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    Convinced that we are doing our duty,

    the Movement for FREEDOM & JUSTICE IN CYPRUS

    submits this document to the People of Cyprus...

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    The Movement is independent and above party politics. It was founded by

    Greeks of Cyprus on the 11thof May 2008 in Nicosia, their signatures witnessed

    by his Beatitude the Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos B, with the aim of

    promoting the Rights of the Republic of Cyprus by every legitimate means, so

    that the principles of Freedom, Democracy, Human Rights and Justice will prevail.

    As a rst step, the Movement published in April 2009 the bilingual Book

    - Bloody truth, which documents objectively the Cyprus events during

    the period 1950 until today. The Book was distributed globally, offsetting to a great

    extent the false British-Turkish propaganda against the rights of Cyprus.

    As a second step, the Movement coordinated the drafting of the document the

    Proposal of the correct YES, for the preparation of which a large number of

    scientists and technocrats contributed, convinced that the future of every law

    abiding State is determined by the free will of its legitimate Citizens, with the soleobjective to frame a future for Cyprus and the New Generation of Cypriots and

    the beliefthat Freedom and Justice can and will prevail.

    Movement for FREEDOM & JUSTICE IN CYPRUS

    Cyprus, September 2009

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    6 THE PROPOSAL OF THE CORRECT YES

    Chapter 1: The documented History

    The document the Proposal of the correct YES constitutes the natural sequel tothe documented history of Cypriot events1, of which the development was brieyas follows:

    1945:The British deny the right of self-determination to the Cypriots.

    1950-1955:The British persuade Turkey to claim Cyprus.

    1955-1963:The Turks, supported by the British, developed severe terrorism inCyprus and, simultaneously, the British design the Constitution-trap of 1960.

    1963:The British advise the President of the Republic of Cyprus to pursueconstitutional amendments and, at the same time, they use this pretext to

    incite an armed Turkish insurgency and secession/self-isolation of the Turksof Cyprus from the legitimate State, aiming at the collapse of the Republic ofCyprus.

    1964-1974:There follow various manipulations, culminating in the junta Coupof the 15thof July 1974 against the legitimate government of Cyprus and, on thisexcuse, the Turkish invasion against the state of Cyprus on the 20thof July 1974,and since then the occupation of Cypriot territory with all the consequencesthereof.

    1974-2004:Repeated attempts are made at the solution of the Cyprus Issue,of which the main characteristic was the continued intransigence of the Turks,

    despite the painful concessions of the Greek Cypriot side. The end result wasthe Annan solution plan2.

    2004 until today:Despite the rejection of the Annan Plan on the 24thof April2004 and the full accession of the Republic of Cyprus to the EU on the 1stofMay 2004, the British and their collaborators redesign the attempt, driving thedevelopments towards a new solution plan, the objective always being theabolition of the Republic of Cyprus.

    For six decades,the British and the Turks plan the abolition of the Republic ofCyprus, aiming to turn Cyprus into Turkish protectorate, under permanent Britishguardianship.

    So far, these plans have failed for two reasons:

    1st: In 1963 the sovereign state of the Republic of Cyprus DID NOT COLLAPSE,but remained internationally recognized, as it evolved in 1963.

    2nd:In 2004 the sovereign state of the Republic of Cyprus WAS NOT ABOLISHED,

    1 Movement for FREEDOM & JUSTICE IN CYPRUS Bloody truth - 2009.2 The Annan plan (11 November 2002) was designed by the British and their collaborators, signedby the then Secretary General of the United Nations Kof Annan and submitted for acceptance by the

    Greeks and the Turks of Cyprus in two different Referenda (24 April 2004). 64% of the Turkish voters,the vast majority of whom consisted of Turkish soldiers and illegal settlers, accepted the Plan. 76% ofthe Greeks of Cyprus rejected it.

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    but acceded to the EU, as it evolved in 19633.

    Chapter 2: The accession to the EU and the erroneous course

    On the 1stof May 2004, the Republic of Cyprus became an equal member-State ofthe EU, with sovereignty over the whole of the Cypriot territory, attaining the SAMErights and the SAME obligations as all the other member-States, with suspensionof the application of the European acquis on that part of the EUROPEAN Cypriotterritory, on which the legitimate State could not exercise its sovereignty becauseof the Turkish occupation4.

    As from the 1stof May 2004, the Republic of Cyprus has the inalienable right

    and the clear obligation:1) To act strictly on the basis of the Fundamental Principles of Freedom,

    Democracy, Human Rights and Justice, on which the EU is based andfunctions, utilizing every positive element that resulted from joining the EU5.

    2) To promote the only correct course for the solution of the Cyprus Issue, that ofthe smooth reintegration of the LEGITIMATE Turks of Cyprus into the ofcialState.

    As from the 1stof May 2004, time counts in favour of the rights of the Republicof Cyprus. However, the course that is being followed is erroneous.

    Chapter 3: The intended new solution plan

    From February 2008 to date, developments afrm both the contents of theJoint Statement of the two Cypriot negotiators of the 23rdof May 2008, as wellas those of the Memorandum of Understanding between the President of theRepublic of Cyprus and the British Prime Minister of the 5thof June 2008, whichare summarized in the offsettingof every effort after the 1stof May 2004 for thedrawing of a right course and the returnof a worse version of the Annan plan,namely the abolition of the Republic of Cyprus.

    3 The State, as it evolved in 1963 due to the British-Turkish conspiracy, the secession/self-isolation ofthe Turks of Cyprus and the self-abolition of the Treaty of Guarantee, is the democratically governedby the natural majority of the 82% of the legitimate People of Cyprus state of the Republic of Cyprus.This is the State, which on the 1stof May 2004 joined the EU, as an equal member-State, sovereignover the whole of the island of Cyprus.4 European Council, Copenhagen, 12/13 December 2002.5 The basic positive element is the possibility for a CONCLUSIVE REMOVAL of the trap provisionsof the still-born 1960 Constitution, of the anti-European provisions contained in the agreements of

    1977 and 1979, of the incompatible, in the European sense, provisions included in the United Nationsresolutions at various times, of the Annan solution plan and of any other attempt at the abolition ofthe Republic of Cyprus.

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    Chapter 4: The Proposal of the correct YES

    The purpose of the Proposal is for the People of Cyprus to know IN TIME which isthe correct course, so as to judge accordingly any new solution plan which theymight be called upon to accept in the near future.

    4.1. The basis of the Proposal

    1) Any solution plan, with a philosophy or content which has already beenrejected, is excluded.

    2) The denitions two communities, Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriotsand Turkish minority are rejected and abolished, as British remnants withdivisive expediency.

    3) The Cyprus Issue startedEXCLUSIVELY with the British-Turkish conspiracyof 1963 and resulted in the illegal invasion of Turkey against the sovereignRepublic of Cyprus and the unlawful occupation of European Cypriot territory6.

    4) Aiming at the ethnic cleansing and the Turkication of the occupiedCypriot territory, Turkey commits internationally illegal interventions7and hasestablished an illegal regime8, for which it seeks international recognition.

    5) The intended Bizonal, Bicommunal Federationwill abolish the state ofthe Republic of Cyprus and will recognize the illegal Turkish regime, creatinga NEW state creature of two EQUAL states, which INTENTIONALLY will beeconomically and politically still-born, exonerating Turkey and creating thefoundations for the total Turkication of Cyprus under the guardianship of theUnited Kingdom9.

    6) The Proposal of the correct YES can be undertaken and promotedSOLELY by the legitimate Government of the Republic of Cyprus10.

    4.2. The fundamental axiom of the Proposal

    The Republic of Cyprus11 must NOT be abolished, because this wouldamount to the ABOLITION OF THE EXISTENCE of the member-State of the

    EU and EXPULSION of any new creature from the EU and the EUROZONE.

    6 Movement for FREEDOM & JUSTICE IN CYPRUS Bloody truth - 2009, Ch. D.7 Main examples of illegal interventions: The importation of hundreds of thousands of settlersfrom Turkey for the purpose of changing the demographic structure of the Republic of Cyprus, theusurpation, the disposal and the destruction of Greek properties, the elimination of the religious andcultural heritage of the Greeks of Cyprus, the change of place-names etc.8 The so-called Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus-TRNC.9

    See Ch. 1 For six decades..10 See Ch. 12 The materialization of the Proposal.11 See Ch. 1 footnote 3.

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    4.3. The documentation of the fundamental axiom

    In the context of the Bizonal, Bicommunal Federation,Turkey aims -interalia- at 2 states, 2 peoples and 2 sovereignties under a weak federal structure,political equality 50%-50% between the two federal states (namely between the18% and the 82% of the legitimate population of Cyprus), no return of the majorityof refugees and all the settlers to remain, THEREFORE preservation of most ofthe occupied territory, separate relations of the 2 states with the EU and the wholearrangement to become IRREVERSIBLE European acquis.

    If what -or approximately what- Turkey seeks are included in the new solutionplan and are approved by the People of Cyprus, it will constitute a HUGEVIOLATION of the Treaty of Accession of the Republic of Cyprus to the EU,

    because:

    The State which joined the EU in 2004 will be abolished and the foundingprovisions of the new creature will be violating massively and continuouslythe Fundamental Principles of the EU.

    This arrangementwill not be refused by the EU, which HOWEVER will beobliged to protect itself, by freeing the European environment from the badprecedent and preserving a healthy European acquis.

    In other words, the present European member-State, the Republic of Cyprus,will voluntarily place itself outside the EU, making useless at the same time the

    sole EFFECTIVE weapon that it now possesses:

    The equality with 500 million Europeans, who are BOUND to consider theState of the Republic of Cyprus as SOVEREIGN over the whole of the Cyprusterritory.

    The immediate consequences of such a development, will be the FINANCIALCOLLAPSE12, the PHYSICAL INSECURITY13 and STATE CHAOS14, facts thatwill lead to the Turkication of Cyprus, under the guardianship of the UnitedKingdom15.

    The correct course is:

    The preservation of the Republic of Cyprus, which will pursue the smoothreintegration of the Turks of Cyprus into the legitimate State and theharmonization of the entire State with the EU institutions, with which thefree part of Cyprus has already been harmonized at a very high cost.

    12 Exit from the EUROZONE and replacement of EURO by another currency of low value.13 Cyprus will be inhabited from one end to the other by Turkish settlers.

    14 A racist Government with dual authority and a double right of VETO, through the presidency byrotation etc.15 See Ch. 1 For six decades..

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    4.4. The main characteristics of the Proposal:

    Governed exclusively by the Fundamental Principles of the European Union, theProposal:

    Providesfor the withdrawal of the Occupation Forces, the departure of theSettlers and exclusion of any Security System similar to the guarantees of1960.

    Provides for the restoration of the State to a situation of total normality andfor the elimination of the consequences of the illegal Turkish Occupation, tothe benet of all the LEGITIMATE Cypriots.

    Provides for the upgrading and modernization of the existing Constitution,

    the Laws and Institutions, in a manner that will consolidate the general feelingof trust and security.

    While it approaches in a positive way the geopolitical and geostrategicinterests of third countries in the area, it does not allow for any concessionsto anyone in relation to the sovereignty and the legitimate interests of theRepublic of Cyprus.

    Chapter 5: The rst actions

    The Proposal provides:5.1. Occupied territory: The immediate delivery of the territory to the UnitedNations Peace Forces, for the shortest transitional period required for theimplementation of the remaining actions.

    5.2. Missing Persons: The immediate lifting of every obstacle, so as to ascertainthe fate and conditions, under which all Missing Persons of the 1974 invasionwere lost.

    5.3. Enclaved people: The immediate and total freedom of movement and thefull respect for the human rights of all persons residing in the occupied territories.

    5.4. Occupation forces and settlers: The immediate setting of the minimumtimetable required for the withdrawal of the occupation forces and the departure ofthe Turkish settlers, as well as of any other person illegally residing in the territoryof the Republic of Cyprus.

    5.5. Refugees: The immediate setting of the minimum timetable required for thetotal restoration of all human rights and basic freedoms of return, settlement,recovery and exploitation of property for all legitimate citizens of the Republic ofCyprus.

    5.6. Properties and compensation: Those responsible for the usurpation,alteration, destruction or loss of use of property without the consent of thelegitimate owner or possessor, shall pay the appropriate and just compensation

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    to the legitimate owner or the legitimate possessor, for the duration of the illegality,without excluding the possibility of a lawful private settlement, in such a way thatthe sovereignty and legitimate interests of the State are not affected. Allcases ofsettlement will be judged by the competent, European Cypriot Courts, which willeither ratify the cases of lawful settlement, or will apply the provisions of the Law,whenever the settlement is illegal or not feasible.

    Chapter 6: The Constitution and the 1960 Treaties

    With exclusive reference to the LEGITIMATE People of Cyprus, the Proposalprovides for:

    The deletionof those provisions of the Constitution and the accompanyingTreaties of 1960, of which either the validity has become inactive due to theBritish-Turkish conspiracy of 1963 or their content violates the FundamentalPrinciples of the EU and/or the UN Charter.

    The overall upgradingof the Constitution, with all necessary additions oramendments, aimed at the modernization and full harmonization with theEuropean acquis, namely the principles of Freedom, Democracy, HumanRights and Justice.

    Chapter 7: Governance and Institutions

    Guided by the European principles and values, the Proposal provides for:

    Democratic Governance, with full equality of rights for every legitimateCypriot before the Law and the State.

    Fair social policy,providing also for criteria of appropriate benets for speciccategories of citizens, including the provision for smooth reintegration of theTurks of Cyprus into the legitimate State and harmonization of the occupiedterritories with the European acquis16.

    Balanced development, within the real and objectively foreseeablepossibilities of the State, with special attention to matters of public safety andhealth.

    Diligent protectionof the environment and planning for fast development offriendly methods of production of energy.

    Substantial measuresof care and support for the New Generation.

    Economic policy of frugality,without affecting the welfare of the People ofCyprus.

    16 See Ch. 11 Strengthening of the social role of the State.

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    Credible securingof virtuous and effective governance, in the context of aFair State.

    Chapter 8: Religion

    The Proposal embraces the principle,that the duty of all religions is to uniteand not to divide peoples and adopts the following:

    The majorityof the People of Cyprus are Christian Orthodox and Christianityaccepts and respects every religion and every human being, with theirparticularities and their beliefs17.

    The coexistence of Islam and Orthodoxywas not always smooth. However,the occasional conicts were NOT due to the difference in religion, but werestirred up by a combination of local political expediencies and the interestsof foreign powers, who considered that they would achieve their objectivesthrough the incitement of local conicts, implicating for this purpose religionas well.

    As from the 16thcentury A.D.when Cyprus was conquered by the Turks,coexistence relations at people level were always good. The phenomena ofoppression were the result of the conquest and the attempt at perpetuatingthe occupation, and had nothing to do with the relations among people18.

    The peaceful coexistenceof the faithful of the two religions is witnessedboth by the coexistence in the same community, as well as in the church orthe mosque19.

    The foundationof the reintegration and peaceful coexistence of all legitimateCypriots can be based on the common respect of the Declaration of HumanRights and, in particular, of free conscience, free will and human dignity.

    Religious problems never existed in Cyprus and the different culture ofpersons living together never gave rise to any problems. The Greeks ofCyprus never raised the issue of the return of their sacred places, which since

    17 St. Paul, Act 17 24-26 God, who has created the world and everything on it created all nationsfrom one blood, to live on the entire face of the earth.18 The good relations, away from political expedience, are also witnessed by Vassilis Michaelides:Even at the darkest moment of the Turkish occupation, the slaughter of the 9thof July 1821, a MoslemTurk, Kioroglou, desperately attempts, putting his life in danger, to help escape and save ArchbishopKyprianos.19 An example to the present day is the community of Peristerona, Morfou. Also: The Archbishopand the Mufti exchanged visits and offered their felicitations during the celebration of the Bairam andRamadan and, correspondingly, during the celebration of Christmas and Easter (ofcial magazine of

    the Church of Cyprus Apostolos Varnavas). Both the priest and the muezzin were considered byeverybody as equally respectable persons and were asked to act as mediators for the resolution ofdisputes among the inhabitants etc.

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    1570 were converted into Moslem temples20.

    However, the Greek places of worship,which were seized in 1974 andwere altered, devastated or converted into mosques, must be returned to theirlegitimate owners, even if their adventure is attributed to war conditions.The Christians of Cyprus were connected by strong experiences with theseplaces and only their return will enable them to reconnect with the past.

    Coexistenceunder conditions of peace and justice does not mean the underminingof anyones identity. The Greeks of Cyprus accept the legitimate Turks of Cyprusas their compatriots, with their culture, religion and particularities, and so do theTurks of Cyprus, who accept the Greeks of Cyprus as their own compatriots.

    Today,when all the legitimate Cypriots are equal citizens of the EU and whenpeople also seek a religious dimension in their life, the Republic of Cyprus mustprovide responsibly also for the smooth religious and cultural reintegration of theTurks of Cyprus into the legitimate State, on the basis of the relations which weredeveloped and preserved throughout the past centuries.

    Putting aside the prejudices that others accumulated in the course of recentdecades, all legitimate Cypriots should set an example of cooperation, forthe common benet.

    Chapter 9: Education and Culture

    The EU acceptsevery European citizen with his national identity and culture,without upsetting and levelling off the traditions of its member-States.

    With absolute respecttowards the language, the religion, the historic reserves,the culture and generally the Education of all Nations and given that the vastmajority of the legitimate People of Cyprus is of Greek national descent, theProposal considers Education as a fundamental prerequisite for the survivalof the legitimate State and provides for:

    The rejectionof any attempt, aimed at the distancing of the new generation

    of Cypriots from their national roots, language and history. The safeguarding of traditions and cultural heritage.

    Greek-centered Education for the Greeks of Cyprus and a correspondingpossibility for every legitimate citizen of the Republic of Cyprus of any othernational descent.

    The teachingof history and the safeguarding of historical conscience, withequal respect for the history of all nations.

    20 The occupation/conversion was attributed to the war circumstances, and this is the reason whythe Greeks since 1974 respect and maintain these temples as Moslem sacred places.

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    The development of dialogue and the utilization of technology for the shapingof a common course, benecial to the entire People of Cyprus.

    The balancing and uplifting of common ideals.

    The instructionof common spiritual upgrading.

    Education that will promote values, will create new upright, democratic,real, courageous and forthright citizens, who will respect themselves and theirtraditions, will be self-disciplined and self-condent and will hold in esteem theirfellow human beings, in a fair state, which will ensure for them equality before theLaw and equal opportunities for progress.

    Chapter 10: Security

    All States, for their survival,must possess a credible Security System, in orderto protect their citizens and their interests, to cope with threats and to exercisetheir sovereign rights.

    Considering, that the creation of conditions of security and the defencecapability of the State against all threats is a prerequisite for its smoothfunctioning and its viability, that the geographic position of Cyprus in the EasternMediterranean increases the security requirements, that the experiences fromthe security system of 1960 were traumatic21, that the experiences from the

    Annan plan were negative22, that from the 1950s until the present time Turkeysstrategic target is the political and military control of the entire Cyprus23andthat the Republic of Cyprus joined the EU and the security environment haschanged internationally, the proposal adopts a new Security System ofEuropean standards,which covers the safeguarding of the acquired rightsof the Republic of Cyprus as an equal and sovereign member-State of the EUand which, among others, provides for the following:

    21 The Treaties of Guarantee and Alliance of 1960 proved a permanent source of anomaly and

    guardianship and, with the encouragement of the United Kingdom, they served Turkeys strategicobjective for control of the whole of Cyprus (bombardment of Tylliria-1964, invasion of Cyrus-1974,occupation, illegal settlers etc). Moreover, article IV of the Treaty of Guarantee regarding unilateralintervention violates the Charter of the United Nations, Article 2(4) of which species that AllMembers shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorialintegrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposesof the United Nations.22 It is The comprehensive Settlement of the Cyprus Problem by the United Nations, March 2004(5th edition), through which Turkey aimed at strengthening its rights of intervention and its roleof guardianship over Cyprus, extension of its sovereign rights to the sea and air space of Cyprus,limitation of the sovereign rights and disarmament of the Republic of Cyprus and legalization of theillegal settlers, while Britain sought the legalization and permanency of the status of sovereignty of itsBases, as well as greater access to the sea space of Cyprus.

    23 Movement for FREEDOM & JUSTICE IN CYPRUS Bloody truth - 2009, Ch. B8, B10 NihatErim Reports (1956), Plan for the Recovery of Cyprus Special War Ofce of the Turkish MilitaryHeadquarters (1958)and Ch. B8, B30-B32.

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    Full exerciseof the right of self-defence and possession of its own ArmedForces, at the discretion of the State of Cyprus24.

    Exclusion of the possibility of total demilitarization25.

    Exclusion of the Treaties of Guarantee & Alliance of 196026 and ofother colonial remnants, which contravene the European acquis and theparticipation of the Republic of Cyprus to the Common Foreign and SecurityPolicy (CFSP)27.

    No limitation to the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus over the wholeterritory of Cyprus (land, sea, air).

    Withdrawalof the occupation forces and of the settlers28.

    Participationand/or entering into treaties of security and cooperation withother Organizations of Collective Security in addition to OSCE29, such as thePartnership for Peace of the EU (PfP) and the North-Atlantic Treaty (NATO).

    Full enforcement of the provisions of the Treaty for the Law of the Sea(Montego Bay, 1982).

    Abolitionof the British Military Bases and exclusion of such possibility for thebenet of any Country.

    Possibility of establishment of BasesONLY for the benet of Collective

    Organizations, in which the Republic of Cyprus will participate and/or will enterinto a security and cooperation treaty, under the same terms that apply in therest of the EU and without prejudice to the sovereignty and other legitimateinterests of the Republic of Cyprus.

    24 Charter of the United Nations, Article 51: Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherentright of individual or collective self-defence....25 Not only for reasons of dignity of the State, but also because of the great geostrategic importanceand the instability which characterize the area in which Cyprus lies, the inability to exercise thesovereign rights of the State, the expansionist pretensions of Turkey and the expediencies of theUnited Kingdom on Cyprus.26 Besides, the 1960 Treaties were self-abolished as a result of the British-Turkish conspiracy etc of1963 (see Movement for FREEDOM & JUSTICE IN CYPRUS Bloody truth - 2009, Ch. B27 and C1),the Turkish bombardment of Tylliria of 1964 (see Movement for FREEDOM & JUSTICE IN CYPRUSBloody truth - 2009, Ch. C7-C9) and the illegal Turkish invasion of 1974 and all the consequencesthereof (Movement for FREEDOM & JUSTICE IN CYPRUS Bloody truth - 2009, Ch. D1-D5).27 CFSP was enacted and is governed by Title V of the Treaty for the European Union. It has replacedthe European Political Cooperation (EPC) and provides for the determination of a future, commondefence policy, which at the right time could lead to a common European defence.28 The illegal settlement committed by Turkey is an international crime (Geneva Convention 1949).The settlers who were imported in order to change the demographic structure of Cyprus number atleast 200.000 (statement by Dervis Eroglu, 1st July 2009) and constitute a strong majority compared tothe legitimate Turks of the Republic of Cyprus, who have been reduced from 118.000 (1974) to 88.000

    (Demographic Report of the Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus, 2006). See also Ch.5 Therst actions.29 Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, in which Cyprus participates.

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    Exclusion of the interconnection of the solution of the Cyprus Issue withTurkeys process for accession to the EU.

    Chapter 11: The Economy

    Taking into account, that the process of harmonization of the Cyprus economywith the European acquis lasted for many years and was laborious, that the presentEuropean form and structure of the economy offers -with the right internal policy-the possibility for qualitative and viable economic growth, which will contribute tothe progress and welfare of all the legitimate citizens of the Republic of Cyprusand that the functionality and viability of the State absolutely affects the politicalviability of any solution of the Cyprus Issue, the Proposal adopts the fundamentalprinciple, that:

    The solution for the Cyprus Issue should be determined on the one handby the fact that the occupied areas belong to the Republic of Cyprus andare outside the control of the ofcial Government as a result of the Turkishoccupation30, and on the other hand by the principle that the solution mustbe compatible with rational economic rules, particularly those protected bythe European acquis.

    Therefore, the Proposal provides for the following economic principles, whichoperate to the benet of all legitimate citizens, and are absolutely compatible with

    a solution based on the continuation of the European Republic of Cyprus: Preservation of the system of mixed economy with state intervention,

    solely based on economic and social and not on political or racial criteria.

    An overall economic policy, to be applied within the context dened bythe EU, including the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP)31and the Treaty ofLisbon32, which ensure the functionality of the economy, the improvement ofthe conditions of employment and the strengthening of competitiveness of theentire economy.

    Strengthening the social role of the state, so as to support the smooth

    reintegration of the Turks of Cyprus into the single economy33. It is considered

    30 Protocol 10 of the Treaty of Accession of the Republic of Cyprus to the European Union.31 This is the Regulatory Framework for the coordination of the national scal policies of the countriesparticipating in the EU for the purpose of safeguarding the strength of the public nances, which is avital prerequisite for the smooth functioning of the common European economy.32 It consists of an aggregate of structural economic reforms, based on the cooperation among themember-States and the European Commission, aiming at the acceleration of the rate of economicgrowth and the increase of employment in the EU.33 The support measures must take the form of transfers or support (e.g. increased social grants or

    educational and other programmes etc) and not the form of limitations or distortions (e.g. favourabletax treatment) which hinder the functioning of the market, are contrary to the common interests andviolate the European acquis.

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    proper that at the centers of relevant decision making, the Turks of Cyprusshould also be adequately represented.

    Preservation of a single economy and market, as member of the EU andthe EUROZONE, with free and unrestricted movement of goods, services,labour and capital throughout the economy34.

    Safeguarding the smooth functioning of the state institutions, thestructure of which must ensure their unhindered functioning. Of particularimportance is the smooth operation of the independent institutions, such asthe Central Bank, the Courts of Justice, the Auditor General and the AttorneyGeneral, in the structure of which the adequate representation of the Turks ofCyprus is also deemed appropriate. Where the framework of the operation of

    the institutions is dened by the European acquis, this is inviolable.

    Safeguarding the continued viability of public nances, a matter ofparticular signicance during the rst stages of the reintegration of the Turksof Cyprus into the single economy, because both the reintegration itself, aswell as the harmonization of the occupied areas with the European acquis willhave an economic cost, which the State will be called upon to nance to alarge extent. Therefore, the managementof the nancing of the reintegrationmust be carried out with especial diligence.

    The above principles secure the strength and functionality of the integrated

    economy, fully comply with the continuation of the Republic of Cyprus (as it joinedthe EU in 2004 and the EUROZONE in 2008) and satisfy any worries of the Turksof Cyprus, as they provide for adequate representation in the management of theeconomy and the institutional structures, as well as adequate socio-economicsupport, so that a rapid convergence of incomes of all legitimate Cypriots will beachieved, within the context of the unied European economy.

    The European acquis is the shield for the economy of Cyprus. Any deviationswill be catastrophic for all the legitimate citizens of the Republic of Cyprus.

    Chapter 12: The materialization of the Proposal of the correct YESHoping that the danger from the intended new solution plan will be averted, theProposal can be materialized ONLY by the legitimate government of the Republicof Cyprus, guided by the legitimate interests of the State and the rights of all thelegitimate, European Cypriot citizens.

    34 The system is guaranteed by the common currency (EURO) and the independent, common Central

    Bank of Cyprus (member of the Eurosystem). Within this framework, the Government will be able toapply an effective social policy and will be able to support the currently occupied areas to improve theirgrowth infrastructure.

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    To this effect, the responsible Government must:

    1) Adopt the Proposal.2) Elaborate in detail all the parameters, creating the complete document of the

    Solution Proposal.

    3) Call upon all the legitimate Cypriot Voters to approve the Proposal in a SINGLEReferendum.

    4) Persuade the equal partners of the Republic of Cyprus in the EU about thecorrectness of the Proposal.

    5) Submit the Solution Proposal to the United Nations and support it as the

    CORRECT and INVIOLABLE course towards a solution of the Cyprus Issue.The most powerful argument in favour of the Proposal is the fact that anyother course followed in Cyprus is BY DEFINITION THE RESULT of theillegal Invasion and Occupation, THEREFORE illegal and rejectable withinthe European and international context.

    Epilogue

    The processof adoption, elaboration, approval, promotion and prevalence of theProposal as the correct solution for the Cyprus Issue is expected to be laborious,

    with predictable political and other obstacles and pressures.

    Strong WILL, PATRIOTISM, HONESTY and PERSISTENCE, above personal,party and other expediencies and interests, especially by the leader to whom thePeople of Cyprus will give the mandate.

    The timethat will be required for the materialization of the Proposal is unknown,as so far NO other proposal has been tried, which emanates responsibly andexclusively from the President of the ofcial European state of the Republic ofCyprus and which concerns the whole of the legitimate People of Cyprus.

    What is certainis that, irrespective of how long it takes, it will be the FIRST TIME

    that time is invested towards the correct direction, provided that there will be NOfaintness of spirits and return to concessions.

    If the people of Cyprusbelieve in the Proposal of the correct YES, elevate it to anINVIOLABLE MANDATE, deliver it to a worthy Leader and ght for its prevalence,the Proposal will prove to be the only legitimate, honourable, respectable, just andviable conclusion to the Cyprus Issue in the European context.

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