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| Statement by the Government Spokesman, Mr. Stefanos Stefanou,
on the Judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Communities
28/04/2009 |
The Court of Justice of the European Communities, by implementing the European Law, with its Judgment on the Orams case, has defended the property right of the citizens of the Republic of Cyprus, as EU citizens, irrespective of whether the property is located in the free or in the occupied areas.
Through its Judgement, the Court of Justice of the European Communities has overthrown the efforts to attach political significance to the case. If such an approach was adopted, while the Cyprus problem remains unresolved, the lawful owners would have been deprived of any international legal measures of protection of their properties, which are located in the occupied areas.
The Judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Communities confirms that the suspension of the acquis in the occupied part of the Republic of Cyprus, as envisaged in Protocol 10, does not inhibit the competency of Cypriot courts to decide on property rights in the occupied areas.
In effect, the Judgment disallows any member state court to refuse to recognize or execute a decision taken by a Cypriot court in relation to properties in the occupied areas irrespective of whether the Government of Cyprus is unable to excersize effective control over the said territory.
The Government of Cyprus welcomes the Judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Communities, which justifies the principled stand supported by the Greek Cypriot side on the property issue, in the direct negotiations. |
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