Events in the year 2004 in
Cyprus.
Incumbents
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President –
Tassos Papadopoulos
Efstathios "Tassos" Nikolaou Papadopoulos ( el, Ευστάθιος (Τάσσος) Νικολάου Παπαδόπουλος; 7 January 1934 – 12 December 2008) was a Cypriot politician and barrister who served as the fifth president of Cyp ...
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President of the Parliament
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Events
Ongoing –
Accession of Cyprus to the European Union
The largest expansion of the European Union (EU), in terms of territory, number of states, and population took place on 1 May 2004.
The simultaneous accessions concerned the following countries (sometimes referred to as the "A10" countries): ...
, (until 1 May)
Cyprus dispute
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* 1 May - Cyprus joins the
European Union.
* 14 November – Researchers claim to have found a site that may be a candidate for the lost city of
Atlantis on the bottom of the east Mediterranean, 80 kilometers southeast of
Cyprus. The Cypriot government disputes the claim, saying more evidence is needed.
* 17 December – The
E.U. states that
Turkey must recognize the ethnic-
Greek government of the country before it can begin
negotiations for E.U. membership. Currently Turkey is the only country that recognizes the
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Deaths
References
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