Brussels has made it clear however that the Turkish-run northern part of the island, whose government is recognised only by Ankara, will be denied EU membership in the event a settlement is not reached by that date.
Brisel je, međutim, jasno stavio do znanja da će severnom delu ostrva koje je pod upravom kiparskih Turaka, a čiju vladu priznaje jedino Ankara, biti uskraćeno članstvo u EU ako se do prvog maja ne postigne dogovor o ponovnom ujedinjenju ostrva.