books.google.co.uk - The celebrations which marked the accession of the Republic of Cyprus to the European Union on May 1, 2004 signaled the end of a fourteen year process since the island had first applied to join -- and the end of six full years of complicated and intense negotiations. Upon joining the EU, Cyprus was...https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/An_Island_in_Europe.html?id=R1QEn3G4L7MC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareAn Island in Europe