All experts of the Cyprus Conflict agree that the draft of the Annan Plan presented perhaps the best possible compromise Since its presentation... the Greek Cypriots saw themselves suddenly confronted with the real possibility of reunification. More than the usual concerns over restitution of property, the return of refugees, the sort of missing person etc. financial questions started to overshadow the way to a solution. What would be the final cost of the implementation of the Annan Plan and the rebuilding of a decaying North? Many Greek Cypriot bi-communal activists saw this political development as a consequence of the decade long unwillingess from the Greek Cypriot side to encourage confidence-building measures.