​The PRIO project “On Fair Terms: The Ethics of Peace Negotiations and Mediation” (FAIR) organized a workshop in Cyprus in partnership with the PRIO Cyprus Centre, PRIO Middle East Centre, and the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security, 19-21 October.

To celebrate the occasion, the PCC organized on 6 June an event in the Nicosia Buffer Zone. The evening started with a panel presentation and discussion, held at the Home for Cooperation, followed by a cocktail reception at the Ledra Palace Hotel.

The panel discussion focused on the history of PRIO and the PCC, outlining on the challenges faced in the process of peace promotion in Cyprus and presenting the tangible outcomes of peace research throughout the past decade. Panelists also discussed the principles, vision and logic of Norwegian support for conflict resolution, as well as of the contribution of the EEA/Norway grants funding mechanism. The panel brought together the current and former PCC Directors Harry Tzimitras, Greg Reichberg, Arne Strand and Gina Lende, the Director of PRIO Kristian Berg Harpviken, Amb. Ingrid Schulerud, Head of the EEA/Norway grants and the UNFICYP Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Kristin Lund. The event was well attended by members of the diplomatic community and international organizations, political party and civil society representatives from both sides of the island, academicsand many friends of the PCC.

​​​Please note the Centre has relocated to the old part of Nicosia (within the Venetian walls). All other contact details remain unchanged.

​​The development of hydrocarbons in the Eastern Mediterranean was the focus of the PRIO Cyprus Centre (PCC) annual conference held on 14 November 2013 in Nicosia. The conference was a success on several fronts. Firstly, it effectively combined perspectives of senior scholars and analysts with the views from energy industry experts. Secondly, the success of the conference further enhances PCC's reputation as a leader in facilitating dialogue and research on Eastern Mediterranean hydrocarbons.

State Secretary Vidar Helgesen of the Norwegian MFA attended the successful opening of the PRIO Cyprus Centre in Nicosia, Cyprus. The event attracted around 100 people, among these many politicians, journalists and researchers from both sides of the divided island. PRIO director Stein Tønnesson attended the opening.