The Ministers’ Deputies of the Council of Europe decided on Thursday to resume their consideration of the issue of the homes and property rights of displaced Greek Cypriots at the meeting in June 2025.
In their decision during the meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies – Human Rights (DH) on the Cyprus v. Turkey (Application No. 25781/94) for the supervision of the execution of the European Court’s judgments, the Deputies “decided to resume their consideration of the issue of the homes and property rights of displaced Greek Cypriots at their DH meeting in June 2025.”
Meanwhile, in another decision on Thursday, on the supervision of the execution of the European Court’s judgments on the Xenides-Arestis group v. Turkey, the Ministers’ Deputies said that “as concerns the payment of the just satisfaction awarded by the European Court in 32 cases of this group, noted with deep regret the absence of response from the Turkish authorities to Interim Resolution CM/ResDH(2023)268 adopted in September 2023 and exhorted t
hem to comply with their unconditional obligation to pay the sums awarded by the Court, together with accrued default interest, without further delay.”
In addition, the Ministers’ Deputies “took note of the payment of a global sum awarded to the applicant company in the case of Rock Ruby Hotels LTD v. Turkey by the Immovable Property Commission set up in the northern part of Cyprus, covering all aspects of its property claims, including the sums awarded by the European Court in this case, together with default interest; decided to close their supervision of this case and adopted Final Resolution CM/ResDH(2024)207.”
They also decided to resume consideration of this group of cases at their June 2025 DH meeting.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed yesterday evening its satisfaction regarding the decision of the Committee of Deputy Ministers (Human Rights) of the Council of Europe (CoE) to maintain the supervision of the execution of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) decision regarding the clust
er of the property rights of displaced persons of the 4th interstate case Cyprus v. Turkey.
It said in a press release that this positive development is the outcome of systematic diplomatic efforts carried out in full co-operation with the Legal Service of the Republic of Cyprus.
Cyprus’ position remains firm that the illegal sale and exploitation of Greek Cypriot properties in the occupied areas by Turkey, which has intensified over the last years, violates the ECtHR’s relevant judgments, it added.
The decision by the Committee reaffirms that the violations of property rights identified by the Court, regarding the illegal use and exploitation of Greek Cypriot properties by Turkey in the occupied areas, continue to exist, it said.
At the same time, it demonstrates the Committee’s determination to ensure that Turkey faithfully implements the Court’s decision and that, as long as it continues not to comply with the relevant decisions of the ECtHR, the termination of the supervision of the execution of the c
luster cannot occur, the Foreign Ministry said.
The Republic of Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third. As a result of the Turkish military invasion and occupation, 162,000 Greek-Cypriots fled their homes becoming refugees in their own country. To this day the occupying forces impede the return of refugees to their homes and property
Source: Cyprus News Agency