{"id":70739,"date":"2026-06-16T09:09:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/70739\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T09:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:09:14","slug":"two-cypriot-meps-to-abstain-from-european-parliament-vote-on-turkey-r","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/70739\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Cypriot MEPs To Abstain From European Parliament Vote On Turkey R"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"260\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kibrispostasi.com\/assets_v3\/img\/1px.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/v2yeniproje-2024-04-23t211002203_1713895883.jpg\" alt=\"Two Cypriot MEPs To Abstain From European Parliament Vote On Turkey Report\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                        Cypriot MEPs Loukas Fourlas and Giorgos Georgiou are set to abstain from Wednesday\u2019s plenary vote on a European Parliament report concerning Turkey, despite both describing elements of the text as positive for Cyprus.<\/p>\n<p>                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"971\" height=\"551\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kibrispostasi.com\/assets_v3\/img\/1px.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781600954_71_v2yeniproje-2024-04-23t211002203_1713895883.jpg\" alt=\"Two Cypriot MEPs To Abstain From European Parliament Vote On Turkey Report\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to journalists in Strasbourg on Monday, Fourlas said the report reflected a compromise position within the European Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cIt is not bad, it is much better than previous ones,\u201d he admitted, adding that it sets out Turkey\u2019s obligations towards Cyprus, Greece and the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>He remarked that the European People\u2019s Party, to which Disy is a partner party, is expected to support the report but confirmed he would abstain from the vote.<\/p>\n<p>He said it contains references to Turkey\u2019s obligations on issues including missing persons in Cyprus, its position on a two-state solution, and violations in the buffer zone.<\/p>\n<p>However, Fourlas said his decision was driven by references in the text describing Turkey as a strategic partner of the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>He added that, despite positive elements, this framing was not acceptable in the current context.<\/p>\n<p>Akel MEP Giorgos Georgiou also confirmed he would abstain, saying the report records what he described as serious violations by Turkey, including issues related to the rule of law, its actions in the Eastern Mediterranean, its operations in Syria and its documented support for Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>He said the text refers to what he called a \u201ccovert dictatorship\u201d in Turkey while also acknowledging its geopolitical importance due to its NATO role and regional position.<\/p>\n<p>Georgiou added that although the report effectively rules out Turkey\u2019s EU accession prospects, it still treats it as an important strategic partner, including through visa facilitation and discussions on upgrading the customs union.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor all these reasons, we as the Left will abstain,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cypriot MEPs Loukas Fourlas and Giorgos Georgiou are set to abstain from Wednesday\u2019s plenary vote on a 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