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Russians and Ukrainians have both used the island as a banking haven: not so easy now.

Esther Machado (Teca), who is curating the Diverse-it Festival,  which PRIO Cyprus Centre is also an intellectual partner of, emphasized that the preparations for the event have been ongoing for a year.

The discussion centered on a recent PRIO Cyprus Centre policy brief, co-authored by Bart Klem (University of Gothenburg) and Emmanuel Achiri (European Network Against Racism, Brussels).

PCC Senior Research Consultant Mete Hatay presented at the workshop on "Inter-communal dynamics of Mixed Villages."

Mete Hatay appeared on Meltem Sakin's Manşet programme on Mayıs TV to discuss the latest developments in the Cyprus problem and the Cypriot property issue.

The PCC entered in a 5-year (2022-2026) agreement with the University of Maastricht to develop an academic cooperation, which has led to the joint development of an annual field study for UM students to PCC.

Fiona Mullen talks to Mete Hatay, about the delicate question of the number of people who live in northern Cyprus.

The CWBC conducted a working visit to Belfast and Dublin on 1-5 September 2024.

Ipek Borman from PCC appeared on Ulaş Barış's Agenda programme on Kıbrıs Postası TV to discuss the latest developments in the Cyprus problem:

Stated Ipek Borman PCC research consultant at a panel organized on the occasion of International Day of Peace

For what was as they put it "a very eye opening" discussion.

In March 2024, Bülent Dizdarlı, a respected Turkish Cypriot doctor and former head of the medical association, speculated on his Facebook page that the population of the unrecognised Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) had reached two million.

Uncle Mete: the ‘go to’ man on Cyprus: Agnieszka Rakoczy meets DJ, artist, former hotel manager, political analyst and Cyprus expert Mete Hatay, and is not at all surprised to learn he reads four books at a time

The project '(Re)uniting the East and West: Reflections on the 2004 EU enlargement' is focused on the commemoration of the 2004 “big bang” EU enlargement at the occasion of its 20th anniversary in May 2024.

Cyprus Women Bi-Communal Coalition (CWBC) was officially launched on 26 April 2024 at Ledra Palace Hotel. Formed by a bi-communal group of influential women from diverse professional and political backgrounds,

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

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

"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...

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,...