Cyprus

Abstract

The idiosyncratic nature of the Cypriot constitutional order has been shaped by the turbulent historical trajectory of the island. Notwithstanding, the legal order of the Republic of Cyprus has proved flexible enough to face effectively the challenges arisen due to its membership to the EMU. The institutions of the Republic managed to implement almost seamlessly the swathes of different legislative instruments linked to the EMU. This is not to suggest that there have not been tensions. The implementation of the policies that were associated with the financial assistance programme led to thousands of legal challenges in the Cypriot and the EU courts.