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[Tim Drayton]

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Turkish Cypriot Teachers' Union (KTÖS) General Secretary Şener Elcil has been elected to the Cyprus national chair of the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE). Elcil beat his Greek Cypriot rival by 2,232 votes to 808 and will represent the whole island on the committee for a period of three years.

[bill cobbett]

Can't say had ever heard of this ETUCE before reading the OP.

Here is something of its aims from its site. www.etuce.homestead.com

The ETUCE


The European Trade Union Committee for Education, which was established in 1975, represents 118 teachers' unions in 28 European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries. ETUCE is composed of national organisations of teachers and other staff in education being member organisations of Education International (EI) or the World Confederation of Teachers (WCT). It has associated member organisations in the Central and Eastern European countries. The total coverage in Europe amounts to 166 organisations.



The aims of the Committee are to:

promote the interests of organisations of teachers and education employees and of education within the European Economic Area through consultations with all relevant EU and EFTA institutions and through other trade union actions;

promote the social dimension of the European Economic Area in association with the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC);

promote assistance programmes by serving as the liaison between European institutions and the Committee's member organisations with regard to national and European programmes sponsored by EU institutions.

(and ...)

The ETUCE supports the ETUC's programme and policies. In this respect, its aims are to:

fight for human rights and against social exclusion;

contribute actively to the promotion of social dialogue and to the development of basic social rights and of citizenship within the scope of the European social dimension.

[Tim Drayton]

The ETUCE is hardly on everyone's lips, but I think it must be something of a first for a TC to be elected to represent the whole island on to anything at all.

[bill cobbett]

The ETUCE is hardly on everyone's lips, but I think it must be something of a first for a TC to be elected to represent the whole island on to anything at all.

Yes would agree with this being a first. As long as it was a free and fair election with all CY teachers being able to vote, don't have a problem with it.

The chap isn't representing, in any way, the Occupation Regime but is there, as far as can see, to speak for all CY educationalists.

[EPSILON]

http://www.yeniduzen.com/detay.asp?a=14815&z=19



Turkish Cypriot Teachers' Union (KTÖS) General Secretary Şener Elcil has been elected to the Cyprus national chair of the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE). Elcil beat his Greek Cypriot rival by 2,232 votes to 808 and will represent the whole island on the committee for a period of three years.

Thats sounds very very good. t/c representative/ T/c or Turk president, Turkish letters on all ministers building of ROC. Turkish programs in RIK (CYBC). I offer free, no return, air tickets to G/cs to Ioustiniani.
Please do not refer to Ethnicity culture other differences then you will be notified as fascist.!!!!

[EPSILON]

The ETUCE is hardly on everyone's lips, but I think it must be something of a first for a TC to be elected to represent the whole island on to anything at all.

Yes would agree with this being a first. As long as it was a free and fair election with all CY teachers being able to vote, don't have a problem with it.

The chap isn't representing, in any way, the Occupation Regime but is there, as far as can see, to speak for all CY educationalists.

You are absolutetly right- educationalist he can state that the Greeks made an invasion and imperialist politic in Smyrne, that Greeks unlawfully occupy Creta Island and Rhode island and top of all G/cs routes are coming from India, like Elephants!!!

[DT.]

http://www.yeniduzen.com/detay.asp?a=14815&z=19



Turkish Cypriot Teachers' Union (KTÖS) General Secretary Şener Elcil has been elected to the Cyprus national chair of the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE). Elcil beat his Greek Cypriot rival by 2,232 votes to 808 and will represent the whole island on the committee for a period of three years.

Where's VP and his need for undemocratic weighted votes now? Where's the paranoia that left to democracy a TC would never be elected for anything? WHere's VP?

[boulio]

and he didnt just win it was a landslide almost 3-1

remindes me of the book i read by claire palley on cyprus"a international debacle"she states that there was a t/c judge(forgot his name)who if asked would all but unanimously be made the chief justice of the ROC court in a unified state.He was admired by both g/c and t/c euqally.

[Piratis]

http://www.yeniduzen.com/detay.asp?a=14815&z=19



Turkish Cypriot Teachers' Union (KTÖS) General Secretary Şener Elcil has been elected to the Cyprus national chair of the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE). Elcil beat his Greek Cypriot rival by 2,232 votes to 808 and will represent the whole island on the committee for a period of three years.

Where's VP and his need for undemocratic weighted votes now? Where's the paranoia that left to democracy a TC would never be elected for anything? WHere's VP?

What VP means is that a TC who only cares about his own minority and not about the whole Cyprus, can never be elected democratically for anything.

[CopperLine]

The ETUCE is hardly on everyone's lips, but I think it must be something of a first for a TC to be elected to represent the whole island on to anything at all.

Yes would agree with this being a first. As long as it was a free and fair election with all CY teachers being able to vote, don't have a problem with it.

The chap isn't representing, in any way, the Occupation Regime but is there, as far as can see, to speak for all CY educationalists.

I was introduced to Sener Elcil recently and from that brief meeting (and from his past record) I can confirm that he is hardly a supporter of the occupation regime and is something of a pain in the neck for the government in the north, especially but not just the current UBP govt.