S obzirom na to da Kipar u drugoj polovini 2012. preuzima predsjedavanje Unijom, čime će u predsjedavanju biti zastupljena zemlja koju Turska ne priznaje, analitičari kažu da će vjerovatno biti još teže napredovati s pregovaračkim procesom.
Considering that Cyprus will take over the EU presidency in the second half of 2012, giving the presidency a representation by a country not recognised by Turkey, analysts say it likely will become more difficult to advance the negotiation process.