A/HRC/7/46 page 7 representing a positive move away from the old model, though some general weaknesses remained.9 19. Despite being regarded as citizens of the European Union and therefore in principle entitled to participate in European Union exchange and educational programmes, Turkish Cypriot students continue to be confronted with lack of access to these programmes owing to the non-recognition by the Republic of Cyprus of the universities in the north. While the participation of a very small number of Turkish Cypriots in the European Union Youth Programme has been facilitated by the Cypriot National Youth Agency, this is not the case for the Socrates and Leonardo da Vinci programmes. The European Commission has yet to receive a final reply from the Government of the Republic of Cyprus on the issue of eligibility of Turkish Cypriots to take part in the Erasmus programme, and has on several occasions unsuccessfully urged the Government to take on a more flexible approach to the issue of participation of Turkish Cypriots in this programme.10 20. Although full membership by northern Cyprus of the Bologna Process was rejected at the ministerial summit on the Bologna Process in May 2007, the creation of a European higher education area by 2010 implies that diplomas or studies from the north may nevertheless be considered in the future. 21. A Turkish-language primary school in Limassol is still not operational. The formal proceedings of a lawsuit filed by the Cyprus Turkish Teachers Trade Union at the Supreme Court of the Republic of Cyprus to guarantee the right of Turkish Cypriots to an education in their mother tongue are ongoing. The latest hearing, on 6 December 2007, was adjourned to 31 January 2008. In the meantime, over 60 Turkish-speaking children in Limassol attend the existing Greek Cypriot school, which provides Turkishlanguage instruction (S/2007/699, para. 26). 22. With regard to freedom of movement and worship, UNFICYP continued to facilitate religious and commemorative events in the buffer zone on both sides of the island.11 A second priest has been installed in the Karpas region in the north, which has been a standing demand of the Greek Cypriot community in the Karpas region for several years. He was sent by the Greek Cypriot Orthodox Church and permission was granted by the Turkish Cypriot authorities. 9 Information received from the PRIO Cyprus Centre in the context of research conducted on the Comparison of Schoolbooks on the “History of Cyprus”; CoE CM Recommendation (2001) 15 on History teaching in 21st century Europe adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 31 October 2001. 10 The European Union Youth programme consists of youth exchanges, European Voluntary service and accompanying measures. Both part of the European Union Lifelong Learning Programme, the Leonardo da Vinci programme focuses on the teaching and training needs of those involved in vocational education and training, whilst the Erasmus programme supports the academic mobility of higher education students and teachers. 11 Reports of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in Cyprus (S/2007/328, para. 30 and S/2007/699, para. 31).