Pyrillis: "Let a Municipality remain in Famagusta and 10 Cypriots" (VIDEO)

An unprecedented decision was made today by the General Assembly of the Union of Municipalities after the removal of the Municipality of Paralimni from its member due to the strong reaction of Theodoros Pyrillis for the unfair distribution of the annual contribution.

The Mayor of Paralimni, who is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Union of Municipalities, submitted a proposal for a change in the distribution of the annual contribution of Municipalities to the Union of Municipalities based on state sponsorship received and not based on municipal revenues.

The proposal of Theodoros Pyrillis did not receive a majority and therefore he left the Assembly reacting strongly to the fact of injustice as he states that the Municipality of Paralimni exists.

In his communication Famagusta.News with Theodoros Pyrillis, he stated that the Municipality of Paralimni unjustly pays every year 10% of the total sponsorship received by the Union of Municipalities, while at the same time the Municipality receives from the Government only 2,5% of the total state sponsorship to the Municipalities. Therefore, he said, he left the General Assembly, thus expressing his strong opposition to the current situation.

As Theodoros Pyrillis stated, in today's General Assembly of the Union of Municipalities, the Municipality of Paralimni had set as a matter of principle that the contribution of the Municipalities for the operation of the Union of Municipalities should be made on the same basis as the state sponsorship. Unfortunately, he said, the General Assembly rejected this request, which is opposed by the Municipality of Paralimni as the Municipality has reached the point of receiving 2,5% of the total state sponsorship and contributing four times as much to the operation of the Union of Municipalities. , ie close to 10%.

At the same time, he called on the Parliament to proceed immediately with the voting of the bill of the Local Government reform with the only change being the further reduction of the Municipalities. Society, he said, demands that municipalities be reduced to such an extent that they are viable entities and can offer better services at a lower cost to citizens.

A Municipality in the province of Famagusta

He expressed the view that the Municipalities should remain 10, one in the province of Famagusta, from 2 Larnaca, Limassol and Paphos and 3 in Nicosia. "We must, he stressed, the tsiflikia disappear and stop having Municipalities so that some people have chairs."

Deletion of a Municipality from the Union of Municipalities for the first time in the annals

After the departure of Theodoros Pyrillis and the non-majority in the submitted proposal, the Union of Municipalities took a relevant decision to delete the Municipality of Paralimni from the collective representative body, which according to information happens for the first time in history, since the establishment of the collective instrument in 1981.

The Famagusta.News contacted the President of the Union of Municipalities of Cyprus and Mayor of Larnaca Andreas Vyras who stated that the deletion of the Municipality of Paralimni was based on statutory provision which concerns the non-payment of the annual sponsorship. As he mentioned, the Municipality of Paralimni for the last seven years at least refuses to pay the full amount of the corresponding sponsorship, paying only an amount as they see fit, resulting in a contribution of € 20.000 lower each year.

Nevertheless, according to Andreas Vyras, he is expected to clarify whether there will be a specific agreement with the Municipality of Paralimni, so that the Union of Municipalities can proceed with its re-registration, while according to information from Famagusta.News it has not clarified whether the opinion of Theodoros Paralimni are then shared by other representatives of local authorities.

The contributions of the Municipality of Paralimni

It is pointed out that the Municipality of Paralimni receives a state sponsorship of 2,5% of the annual, total amount of 55 million euros, which amounts to 1,3 million euros. The Municipality of Paralimni is ranked 15th in the list of Municipalities that receive state sponsorship, as the other Municipalities receive larger amounts, while the contribution of the Municipalities to the Union of Municipalities amounts to 0.4% of the revenues of each Municipality.

Famagusta.News