If either side rejects it, EU laws will apply only to the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south of the island.
The UN has warned that if the plan, drawn up by Secretary General Kofi Annan, is rejected, a new push for a solution won't come any time soon.
Annan's plan would give Turkey a say in limiting the numbers of Greek Cypriot refugees from invasion who could return to their homes. That is the Greek Cypriots' main complaint about the plan.
''We have been living through difficult situations that you can't erase through a 'yes,' " said Kyriacos Kyriacou, a 26-year-old Greek Cypriot.
A two-hour interview with President Tassos Papadopoulos, who opposes the plan, aired Thursday night on all four Greek Cypriot TV stations. He said there might be another chance for reunification in the future.
''Such plans don't disappear. They may be pushed aside for a while, but then they are revived," Papadopoulos said, adding that he doesn't want the Annan plan thrown out, but rather improved.
Polls have indicated Turkish Cypriots will vote in favor of the plan. Mehmet Ali Talat, who serves as prime minister of the breakaway Turkish state, supports it despite the opposition of President Rauf Denktash. If the vote goes as expected, Talat said he would appeal to the world to lift the de facto embargo on the north.
