CYPRUS LIBERALISATION
March 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A BAN on travellers carrying cigarettes across Cyprus' so-called Green Line between northern Turkish Cyprus and the internationally recognised Greek state to the south has been lifted by the European Union (EU) Council of Ministers. In future individuals will be able to carry 70 cigarettes each across the fortified border.
A BAN on travellers carrying cigarettes across Cyprus' so-called Green Line between northern Turkish Cyprus and the internationally recognised Greek state to the south has been lifted by the European Union (EU) Council of Ministers. In future individuals will be able to carry 70 cigarettes each across the fortified border.
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