Open AccessThe Cyprus Talks 2015–2017: Their Course, the Outcome, and Consequences for the European Union
Author(s) -
Przemysław Osiewicz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
rocznik integracji europejskiej
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2956-5030
pISSN - 1899-6256
DOI - 10.14746/rie.2020.14.9
Subject(s) - negotiation , european union , politics , political science , outcome (game theory) , process (computing) , public relations , political economy , sociology , law , international trade , business , computer science , economics , mathematical economics , operating system
The main aim of the article is to present political consequences of the failure of the Cyprus talks 2015–2017 for the European Union. Although its institutions and representatives were engaged in the negotiation process there, the issue seems to be more complex when it comes to defining what their role was. One can find the answer to such a question analysing the course and the final outcome of the negotiation process in Cyprus.
The main research question are as follows: What was the course of bicommunal negotiations? What brought the negotiations to a halt in 2017? How did the European Union engage in the process? What are political consequences of the talks failure for the European Union? The selected method is sources analysis and the technique is qualitative content analysis. On this basis one can study, for example, selected speeches, declarations as well as official documents. As regards the main sources, these are selected EU and UN documents, monographs, and academic articles.