Download or read book EU Accession and UN Peacemaking in Cyprus written by J. Ker-Lindsay and published by Springer. This book was released on 2005-08-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work traces the attempts by the United Nations to bring about the reunification of Cyprus prior to the island's accession to the European Union on 1 May 2004. In addition to charting the course of previous efforts to solve the Cyprus issue, the book recounts the direct discussions between the two sides from January 2002 through to April 2004 and analyses the reasons why the UN plan was rejected in a referendum.