In two weeks three law proposals will be submitted to the plenary of the Parliament, with the central aim of more effective and fairer support of the refugee world.
At its meeting today, the Parliamentary Committee on Refugees specifically decided to lead to the Plenary the proposal for a law that would provide the possibility of financial sponsorship as compensation for the loss of use of occupied properties, although, according to the Chairman of the Refugee Committee, Nikos Ketteros, "the Government considers unconstitutional the support of the owners of occupied properties".
He also decided to lead the plenary session the proposal of a law, concerning the extension of the right to develop the right to use the residence in a self-housing settlement, built on Turkish Cypriot land, for mild professional activity, on the basis of the urban planning of the area and after obtaining the necessary planning permits, as well as the proposal that enshrines in law the right to all owners, and those who have an interest in property in the occupied territories, which they have not yet declared, to proceed with a declaration to the land registry.
Referring in statements after the Committee meeting to the proposal that would provide the possibility of financial sponsorship as compensation for the loss of use of occupied properties, Ketteros referred to "mockery" on the part of the Government towards the refugee world.
"It is not enough that the government has been making fun of the refugee world for years, since it only remembers the displaced people during the election, today the Ministry of Finance came to the Commission claiming that the proposed law is unconstitutional, since it will increase state spending," he said. Kettiros added that "they probably did not read the legislation, since it is clear that it is the executive branch that has the power to enact this provision."
According to the President of the Refugee Committee, "it is a well-known approach of the Anastasiades-Averoff government to spend millions of millions and in the end to support the displaced people with air poop".
He noted, however, that "in any case, the committee decided to take the bill to the plenary in two weeks," adding that "from there on it is a clear political decision of Mr. Anastasiades whether to refer it."
Regarding the second law proposal, which concerns the extension of the right to develop the right to use a residence in a self-housing settlement, built on Turkish Cypriot land, for mild professional activity on the basis of the urban planning of the area and after obtaining the necessary planning permits, Mr. Kettiros said that his party positively appreciates the proposal, noting, however, the reservation that "all displaced persons who do not hold a lease certificate should also be covered, because the state for so many years has failed to complete this process".
He added that during today's session "this reservation of ours has been incorporated into the proposed law", to note that "this way we will not create yet another speed of unjustified refugees and they will be able on equal terms to use their residences for business activities".
With regard to the third law proposal, the President of the Refugee Committee said that "it concerns an initiative of AKEL - which was supported by other parties - and enshrines in law the right for all owners, as well as those who have an interest in properties in the occupied territories, which they have not yet declared, to proceed with a declaration to the land registry".
He said "the aim is to continuously reduce the number of undeclared properties in the occupied territories," adding that "the proposal will be submitted to the plenary in two weeks."
Source: CNA
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