Cypriot
parliament rejected (marginally) yesterday the bill for the
privatization of public organizations leading the Cypriot bailout
program to a dead end. Lenders have set this bill as a term to give
the 1.5 billion euros lending dose to Cyprus. Meanwhile, outside the
parliament thousands gathered to demonstrate against privatizations,
demanding the rejection of the bill, while workers in public
organizations (CYTA, ports, Electriciy Authority of Cyprus) went on
strike.
There were
five neutral votes by MPs of the government coalition party DIKO,
something which was crucial for the final result. Cyprus appears that
is facing now also a political crisis, as DIKO decided to withdraw
from the coalition government of Anastasiadis administration, as,
according to some information, disagreed on the nature of
negotiations with the Turkish-Cypriot side for the unification of
Cyprus.
Cypriots
dared to say "no" to the lenders, exposing further the
Greek government. No one knows how long will last the resistance
against European neoliberal economic empire this time, as Cyprus is
left alone without any support on this economic crisis. According to
recent information, Troika rejected a change concerning the tenure of
jobs in semi-state organizations.
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