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Politico (23 March 2026)

Nektaria STAMOULI

The EU’s special envoy for Cyprus(*), former European Commissioner Johannes Hahn, has resigned citing other commitments, the Commission said Monday.

“The Commission respects Mr. Hahn’s decision and thanks him for his valuable contribution to the settlement process over the past year,” Commission spokesperson Maciej Berestecki said, adding that Commission President Ursula von der Leyen “will decide on the next steps in due course.”

Austrian Hahn, a commissioner under both Jean-Claude Juncker and Ursula von der Leyen, was appointed to the role in May 2025 to contribute to discussions on reunification in cooperation with the U.N. secretary-general’s envoy on Cyprus, María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar.

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(*) AVİM uses "Cyprus" as a geographic name. AVİM considers the expression "Republic of Cyprus" to mean the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus.