Regarding the meeting of the Committee of Delegates of the Council of Europe on Human Rights
The meeting of the Committee of Delegates of the Council of Europe concerning the implementation of judgments from the European Court of Human Rights, took place in Strasbourg on 17-18 September 2024.
During this meeting, discussions included the Property Rights cluster of the “Cyprus vs. Turkey” judgement of the ECHR, as well as decisions regarding individual applications under the Xenides-Arestis Group.
As it is well known, both the Court and the Committee have repeatedly affirmed the effectiveness of the IPC which was established in accordance with the Xenides-Arestis Decision, as a viable domestic remedy. The assessment of the execution of the aforementioned title in question, in fact, has been ready for closure for some time.
As a matter of fact, this situation is clearly reflected in the opinions prepared by the Secretariat of the Council of Europe. However, the closure of this technical enforcement process has not been achieved yet, largely due to the efforts of the Greek Cypriot side continuing to politicize the matter.
The Committee voted on a draft decision to close this chapter during its session on 19 September 2024; however a final decision was not reached due to the influence exerted by the Greek Cypriot side on the Committee members, many of whom are representatives of EU member states.
Contrary to the portrayal by the Greek Cypriot side, the Committee reaffirmed the validity of the property regime in our country within the context of the IPC which has successfully closed the enforcement process related to the Rock Ruby decision which was supervised under the Xenides-Arestis Group and resulted in an amicable solution within the framework of the proposal made by IPC.
As a result, the continuation of the open status of the execution process regarding the Property Rights chapter of the “Cyprus vs. Turkey” judgement of the ECHR should not be interpreted as the Committee’s endorsement of the Greek Cypriot position. Rather, it shows an example yet again how the Greek Cypriot side impedes the progress of the Committee works by politicizing of the issue with it’s notorious spoiled attitude.
