Original sentence: The Greek Cypriot side rejected the Annan Plan for the reunification of the island in a referendum on 24 April 2004  and as a result, European Union law currently can only be applied in the areas that are controlled by the Republic, i
Edited sentence: The Greek Cypriot side rejected the Annan Plan for the reunification of the island in a referendum on 24 April 2004 as the plan greatly favoured the Turkish-Cypriots, and as a result, European Union law currently can only be applied in the areas that are controlled by the Republic, i