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The House of Representatives approved the European Constitution after an all-day marathon session Thursday, despite opposition by the main coalition partner, the communist AKEL. A bomb hoax interrupted the morning session of

Cyprus’ main coalition party, the communist AKEL, voted on Monday to reject the EU Constitution when it comes up for a vote in the National Assembly on June 30. AKEL’s rejection of

British Minister for Europe Douglas Alexander told the British Parliament that he expects Turkey to sign the EU customs protocol–which would extend the customs union to all member states including Cyprus–soon. “The