The statement of the Movement of Ecologists is self-evident:
In recent times there has been a - commonly accepted - unprecedented, particularly worrying and exaggerated rush to close the process of the preparation of the Akamas Local Plan (Communities) with 'summary procedures', to an extent that not only casts doubt on the rationality of the provisions being promoted but also trivializes the procedures provided for by the relevant legislation.
The ministers of the Anastasiades government are trying to reassure society by 'embellishing' the Akamas Local Plan under preparation, trying to convey to the world the message that the Ecologists' Movement - Citizens' Co-operation and environmental organisations should not worry.[A GOVERNMENT WHICH HAS ALLOWED HUNDREDS OF INTERVENTIONS ON THE BEACHES, WHICH HAS ALLOWED SEA CAVES TO BE BUILT, WHICH HAS NOT RATIFIED AND DOES NOT IMPLEMENT THE BARCELONA CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF BEACHES, WHICH IS GUILTY OF MANY CRIMES AGAINST THE ENVIRONMENT AND AS A RESULT HAS HAD INFRINGEMENT PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST IT BY THE EU. OFFENCES INCLUDE, AMONG OTHERS, THE INADEQUATE DEFINITION OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE NATURA 2000 NETWORK, THE FAILURE TO ESTABLISH THE NECESSARY PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT REGIME FOR NATURA 2000 SITES, AND THE FAILURE TO SUBJECT DOZENS OF PROJECTS TO PROPER ASSESSMENT AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS.
This government is trying to convince us and society that our concerns are unfounded. At the same time the Ministry of Interior, despite persistent pleas from committees and members of the House of Representatives, is choosing to go the route of obfuscation, informing us that it does not intend to make the Akamas Local Plan public.
Noting the discomfort of the Government in exercising control, the Movement of Ecologists - Citizens' Co-operation, once again sounds the alarm bell, clearly emphasizing that the procedures followed must be transparent.
The attitude of the Anastasiades Government is politically irresponsible and environmentally unsustainable and destructive.
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