Since the Government is continuing to present privatizations as the only way for the Cyprus economy to achieve growth, AKEL recalls:
- It is Mr. Anastasiades who during the presidential pre-election campaign sent personal written pledges to the working people employed in the Semi-governmental organizations stating he would not proceed to any privatizations.
- It is the DISY party Government through its actions and decisions that has in the end forced Cyprus on the path of privatizations.
- The position of the current Government and of DISY party that privatizations should be implemented regardless of the Memorandum is long-standing. Their priority is not to serve the interests of the society, but the profits of the privileged few.
- In the case of the Semi-governmental Cyprus Electricity Authority (CYTA) they want to sell off a profitable organization for next to nothing; a Semi-governmental organization that has supported and can continue to support the growth and development of the Cyprus economy.
For AKEL the protection of public wealth and assets is a non-negotiable principle and doesn’t change according to pre-election considerations.
We will continue to struggle for the safeguarding of the social character, modernization and qualative improvement of the public utility organizations.