Forty years have passed since the separation of Cyprus in two and the wounds won’t seem to heal. The Greek-Cypriots and the Turkish-Cypriots were separated when the Turkish troops came and intervened or invaded, depending on which side someone is. In March 2013, small nation-island in the northeastern Aegean took a new hit. Many say the consequences of this crisis will be similar to the consequences of the war in 1974. Cyprus became a casualty of the EU’s war against tax havens and money laundering. In less than a generation after the war in 1974, Cypriots are losing their fortunes, their wealth, and their businesses again. From virtually zero unemployment, in just a month 15% of the population is without a job. Now, except of the geographical borders on the island, Greek-Cypriots have to deal with the new economic borders and measures that have come to further deepen the country’s problems.
