"Before the elections there will be the Solidarity Movement supported by the persons, the potential, the ideas, the policies, the staff of the European Party" said Dimitris Syllouris, adding that "we make this sacrifice without any demands at party or personal level And called on the people to support this new choice.
Asked if the day after the elections there will be only the Solidarity Movement to which the European Party will join, Mr. Syllouris answered in the affirmative.
EUROCO, he noted, realizing the magnitude of the risks, puts aside its party ambitions and in the upcoming parliamentary elections joins forces with the "Solidarity" Movement.
"The political goal of this effort is to give citizens a credible electoral choice with capable and honest candidates who are free from corruption and entanglement," he said.
"At the same time, we aspire to give innovative and workable proposals capable of tackling the problems and eliminating the dangers that threaten our homeland and our people," he added.
"The success we expect is to create a new social majority that will change the political things in our country and punish the old partisanship of the parties of entanglement, corruption, problems and dissolution that is the cause of our destruction," he said.
Mr. Syllouris said that no one will lead the ballot and that the 56 candidates, including himself and Eleni Theocharous, will need a cross of preference. The head of Solidarity, he said, will be Mrs. Theocharous.
He also said that the candidates will be selected based on evaluation criteria and that there will be candidates who may come from different parties.
Tomorrow morning, he said, the six candidates for the Larnaca ballot will be announced.
Mr. Syllouris expressed the view that the contribution of EUROCO all these years and the party and personal sacrifice he makes by joining the "Solidarity" Movement will be highly appreciated. "I believe that the Cypriot society, in a much larger percentage than what all the old parties get together, is asking for something new. This new thing will be given by Eleni Theocharous with the Solidarity Movement with our help and cooperation "he repeated.
Answering a question, he said that "if we were looking for collaborations for a simple election, we would not rule out consultation and cooperation with any of the existing parties. "If we were looking to be comfortable, we would accept proposals that came directly or indirectly to us, even other positions to the President of the European Party, and the participation of the European Party in other parties."
Regarding the Cyprus issue, he said that EUROCO monitors and analyzes in detail the situation in the negotiations. "We do not anticipate developments, we do not underestimate or overestimate the data that has been formed," he said, expressing his party's readiness to "strongly" support the solution.
He expressed the position that at this stage EUROCO is watching with great interest, without going into the details of the negotiations and without judging and publicly discussing the substance of the negotiations, adding that "we will take a stand". He advocated full transparency and information for the parties and the people.
Mr. Syllouris said that the solution should be a continuation of the Republic of Cyprus, to be based on the principles and values of the EU, to ensure the human rights of all legal citizens of the Republic of Cyprus, Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, without discounts and derogations, to provides for the withdrawal of Turkish troops and settlers, the lifting of occupation and division, the return of refugees and the return of property to its rightful owners.
"We have the unanimous decision (of the National Council), we expect this unanimous decision to be the basis and the essence of our positions at the negotiating table, and we expect that in case of deviation from these principles, we will be given the appropriate explanations," he said.
Asked about the future of the National Council, after the revelations made by the President of EDEK, Mr. Syllouris said that "he will not enter into procedural discussions and paraphilology" and insisted on a discussion "serious, in essence and as the President deems Recalling that the National Council is advisory to the current President. "We have no requirement to go to the National Council either for information or to submit our positions, otherwise we can do it," he added.
In the field of justice and the fight against corruption, the President of EUROCO said that impunity and unworthiness prevail and that the perpetrators of scandals and crimes move freely. "We demand accountability and exemplary punishment of those responsible for the destruction of the place," he said, referring to unjustified delays in economic investigations and the punishment of the guilty.
Mr. Syllouris asked for the promotion of EUROCO, which was accepted by the Attorney General, for the establishment of an investigative committee that will examine all the issues of the banking scandal that do not relate to criminal crimes and responsibilities, which can not be considered by the Attorney General. Attorney General, but they may have played a significant role in the collapse of the economy and the banks, with Focus first seeking further investigation into other aspects, and in particular what Focus received in return for the millions it gave to political parties. "Money routes of 40-50 million should be found, we should combine all these routes, we should correlate party contributions directly or indirectly with decisions that destroyed the banking system and then there will be plenty of light," he said.
He also stated that "if Andreas Vgenopoulos has many in his hand, he certainly does not have Dimitris Syllouris", while he said that he reconsidered his position and if he is re-elected MP he will ask Vgenopoulos to come to Cyprus to name "with names, addresses and amounts , who has it in his hand ".
Responding to those who argued that the Institutions Committee's report on the economic scandal could be used by defendants as an argument in the courts, he spoke of an "unacceptable and irresponsible approach", adding that some wanted us to lose cases to hold others accountable. . "If these cases are lost, they should be blamed," he said, adding that he was referring to the legal system as a whole and the banking supervisory system.
Asked to state his position on the issue of former Attorney General Rikos Erotokritos, Mr. Syllouris said that Mr. Erotokritos has nothing to do with EUROCO today and that the party respects the court process and whatever the outcome.
According to Dimitris Syllouris, EUROCO proposes the creation of an Independent Authority against Corruption and Entanglement, which "will clean the Cypriot state from widespread corruption."
Much has been done in the economy, but not everything that is particularly needed in the field of reforms has been done, said the President of EUROCO. He specifically suggested that there be a legal framework for investment synergies between the private and public sectors, that a high ceiling be set on high salaries and high public pensions, and that it serve investors and investors quickly.
At the same time, now that Cyprus has withdrawn from the memorandum, Dimitris Syllouris demanded the change of some laws that have been passed under the pressure of the Troika by the parties DISY, DIKO and EDEK and "instead of solving the problems they have distorted the operation of the banking system" , he said, citing as an example the insolvency framework that must, as he said, be changed to facilitate restructuring and protect guarantors.
At the same time, he supported the proposal of Eleni Theocharous to utilize the property of banks in the occupied territories in order to compensate those who lost their shares.
The President of EUROCO said that the Cypriot state needs to be re-established, noting that "bold changes" are needed, such as drastic reduction of bureaucracy and public operating costs (salaries, rents, consumables), introduction of e-government systems, fight against corruption and corruption and officials and creating a culture in the public sector staff so that it serves and does not bother the citizens.
The assets of Syllouris are in the public domain
At the press conference, the President of EUROCO made his assets public. His net worth amounts to 406 thousand euros. In particular, Mr. Syllouris has vehicles worth 20 thousand euros, real estate worth 240,300 euros, while 128,952 thousand are debtors. His loans amount to 13,686 euros.
Source: KYPE