“The EU can’t do anything without our approval,”

Papadopoulos said that while the media had depicted new trade arrangements with the TRNC as being an EU affair only, in reality the EU was in constant consultation with Greek Cyprus. “All trade from the TRNC will be done through Greek ports,” he added. TRNC President Rauf Danktas last week complained that the package fell short of actually lifting the illegal economic embargo on his country.