The President of the Republic returns to Cyprus

Reports of developments in the Cyprus economic and banking crisis on the 25 and 26 March 2013.

• Primary Source

Cyprus: Government: Press and Information Office: Press Release, 25.03.13: Announcement of the Central Bank of Cyprus on the Eurogroup agreement on Cyprus http://www.cyprus.gov.cy/moi/pio/pio.nsf/All/76A63D6E1A35B0AAC2257B39003E113E?Opendocument

ESO: Background information: Eurogroup Statement on Cyprus, 25.03.13 http://www.europeansources.info/record/eurogroup-statement-on-cyprus-2/

ESO: Background information: Find all further information in ESO on the Cyprus economic and banking crisis http://www.europeansources.info/advSearchLink?keyword=Cyprus%20economic%20bailout%20&searchOption=all

ESO: Background information: Find articles in blogs on Cyprus in March 2013 http://www.europeansources.info/record/blog-europes-cyprus-blunder-raises-important-questions-about-the-nature-of-eu-decision-making-and-crisis-management/

Eurogroup: Press Release, 25.03.13: Statement by the Eurogroup President on Cyprus http://www.eurozone.europa.eu/newsroom/news/2013/03/statement-by-the-eurogroup-president-on-cyprus-25-03-13/

BBC News, 25.03.13: Cyprus bailout: Dijsselbloem remarks alarm markets http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21920574

EUObserver, 25.03.13: Success of Cyprus deal depends on 'social consensus' http://euobserver.com/economic/119560

European Commission: RAPID: SPEECH/13/259: Statement by President Barroso on Cyprus http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-259_en.pdf

Cyprus: Government: Press and Information Office: Press Release, 26.03.13: Minister of Foreign Affairs: No difficulty will force us to agree to an unjust settlement of the Cyprus problem http://www.cyprus.gov.cy/moi/pio/pio.nsf/All/A8385A82AEB9DA66C2257B3A002D0484?Opendocument

Cyprus: Government: Press and Information Office: Press Release, 26.03.13: Minister of Finance’s statement after the Eurogroup’s session http://www.cyprus.gov.cy/moi/pio/pio.nsf/All/E423B7F59F8F1534C2257B3A002AD054?Opendocument

Cyprus: Presidency: Statement, 25.03.13: Statement by the President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, on the economy http://www.presidency.gov.cy/presidency/presidency.nsf/257dd326cd3d2743c22575150033e6a7/8dc8f3ad4bf1d68fc2257b3a002b6775?OpenDocument

EurActiv, 26.03.13: Cyprus banks to re-open Thursday, but remain controlled http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/cyprus-banks-open-thursday-remai-news-518734

EUObserver, 25.03.13: Euro chief spooks markets with Cyprus comments http://euobserver.com/economic/119563

Cyprus Mail, 26.03.13: All banks to remain closed till Thursday http://www.cyprus-mail.com/bank-cyprus/all-banks-remain-closed-till-thursday/20130326

EUObserver, 26.03.13: Cypriot banks stay closed amid fears of bank runs http://euobserver.com/news/119566

EUObserver, 25.03.13: EU audit on Cyprus money laundering - whitewash in the making? http://euobserver.com/justice/119562

BBCNews, 26.03.13: Cyprus: Big depositors face cut of 40%, minister says http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21936554

BBCNews, 26.03.13: Cyprus making 'superhuman' effort to reopen banks by Thursday http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21940060

Blog: Bruegel, 27.03.13: It is not yet too late to drop the idea of capital controls in Cyprus http://www.bruegel.org/nc/blog/detail/article/1061-it-is-not-yet-too-late-to-drop-the-idea-of-capital-controls-in-cyprus/

Deutsche Welle, 26.03.13: Cypriots hit hard by bailout deal http://dw.de/p/184ag

Deutsche Welle, 27.03.13: Cyprus to finalize capital controls ahead of banks reopening http://dw.de/p/184wH

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