President Anastasiadis refused to sign the law recently passed by Parliament concerning the reform of Local Government and proceeded to repeal it. In today's letter to the Speaker of Parliament, Ms. Annita Dimitriou asks that the Plenary Session of the Parliament reconsider the new Municipalities of West Paphos and Polis Chrysochous and adopt the government's proposals that were included in the bills submitted to the Parliament. = “x_MsoNormal”> Specifically:
1. The initial bill entitled the Law on Municipalities of 2020 as submitted to the Parliament by the Ministry of Interior, in March 2020, stipulated that a new Municipality of West Paphos be established, which would consist of the Municipality of Pegeia and the communities of Kissonerga, Chlorakas , Embas and Lempas and the new Municipality of Polis Chrysochous, which would consist of the Municipality of Polis Chrysochous and the communities of Argaka, Makounta, Chrysochous, Goudiou, Pelathousa and Kinousa.
The Parliament, during the voting of the mentioned bill in Law, amended the above article 3 and established the new Municipality of Akama, which consists of the Municipality of Pegeia and the communities of Akoursos, Innia, Kathika, Kato Arodes, Kissonerga and Pano Arodes. also amended the new Municipality of Polis Chrysochous to consist of the Municipality of Polis Chrysochous and the communities of Agia Marina (Chrysochous), Androlykou, Argaka, Gialia, Drousia, Crete Terra, Makounta, Neos Chorio (Paphos), Neon Dimata, Pelamos Monster and Goldsmiths.
2. The bill entitled Communities (Amendment) Law of 2020 as originally submitted before the Parliament by the Ministry of Interior, in March 2020, stipulated that in Paphos District the complex of community services “C” would consist of the following communities: Kato Akourdalia, Pano Akourdalia, Akoursos, Androlykou, Kato Arodes, Pano Arodes, Drousia, Theletra, Innia, Kathikas, Kritou Terra, Neo Chorio kai Tera.
The Parliament, during the passage of the above bill in Law, abolished the aforementioned complex of community services by including some of these communities in the Municipalities of Akama and Polis Chrysochous, while it included the communities of Theletra, Pano Akurdalia and Kato Akourdalia in other services. Paphos. In addition, the Parliament created a new complex of community services in the District of Paphos (Complex “H”), consisting of the communities of Emba, Lemba and Chloraka.
Huge problems
“With the implementation of the returned provisions, possible administrative division and/or separation of the spatial entity of the seven communities and integration of some ex & # 8217; of them in the new Municipality of Akama and the rest in the Municipality of Polis Chrysochous may cause serious administrative, practical, urban, social, economic and operational problems in the future development of the communities “, indicates in his letter today to the Speaker of Parliament the President Anastasiadis. Calling, at the same time, the Parliament to review its position and to adopt the position of the government. In case the Parliament rejects the recall of President Anastasiadis, then the issue will be brought before the Supreme Court.
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