Chapter 12 - The Annan plan and the April 2004 plebiscite. Cyprus entry to the EU, 1999-2004

This chapter presents the developments from 1999 to 2004 which resulted, for the first time, in a Plan which was put in a referendum for the Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots to vote. Special reference will be made to the role of the international community during the 1999-2004 period and how the prospect of Cyprus joining the European Union was approached as a catalyst for finding a solution to the Cyprus Problem.Open University of Cyprus, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of Cyprus