership.
Brussels je najavio kako bi neuspjeh u postizanju rešenja do tog datuma značio da se sjeverni dio otoka, koji je pod upravom ciparskih Turaka čiju vladu priznaje samo Ankara, neće moći priključiti EU.