AKEL GS contacts at the European Parliament

 

 

The General Secretary of the C.C. of AKEL Andros Kyprianou today continued his contacts in the European Parliament. Within the framework of his contacts he briefed his interlocutors on recent developments surrounding the Cyprus problem and requested their support, so that the negotiations due to resume should have a positive outcome.

The General Secretary of the C.C.of AKEL stressed that efforts by European politicians must be directed towards Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot leadership to convince them to work based on the agreed framework, aiming to find a just, functional and viable solution. At the same time, he demanded that the European Parliament avoids any action which will provoke problems to the whole effort that is underway.

Furthermore, he also briefed his interlocutors about the negative impact the decisions taken by the Eurogroup and the Anastasiades Government are having on the Cypriot people. The General Secretary of AKEL clarified that the implementation of the Memorandum’s provisions are causing enormous problems to the Cyprus economy and the Cypriot people and the implementation of the Memorandum must not be allowed without the people’s reaction.

The GS of AKEL said in the conditions of economic crisis, profits for 2013 have increased from €3.5 billion to €4. 2 billion and for 2014 they are expected to reach the highest level over the last twenty years. At the same time, wages have fallen to a dangerous level dropping to €300 per month.

The General Secretary of the C.C. of AKEL has so far held meetings with Gaby Zimmer, President of the European United Left / Nordic Green Left, Hannes Swoboda Chairman of the Group of Socialists and Democrats and Andrew Duff, MEP, of the Liberal Group. A. Kyprianou will continue his program of contacts with a meeting with the President of the European Parliament Martin Schultz, whilst he will also speak at the plenary session of GUE/NGL.