What is holding back Cyprus's Schengen ambitions?

The European Commission says Cyprus is ready to join the Schengen Area. Yet questions relating to the island's division and British military bases could still complicate its path to Europe's border-free travel zone.

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What is holding back Cyprus's Schengen ambitions?

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