Although the majority of Turkish Cypriots accepted the plan, only the internationally recognised Greek Cypriot part of the island joined the EU in May 2004, as the country's sole authority.
Ndonse shumica e turqve qipriotë e pranoi planin, vetëm pjesa greke qipriote e njohur ndërkombëtarisht e ishullit u bashkua me BE në maj 2004 si autoriteti i vetëm i vendit.