21st Century
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty of continuing human rights violations against the Greek Cypriots. | |
| 2003 | Cyprus was set to join the European Union in May 2004. Renewed negotiations about the status of the island took place. | |
| 23 April | The line which divided the two parts of Cyprus was partly opened. Thousands of Turkish and Greek Cypriots crossed the buffer zone to the "other side" after 30 years. | |
| 2004 | 24 April | 2004 Annan Plan Referendum: The Annan Plan was accepted by the majority of Turkish Cypriots but overwhelmingly rejected by the Greek Cypriots. |
| 1 May | The sovereign Republic of Cyprus joined the European Union, however the EU acquis was suspended in the occupied north, Akrotiri and Dhekelia and the United Nations Buffer Zone. | |
| 2008 | Demetris Christofias replaces Tassos Papadopoulos as president of the Republic of Cyprus. It was the first time that a leader of the Greek Cypriot communist party, AKEL, had entered the presidential race. He is currently the only communist leader in the European Union. |
Read more about this topic: Timeline Of Cypriot History