"London steps up efforts for aid deal for the north
By Myria Antoniadou in Brussels
FACED with the scenario of loosing at least half of the 259 million euros in aid for the Turkish Cypriots if an EU financial regulation for the north is not approved by the end of this month, London is stepping up its effort to clinch a deal.
The issue is said to have been at the centre of the meetings held in Nicosia yesterday by Dominique Chilcott, in charge of the Cyprus desk at the Foreign Office.
However, London, Nicosia and Brussels have not been forthcoming on this issue, mainly because the state of play is only expected to become clearer during the meeting between President Papadopoulos and British Premier and EU President Tony Blair in the UK next week.
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