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Since its inception in 2005, the PRIO Cyprus Centre (PCC) has functioned as an independent, bi-communal research centre. The Centre is committed to research and dialogue. Its aim is to contribute to an informed public debate on key issues relevant to an eventual settlement of the Cyprus problem.

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Event

30 May 2024–1 Jun 2024

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4th Workshop on Security & Stability in the Mediterranean and the Middle East - Organized by the Institute of International Economic Relations (IIER/IDOS) of Athens

The objective of this Workshop is to discuss and analyze the ongoing political conflicts in the Euro-Mediterranean region and of possible ways to bringing peace and stability to the region.

Time: 30 May 2024–1 Jun 2024

Place: Athens, Greece

News

Tuesday, 26 Mar 2024

2024 Barcelona Summer School of the Mediterranean and the Middle East

The Barcelona Summer School of the Mediterranean and the Middle East is a joint initiative of IBEI, Blanquerna, DIPLOCAT and IEMED.

News

Sunday, 4 Feb 2024

Senior Researcher Mete Hatay comments in The Telegraph, on the building boom and the increase in population in north Cyprus.

"Over the past ten years the north’s population has swelled from 300,000 to 550,000, largely as a result of an influx from Turkey...

News

Sunday, 21 Jan 2024

Mete Hatay comments in the Cyprus Mail article: Cyprus hits back at ‘skyscrapers on stolen lands’

Mete Hatay of PRIO Cyprus Centre, who has done extensive studies on the property issue, underlines that there are problems with the property regime in the Republic of Cyprus too,...

Report – other

2023

Beyond the Divide in Cyprus: A Call for a Collaborative Humanitarian Assistance Agenda Amidst Current Migration Crises in the Eastern Mediterranean

News

Friday, 8 Dec 2023

CALL FOR PAPERS: Security & Stability in the Mediterranean and the Middle East (Athens May 30 - June 01 2024

Vital issues of security and stability in the Mediterranean continue to dominate the regional and international agendas.

News

Friday, 8 Dec 2023

NEW publication: Key Water Challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean: A Call for Regional Cooperation by Emine Eminel Sülün

Water is essential for life, and our reliance on it shapes every aspect of our existence. Countries in the Eastern Mediterranean are grappling with numerous water-related issues.

Report – external series

2023

From Crisis To Cooperation: Addressing Mediterranean Water Governance Through Coordinated Action

Book chapter

2024

Cyprus

Book chapter in Yearbook of Muslims in Europe

News

Monday, 11 Mar 2024

Harry Tzimitras interviewed in Politico article: Aid ship to leave Cyprus for Gaza within 24 hours, Christodoulides says

“This idea of the sea corridor has been brewing for months,” said Harry Tzimitras, director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo Cyprus Center.

News

Monday, 29 Jan 2024

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Harry Tzimitras interviewed in Die Presse (in German)

News

Monday, 18 Dec 2023

NEW publication: Beyond the Divide in Cyprus: A Call for a Collaborative Humanitarian Assistance Agenda Amidst Current Migration Crises in the Eastern Mediterranean By Emine Eminel Sülün

This report provides an in-depth investigation of the complex security challenges that pervade the Mediterranean region, with a focus on the ongoing migration crisis and its relationship to key issues such as electricity, water, and health.

News

Friday, 8 Dec 2023

Harry Tzimitras comments in The Guardian article, Erdoğan hails ‘new era’ of friendship with Greece on historic visit to Athens

“There’s no doubt that, just as in the 1990s, both countries were united this year by bonds of common suffering, allowing the governments to move ahead with rapprochement and providing the legitimacy for it to be accepted,”

News

Friday, 8 Dec 2023

NEW publication: From Crisis To Cooperation: Addressing Mediterranean Water Governance Through Coordinated Action by Emine Eminel Sülün

The pursuit of water security, fair distribution of water resources, and avoidance of conflicts related to their use and management are crucially linked to the development of a strong water governance framework.

Report – external series

2023