EU term president Finland has announced that its attempts to find a solution to the Cyprus problem have ended unsuccessfully. Yesterday however, EU Commissioner for Expansion, Olli Rehn, noted that Finland's efforts had not been wasted, commenting "We must keep our promises, and carry on with the EU program presented to Turkey. As far as the commission is concerned, the talks cannot be stopped. The train has slowed down, but not stopped." Rehn had originally said that the diplomatic crisis surrounding Cyprus might be responsible for a "train wreck" for Turkey in December.

The EU Commission will be able to recommend that, at the most, 6 areas of Turkish EU talks be stopped. In addition, it is expected that the EU Commission will call for isolationary measures against Northern Cyprus be lifted, as well as calling for the United Nations to begin debates and talks on Cyprus including both sides, reports the Hurriyet.