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'''Cyprus-Norway relations''' are foreign relations between ] and ]. Diplomtic relations were established on March 22, 1963.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/4FC761EE2A113ECBC22571E1002F4D22/$file/Norway.pdf?OpenElement |title=Kingdom of Norway |accessdate=2010-05-15 |quote= |publisher=] }}</ref> The government in Cyprus considers that "bilateral relations between Cyprus and Norway are excellent in all fields".<ref name="Cyprus Embassy"/> '''Cyprus–Norway relations''' are foreign relations between ] and ]. Diplomatic relations were established on 22 March 1963.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/4FC761EE2A113ECBC22571E1002F4D22/$file/Norway.pdf?OpenElement |title=Kingdom of Norway |access-date=2010-05-15 |publisher=] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716054632/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/4FC761EE2A113ECBC22571E1002F4D22/%24file/Norway.pdf?OpenElement |archive-date=2011-07-16 }}</ref> The government in Cyprus considers that the "bilateral relations between Cyprus and Norway are excellent in all fields".<ref name="Cyprus Embassy"/> Neither country has resident ambassadors.


==Diplomatic relations== ==Diplomatic relations==
Neither country has resident ambassadors. Cyprus is represented in Norway through its embassy in ] and 2 honorary consulates, one in ] and the second in ]. Norway is represented in Cyprus through its embassy in ] and an honorary consulate in ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.norway.gr/Embassy/Consulates/ |title=Consulates in Greece and Cyprus |accessdate=2010-05-15 |quote=There are several Norwegian Honorary Consulates in Greece, and one in Nicosia, Cyprus. |publisher=] }}</ref> Both countries are full members of the ]. Diplomatic relations were established on 22 March 1963.<ref name="Cyprus Embassy">{{cite web Cyprus is represented in Norway through its embassy in ], ], and two honorary consulates, one in ] and the second in ]. Norway is represented in Cyprus through its embassy in ], ], and an honorary consulate in ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.norway.gr/Embassy/Consulates/ |title=Consulates in Greece and Cyprus |access-date=2010-05-15 |quote=There are several Norwegian Honorary Consulates in Greece, and one in Nicosia, Cyprus. |publisher=] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100301201453/http://www.norway.gr/Embassy/Consulates/ |archive-date=March 1, 2010 }}</ref> Both countries are full members of the ]. Diplomatic relations were established on 22 March 1963.<ref name="Cyprus Embassy">{{cite web
|url=http://www.cyprusemb.se/dbase/cypemb/3_political_section_norway.asp |url=http://www.cyprusemb.se/dbase/cypemb/3_political_section_norway.asp
|title=Cyprus – Norway Bilateral Relations |title=Cyprus – Norway Bilateral Relations
|publisher= ] |publisher=]
|accessdate=May 03, 2009 |access-date=3 May 2009
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080508012526/http://www.cyprusemb.se/dbase/cypemb/3_political_section_norway.asp
}}</ref>
|archive-date=8 May 2008
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> On 7 April 1998, ] became the non-resident Norwegian Ambassador to Cyprus stationed in ].<ref name=kypros/><ref>{{cite news |quote=Responding to questions of reporters during his meeting with Svein O. Saether, the Norwegian ambassador to Tel Aviv who is also accredited to the Greek Cypriot side ... |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=BBAB&d_place=BBAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F97DAAC72F7D16B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Cyprus: Turkish political leader says rumours, withdrawals escalated banking crisis |work=Anatolia News Agency via ] |date=May 10, 2000 |access-date=2010-06-18 }}</ref> He said " have been enhanced over the last years, not at least due to tourism."<ref name=kypros>{{cite web |url=http://www.kypros.org/UN/bul-0498.htm |title=New Ambassadors From Finland, Norway And Pakistan Present Credentials To President Clerides |access-date=2010-06-18 |publisher=Kypros.org }}</ref> Norway used the opportunity to reaffirm its support to a peaceful solution to the ] and said it would support Cyprus' entry into the ].<ref name=kypros/>


==Agreements== ==Agreements==
On August 21, 1951 there was a Consular Convention and an Exchange of Letters relating to establishing diplomatic relations. On May 2, 1951 there was a ] and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income. On May 17, 1962 there was an Exchange of Letters constituting an ] in ]. On March 5, 1963 there was an Agreement on Commercial Scheduled Air Transport signed in ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/4FC761EE2A113ECBC22571E1002F4D22/$file/Norway.pdf%3FOpenElement |title=Kingdom of Norway |accessdate=2010-05-21 |quote= |publisher=] }}</ref> On 21 August 1951, there was a Consular Convention and an Exchange of Letters relating to establishing diplomatic relations. On 2 May 1951, there was a ] and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income. On 17 May 1962, there was an Exchange of Letters constituting an ] in ]. On 5 March 1963, there was an Agreement on Commercial Scheduled Air Transport signed in ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/4FC761EE2A113ECBC22571E1002F4D22/$file/Norway.pdf%3FOpenElement |title=Kingdom of Norway |access-date=2010-05-21 |publisher=] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716054632/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/4FC761EE2A113ECBC22571E1002F4D22/%24file/Norway.pdf?OpenElement |archive-date=July 16, 2011 }}</ref>

==Norwegian assistance==
Norway provides direct funding to the Cypriot Government and also to local authorities, NGOs and educational institutions through ].<ref>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Norwegian partners get valuable insight in Cyprus |url=http://www.norway.gr/News_and_events/business_and_eea/eea/Norwegian-partners-get-valuable-insight-in-Cyprus/ |quote= |work=] |date=2008 |accessdate=2010-05-15 }}</ref> The NGO Fund in Cyprus is co-financed by the ] (EEA) Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism. It was established in 2004.<ref name=ngo/> In 2006, Norway increased its commitment to offer a total contribution of 4.66 million ]s.<ref name=ngo>{{cite web
|url=http://www.eeangofund.org.cy/page_1229620162754.html
|title=NGO Fund Launch Event
|work= The Fund for Non Governmental Organisations in Cyprus
|accessdate=May 01, 2009
}}</ref> In 2007 a delegation from the ] went to Cyprus to "monitor the spending of Norwegian funds given to Cyprus as part of the ]."<ref>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Norway allocates 4.7 million euro to Cyprus |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=BBAB&d_place=BBAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11CEB9D290E2C8D0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |quote=A delegation of the Norwegian EEA Financial Mechanism is on the island to monitor the spending of Norwegian funds given to Cyprus as part of the European Economic Area Agreement. A meeting on this issue was held at the Planning Bureau between the Norwegian delegation and a Cypriot ... |work=] |date= November 13, 2007 |accessdate=2010-05-16 }}</ref> In 2008 Norwegian Foreign Minister ] traveled to Cyprus to meet President ]. They met to discuss Norway's assistance to the Cypriot village of ], in ]. The Norwegians plan to rebuild an old elementary school in the village. It will then become a Regional Centre for Environmental Education at the cost of ] 735,000.<ref>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Norway’s FM visits to inaugurate environmental project |url=http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/norway-s-fm-visits-inaugurate-environmental-project |quote= |work=] |date=June 29, 2008 |accessdate=2010-05-21 }}</ref>


== Cyprus as tax haven== == Cyprus as tax haven==
The taxation levels in Cyprus are considerably lower than in Norway, and Cyprus has actively courted Norwegians to move to Cyprus.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dagsavisen.no/innenriks/article266870.ece|title=Kypros jakter på rike nordmenn|date=May 11 2006|quote=Det ble i går kjent at skipsreder John Fredriksen tidligere Norges rikeste mann har gitt opp sitt norske pass og blitt kypriot. Fredriksen kom dermed kypriotene i forkjøpet.|language=Norwegian | work=]|accessdate=2009-05-06}}</ref> Among the Norwegians who moved to Cyprus is the shipping billionaire ], who was the richest man in Norway.<ref>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Norway's richest man no longer |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/english/business/article1314163.ece |quote= |work=] |date=May 11, 2006 |accessdate=2010-05-15 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Skatteflyktet til Kypros |url=http://www.ukeavisenledelse.no/arkiv/skatteflyktet_til_kypros?utskrift=1 |quote=Norges rikeste mann, god for minst 33 milliarder kroner, John Fredriksen (61), har gitt opp sitt norske statsborgerskap og allerede fått innvilget kypriotisk – av skattemessige årsaker. |work=Ukeavisenledelse|language=Norwegian |date=August 23, 2006 |accessdate=2010-05-15 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article1311458.ece|title=Fredriksen blir kypriot|language=Norwegian |date=May 10 2006|work=]|accessdate=2009-05-06}}</ref> The taxation levels in Cyprus are considerably lower than in Norway, and Cyprus has actively courted Norwegians to move to Cyprus.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dagsavisen.no/innenriks/article266870.ece|title=Kypros jakter på rike nordmenn|date=11 May 2006|quote=.|language=no|work=]|access-date=2009-05-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921224308/http://www.dagsavisen.no/innenriks/article266870.ece|archive-date=21 September 2011}}</ref> Among the Norwegians who moved to Cyprus is the shipping billionaire ], who was the richest man in Norway.<ref>{{cite news |title=Norway's richest man no longer |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/english/business/article1314163.ece |work=] |date=11 May 2006 |access-date=2010-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808041748/http://www.aftenposten.no/english/business/article1314163.ece |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Skatteflyktet til Kypros |url=http://www.ukeavisenledelse.no/arkiv/skatteflyktet_til_kypros?utskrift=1 |quote=. |work=Ukeavisenledelse |language=no |date=23 August 2006 |access-date=2010-05-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724190140/http://www.ukeavisenledelse.no/arkiv/skatteflyktet_til_kypros?utskrift=1 |archive-date=24 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article1311458.ece|title=Fredriksen blir kypriot|language=no|date=10 May 2006|work=]|access-date=2009-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828215509/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article1311458.ece|archive-date=28 August 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>


In 1996 tax rules in Norway were changed to keep shipping companies competitive and under the Norwegian flag. By 2008 changes to the tonnage tax regime to harmonize them with the ] forced some companies to register in Cyprus.<ref>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Norway's Whilhelmsen moving shipping unit to Malta |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL1860840120080618 |quote=The changes were aimed at making Norwegian shipping rules more like those in the European Union, but industry groups have said the move might force some to register in tax havens such as Bermuda or Cyprus. |work=] |date=June 18, 2008 |accessdate=2010-05-15 }}</ref> Norwegian ] company ] moved their headquarters to Cyprus.<ref>{{cite news|language=Norwegian|url=http://e24.no/boers-og-finans/article1635271.ece|title=Rømmer norsk utbytteskatt|date=February 9 2007|work=]|accessdate=2009-05-06}}</ref> In 1996 tax rules in Norway were changed to keep shipping companies competitive and under the Norwegian flag as ships changed their registry to Cyprus.<ref>{{cite news |title=Act Now to Prevent More Oil Spills at Sea |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/27/opinion/l-act-now-to-prevent-more-oil-spills-at-sea-073881.html |quote=. |work=] |date=27 February 1996 |access-date=2010-06-18 }}</ref> By 2008 changes to the ] regime to harmonize them with the ] forced some companies to register in Cyprus.<ref>{{cite news |title=Norway's Whilhelmsen moving shipping unit to Malta |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL1860840120080618 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723211655/http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL1860840120080618 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 23, 2012 |quote=The changes were aimed at making Norwegian shipping rules more like those in the European Union, but industry groups have said the move might force some to register in tax havens such as Bermuda or Cyprus. |work=] |date=18 June 2008 |access-date=2010-05-15 }}</ref> Norwegian ] company ] moved their headquarters to Cyprus.<ref>{{cite news|language=no|url=http://e24.no/boers-og-finans/article1635271.ece|title=Rømmer norsk utbytteskatt|date=9 February 2007|work=]|access-date=2009-05-06}}</ref>


Several Norwegian retirees also moved to Cyprus, this too is largely to benefit from the lower tax rate on Cyprus and the minimal crime.<ref name=home>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Cyprus is surging forward with state-of-the-art homes |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/property/article-1168822/Get-ahead-Med-Cyprus-surging-forward-state-art-homes.html#ixzz0oWXCYdZ6 |quote=What's more, since Norway's richest man, John Fredriksen, took Cypriot citizenship in 2006, the flow of his fellow countrymen has increased, too, with investors taking advantage of the lowest income tax in Europe and minimal crime rates. |work=] |date=April 9, 2009 |accessdate=2010-05-21 }}</ref><ref name=colony/> The Norwegian colony on Cyprus is in ].<ref name=colony>{{cite news|url=http://www.vg.no/dinepenger/artikkel.php?artid=544780|quote=Low taxation, low living costs and summery winter temperature limits more and more Norwegians to settle on the Mediterranean island. Now we have established a Norwegian "colony" in Paphos in Cyprus similar seen in Spain. |title=Norske pensjonister: Flytter til 8% skatt på Kypros |date=December 4, 2008|work=]|accessdate=2009-05-06}}</ref> Several Norwegian retirees also moved to Cyprus; this too is largely to benefit from the lower tax rate on Cyprus and the minimal crime.<ref name=colony>{{cite news|url=http://www.vg.no/dinepenger/artikkel.php?artid=544780|quote=Low taxation, low living costs and summery winter temperature limits more and more Norwegians to settle on the Mediterranean island. Now we have established a Norwegian "colony" in Paphos in Cyprus similar seen in Spain.|title=Norske pensjonister: Flytter til 8% skatt på Kypros|date=4 December 2008|work=]|access-date=2009-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217083716/http://www.vg.no/dinepenger/artikkel.php?artid=544780|archive-date=17 December 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>


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Cyprus
Norway

Cyprus–Norway relations are foreign relations between Cyprus and Norway. Diplomatic relations were established on 22 March 1963. The government in Cyprus considers that the "bilateral relations between Cyprus and Norway are excellent in all fields". Neither country has resident ambassadors.

Diplomatic relations

Cyprus is represented in Norway through its embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, and two honorary consulates, one in Oslo and the second in Kristiansand. Norway is represented in Cyprus through its embassy in Athens, Greece, and an honorary consulate in Nicosia. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe. Diplomatic relations were established on 22 March 1963. On 7 April 1998, Svein Ole Sæther became the non-resident Norwegian Ambassador to Cyprus stationed in Tel Aviv. He said " have been enhanced over the last years, not at least due to tourism." Norway used the opportunity to reaffirm its support to a peaceful solution to the Cyprus dispute and said it would support Cyprus' entry into the European Union.

Agreements

On 21 August 1951, there was a Consular Convention and an Exchange of Letters relating to establishing diplomatic relations. On 2 May 1951, there was a Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income. On 17 May 1962, there was an Exchange of Letters constituting an Agreement on the Abolition of Visa Requirement in Nicosia. On 5 March 1963, there was an Agreement on Commercial Scheduled Air Transport signed in London.

Cyprus as tax haven

The taxation levels in Cyprus are considerably lower than in Norway, and Cyprus has actively courted Norwegians to move to Cyprus. Among the Norwegians who moved to Cyprus is the shipping billionaire John Fredriksen, who was the richest man in Norway.

In 1996 tax rules in Norway were changed to keep shipping companies competitive and under the Norwegian flag as ships changed their registry to Cyprus. By 2008 changes to the tonnage tax regime to harmonize them with the European Union forced some companies to register in Cyprus. Norwegian Service rig company Prosafe moved their headquarters to Cyprus.

Several Norwegian retirees also moved to Cyprus; this too is largely to benefit from the lower tax rate on Cyprus and the minimal crime.

See also

References

  1. "Kingdom of Norway" (PDF). Cyprus. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  2. ^ "Cyprus – Norway Bilateral Relations". Embassy of Cyprus in Sweden. Archived from the original on 8 May 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
  3. "Consulates in Greece and Cyprus". Norway. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-15. There are several Norwegian Honorary Consulates in Greece, and one in Nicosia, Cyprus.
  4. ^ "New Ambassadors From Finland, Norway And Pakistan Present Credentials To President Clerides". Kypros.org. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  5. "Cyprus: Turkish political leader says rumours, withdrawals escalated banking crisis". Anatolia News Agency via BBC Monitoring. May 10, 2000. Retrieved 2010-06-18. Responding to questions of reporters during his meeting with Svein O. Saether, the Norwegian ambassador to Tel Aviv who is also accredited to the Greek Cypriot side ...
  6. "Kingdom of Norway" (PDF). Cyprus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
  7. "Kypros jakter på rike nordmenn". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). 11 May 2006. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 2009-05-06. .
  8. "Norway's richest man no longer". Aftenposten. 11 May 2006. Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  9. "Skatteflyktet til Kypros". Ukeavisenledelse (in Norwegian). 23 August 2006. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2010-05-15. .
  10. "Fredriksen blir kypriot". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 10 May 2006. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  11. "Act Now to Prevent More Oil Spills at Sea". New York Times. 27 February 1996. Retrieved 2010-06-18. .
  12. "Norway's Whilhelmsen moving shipping unit to Malta". Reuters. 18 June 2008. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved 2010-05-15. The changes were aimed at making Norwegian shipping rules more like those in the European Union, but industry groups have said the move might force some to register in tax havens such as Bermuda or Cyprus.
  13. "Rømmer norsk utbytteskatt". E24 Næringsliv (in Norwegian). 9 February 2007. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  14. "Norske pensjonister: Flytter til 8% skatt på Kypros". VG Nett. 4 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-06. Low taxation, low living costs and summery winter temperature limits more and more Norwegians to settle on the Mediterranean island. Now we have established a Norwegian "colony" in Paphos in Cyprus similar seen in Spain.

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