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The block on Turkish Cypriots of mixed marriages, wherein one of their parents is a citizen of the Republic of Turkey, will now have their applications for Republic of Cyprus citizenships processed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Previously, Turkish Cypriots who had one parent who was from Turkey had seen their citizenship applications blocked<\/strong> if their parents were married in the north after July 20, 1974, following guidelines issued by a cabinet decision in 1974.<\/p>\n Now, however, the government has said they will begin examining pending applications for citizenship which had previously been blocked.<\/p>\n Additionally, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades confirmed to the Cyprus Mail<\/em> that Turkish Cypriots of mixed marriages who apply in the future will have their applications processed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The other measures include an expansion to the list of goods allowed to cross between Cyprus\u2019 two sides under the Green Line Regulation, as well as the bolstering of staffing levels at the crossing points<\/strong> and the widening of the Ayios Dhometios crossing point in Nicosia.<\/p>\n In the field of healthcare, Turkish Cypriots will now have access to the Institute of Neurology and Genetics and will have their \u201cextraordinary and urgent pharmaceutical needs\u201d covered by the government.<\/p>\n The government will also pay widows\u2019 pensions to Turkish Cypriots who have the right to one and allow Turkish Cypriots the right to participate in human resources programmes, within the framework of the government\u2019s action plan for the European Year of skills.<\/p>\n Turkish Cypriots who turn 18 will have the right to obtain a Youth Culture Card, loaded with \u20ac220 they can spend on attending cultural events, while the government also promised to implement \u201crapid transport measures\u201d for Turkish Cypriot children <\/strong>who cross the Ledra Palace crossing point to go to school every day.<\/p>\n Turkish-speaking workers will also be recruited to work at the Citizens\u2019 Service Centre<\/strong> in Nicosia, while the government also pledged to \u201censure the continued smooth operation\u201d of the capital\u2019s sewage treatment plant in Mia Milia, and \u201cfurther facilitate\u201d access to Muslim sites in the Republic.<\/p>\n They said the measures concern \u201ca wide range of activities which affect the daily lives of our Turkish Cypriot compatriots.\u201d<\/p>\n The measures \u201chave been formed unilaterally<\/strong> following an assessment of all the relevant data and will be implemented within the framework of domestic law, international law, and the acquis communautaire [to the European Union],\u201d they said.\u2019<\/p>\n Speaking to journalists on Friday evening following the measures\u2019 announcement, President Nikos Christodoulides said Turkish Cypriots \u201care citizens of the Republic of Cyprus<\/strong>, a European Union member state which is internationally recognised.\u201d<\/p>\n He added, \u201cthe government is showing in practice that the Republic of Cyprus is an internationally recognised EU member state, and not a pseudo state<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n Clarifying the measure to allow Turkish Cypriots with one parent who is a national of the Republic of Turkey to apply to become citizens of the Republic of Cyprus, he said \u201cin 2007, during the Tasos Papadopoulos administration, cabinet set five criteria for examining applications and stopped examining [those which did not meet the criteria].\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAs part of the package of measures announced today, applications [which do not meet the criteria] will begin to be examined<\/strong>,\u201d he said, adding \u201cwe will examine the applications made and decisions will be made on the basis of the laws and regulations of the Republic of Cyprus and the European acquis.\u201d<\/p>\n One journalist asked whether Greek Cypriot businesses had reacted negatively to the expansion of the number products transferrable between Cyprus\u2019 two sides under the Green Line Regulation, but Christodoulides said \u201cthere has been no reaction<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThey knew before the announcement, I spoke with them and what was announced was decided in consultation with them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Follow the The factual information extracted from the text is as follows:<\/p>\n 1. Turkish Cypriots of mixed marriages, where one parent is a citizen of the Republic of Turkey, will now have their applications for Republic of Cyprus citizenship processed.
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\n2. Previously, citizenship applications from Turkish Cypriots with one parent from Turkey were blocked if their parents were married in the north after July 20, 1974, due to a 1974 cabinet decision.
\n3. The government of the Republic of Cyprus will begin examining pending citizenship applications that had been previously blocked.
\n4. Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades confirmed that future applications from Turkish Cypriots of mixed marriages will be processed.
\n5. Measures include an expansion of the list of goods allowed to cross between Cyprus\u2019 two sides, increased staffing at crossing points, and the widening of the Ayios Dhometios crossing point in Nicosia.
\n6. Turkish Cypriots will have access to the Institute of Neurology and Genetics and their urgent pharmaceutical needs will be covered by the government.
\n7. The government will pay widows’ pensions to eligible Turkish Cypriots and allow them to participate in human resources programs.
\n8. Turkish Cypriots turning 18 will be eligible for a Youth Culture Card with \u20ac220 to spend on cultural events.
\n9. Rapid transport measures will be implemented for Turkish Cypriot children crossing the Ledra Palace to attend school.
\n10. Turkish-speaking workers will be recruited at the Citizens\u2019 Service Centre in Nicosia.
\n11. The government pledged to ensure the smooth operation of the Nicosia sewage treatment plant and facilitate access to Muslim sites in the Republic.
\n12. The measures were formed unilaterally and will be implemented within domestic law, international law, and the acquis communautaire of the European Union.
\n13. President Nikos Christodoulides stated that Turkish Cypriots are citizens of the Republic of Cyprus, an EU member state, and emphasized that the Republic of Cyprus is not a pseudo-state.
\n14. In 2007, the Tasos Papadopoulos administration set criteria for examining citizenship applications, and those not meeting the criteria were not examined. Now, these applications will begin to be examined.
\n15. There has been no negative reaction from Greek Cypriot businesses to the expansion of products transferrable under the Green Line Regulation, and the measures were decided in consultation with them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2460,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[616,303,3,191,379,121,250,415,187,617,406,193,503,433,618,177,268,409],"class_list":["post-2459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-citizenship","tag-culture","tag-cyprus","tag-divided-island","tag-eu","tag-featured","tag-google","tag-government","tag-international","tag-mixed-marriages","tag-nicosia","tag-nikos-christodoulides","tag-president-nikos-christodoulides","tag-school","tag-top","tag-turkey","tag-turkish-cypriot","tag-vafeades"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\n