2025年年度报告：绿线条例的实施

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL Twenty-second report on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 of29 April 2004 and the situation resulting from its application covering the period from1 January to 31 December 2025 REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL Twenty-second report on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No866/2004 of29April 2004 and the situation resulting from itsapplication covering the period from Council Regulation (EC) No866/2004on a regime under Article2of Protocol10to the Act ofAccession1(the‘Green Line Regulation’) entered into force on1May2004.Itsets outthe termsunder which provisions of EU law apply to the movement of persons, goods and services acrossthe line between the areas of the Republic of Cyprus in which theRepublic of CyprusGovernment does not exercise effective control and the areas in which it does.In order to ensure This report covers the periodfrom1January to31December2025. In2025,the Commission maintainedaconstructive dialogue with the relevant authorities of theRepublic of Cyprus and the Sovereign BaseArea Administration on the implementation of the 1.CROSSING OF PERSONS 1.1.Crossing at authorised crossing points The Regulation provides a legal framework for thecrossings of Cypriots, other EU citizens andthird country nationals who cross the Green Line(‘the Line’) at authorised crossing points. In2025the number of crossings by Greek Cypriots andTurkish Cypriotsincreasedcompared with According to data from the RepublicofCyprusPolicecoveringthe reporting period,1453135crossings(previously1346121)by Greek Cypriots and833786crossings (previously822443)by Greek Cypriot vehicles were recorded from the areas of theRepublic of Cyprusunder theeffective control of theRepublic of CyprusGovernment to the areas of theRepublic of Cyprusnot under theGovernment’s effective control. In the same period,1983610 crossings(previously1814647)by Turkish Cypriots and748061crossings (previously705532)by The number of EU citizens (other than Cypriots) and third country nationals crossing the Linealsoincreased.During the reporting period,2053958crossings (previously1777946)weremadeby EU citizens (other than Cypriots) and thirdcountry nationals in both directions. Thesefigures do not include data on persons and vehicles crossing from the northern part ofCyprus at the Pergamos and Strovilia crossing points, which are under the authority of theESBA. For these, the ESBA reported that594172crossings (previously687007)by Greek Cypriotsand385347crossings (previously428204)by Greek Cypriot vehicleswere recordedto thenorthern part of Cyprus.At the same time,747130crossings (previously708810)by TurkishCypriots and405977crossings (previously378270)by Turkish Cypriot vehicleswere recordedin the other direction.Moreover,963292EU citizens (other than Cypriots) and third country In2025,the number ofRepublic of Cypruspolice officersworking at the crossing pointsincreased to108,compared with107in2024. The figures gathered by the Turkish Cypriot community in2025indicate adecrease in thenumber of crossings by Greek Cypriots to2341029(previously2767805)and by GreekCypriot vehicles to1340713(previously1579058)from the government-controlled areas tothe northern part of Cyprus.They indicate an increase in the number of crossings by TurkishCypriots to3152743(previously2933833)and by Turkish Cypriot vehicles to1395796(previously1280653)in the other direction.According to the statistics provided,1960545 It was reported that highprices andinflation in the Turkish Cypriot community discouragedGreek Cypriots from crossing the Green Lineforpersonal shoppingandencouraged Turkish Long queuescontinued to bereported at the Agios Dhometios crossing point.The RepublicofCyprus authorities noted that additional human resources had been deployed to facilitatecrossings.In December 2025, works fundedundertheaidprogramme for the Turkish Cypriot Turkish Cypriot buses carrying EU citizens were not permitted by theRepublic of Cyprusauthorities to cross into the government-controlled areas unless they had fullyacquis-compliantdocuments issued by theRepublic of Cyprusauthorities.As mentioned inpreviousyears,the The Republic of Cyprus should continue ensuring the crossing of persons in line with Regulation(EC) No 866/2004. The 14confidencebuildingmeasures announced in 2024 by President Christodoulides continuedto be implemented.Thewideningofthe Agios Dhometios crossing point and increasedstaffing The United NationsPeacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) continued to facilitate thepractice of religious worship across the Green Line by both communities4. 1.2Irregular migration across the Green Line and asylum Republic of Cyprusfigures for2025indicated adecreasein the number of migrants whoirregularlycrossed the Line from the areas not under the effective control of theGovernment ofthe Republic of Cyprus to the government-controlled areas. In2025,2433irregular migrantscrossed the Line in