The Greek Cypriot-ruled Republic of Cyprus became an EU member in 2004, but the northern part of the island sees no benefits from membership, since the EU follows the international practice of not recognising the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state.
Republika Kipar, pod upravom kiparskih Grka, postala je član EU 2004. godine, ali severni deo ostrva ne vidi prednosti članstva, s obzirom da EU sledi međunarodnu praksu nepriznavanja otcepljene države kiparskih Turaka.