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[Lordo]

it is completed.

[bill cobbett]

it is completed.

Surprised the Environmentally Destructive Regime known by some as "tnctrct", or some such, is capable of finishing anything.

Pickies please... it's not that we don't believe a bleeding, flipping lying word you say, you understand.

[bill cobbett]

Below is an interpretation, posted elsewhere by a friend, of a letter sent by the Enlargement Commissioner, Mr Stephan Fule, to the "trnc's" Eroglu about the destruction by "trnc" in the Karpas.

It criticises the developments in the Karpas and questions the mis-use of EU monies that were allocated to environmental protection work in the Karpas. These amounted to some 1.5 Million Euros.

It goes on to call in to question the making over of EU monies that are allocated under the assistance programme, some 31 Million Euros.

It calls on Mr Eroglu to give a written explanation as to why environmentally important areas that are candidates for Natura 2000 inclusion have been destroyed.

It goes on to criticise the road widening and the destruction to habitats this has caused and the impact of increased traffic that will result.

The plans for a music festival near the turtle beaches up there get come in for specific criticism.

It also asks for an explanation as to what has happened to some 2 Million Euros that were made over to fund a Ranger programme in the Karpas.

Here's the interpretation of the letter...

Brussels: Strict warning letter recently sent Dervis Eroglu, the Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy of the EU Stefan Fule. Criticising the occupation leader, among others, environmental crimes occurring in the occupied areas designated after the dissolution of Cyprus to join the European Network of Habitat «Natura 2000». tragicomic in the whole affair is the fact that the TRNC has received financial assistance from the European Commission of € 1,5 million to protect these areas, destroying them! Mr. Fule warned directly of occupation leader that if there is no compliance, stop financial aid granted by the European Commission, with everything else that entails. Fule The letter holds the foreign ministry, which on April 15, 2013 notified the the Ministry of Agriculture to coordinate and evaluate the situation. particular, the two-page letter, Mr. Fule says in Dervis Eroglu that, despite the severe economic crisis affecting many member states of the EU, however, observing the commitment of support for the Turkish Cypriot community, managed to obtain from the EU budget funds of € 31 million for 2013. "That is why it is important that the Turkish Cypriots to be fully committed to the success of the" Assistance Program ", with the ultimate goal of reunification," said European Commissioner while making mentions' worrying developments "which has come to his attention. particular, Dervis Eroglu asked to give written explanations to the European Commission on the grounds that areas designated to join the European Network of Habitat «Natura 2000» with the solution of the Cyprus problem, are destroyed.

In particular, the letter of the Commissioner for Enlargement refers to the destruction of untouched nature and habitats of the Karpaz peninsula from the widening of the road between the village of Rizokapraso and southern coast of the peninsula, without any prior environmental research, based on the plan management. Also reported that the increase in traffic in the area will have a serious impact on the unique flora and fauna that hosts the Karpas region, where, among others, is the only place in the whole of Cyprus nestling the world almost threatened Audouin's Gull count (Larus audouinii).

Mr. Fule also refers to the three-day music festival called «Silk Route 2013» advertised that will take place next September in one of the southern beaches of the Karpas with the organizers claiming it will attract 80,000 people.

"The Karpas peninsula is too environmentally sensitive due to the presence of significant flora and fauna. The realization of the festival will cause irreparable damage to such a fragile ecosystem, "reads the letter from the European Commissioner. Noted that in September, the beaches of the area where is scheduled to take place the music festival will hatch the eggs of turtles very seriously considering trampled or be trapped in the sand.

European Commissioner fails in his letter be mentioned in an orgy of destruction of another equally important monument of nature in occupied Pentadaktylos where quarrying activity has caused irreparable damage.

Finally, Mr. Fule request information about whether completed premises of Ranger to oversee protected areas, for which the European Commission allocated funds amounting to € 2 million.

[Maximus]

I want to know what they are going to do about this?

[bill cobbett]

I want to know what they are going to do about this?

Maxi, the CY Environmentalists have had a big impact in getting Mr Fule, the EP and others in the EU on side.

The letter by Mr Fule to Eroglu has come about as a result of a lot of work by them.

In very real terms, friends are saying, they have succeeded in...

Stopping the Music Festival up there, which is now looking for anther venue.

The road widening has come to a stand-still. It has stopped at the foundation stage. There is no top dressing of asphalt. The work has stopped short of the village of Occupied Rizokarpasso. The last few miles from there to Apostolos Andreas remains as was.

There is re-planting of trees that were grubbed up.

Getting the "authorities" up there to "seal" some one hundred illegally part-built bungalows.

Getting the "authorities" to stop the expansion of a existing small tourist development that was underway right on the turtle beaches for more tourist chalets.

[Maximus]

I want to know what they are going to do about this?

Maxi, the CY Environmentalists have had a big impact in getting Mr Fule, the EP and others in the EU on side.

The letter by Mr Fule to Eroglu has come about as a result of a lot of work by them.

In very real terms, friends are saying, they have succeeded in...

Stopping the Music Festival up there, which is now looking for anther venue.

The road widening has come to a stand-still. It has stopped at the foundation stage. There is no top dressing of asphalt. The work has stopped short of the village of Occupied Rizokarpasso. The last few miles from there to Apostolos Andreas remains as was.

There is re-planting of trees that were grubbed up.

Getting the "authorities" up there to "seal" some one hundred illegally part-built bungalows.

Getting the "authorities" to stop the expansion of a existing small tourist development that was underway right on the turtle beaches for more tourist chalets.

Its a good effort and a welcome intervention. good job.

The destruction is widespread and systematic across all the occupied areas though. How about getting this Gypo disease out of Cyprus and resettled in their own country?

[bill cobbett]

lemoncy.eu has published an article on the letter Mr Fule sent to Eroglu...

From... http://www.lemoncy.eu/news_detail.php?Vid=144

Fule scolds Eroglu on Karpaz/ Karpasia


European commissioner for Enlargement, Stefan Fule, has demanded from Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu to explain himself in writing regarding the situation in the environmentally sensitive Karpaz peninsula. In a strongly worded letter, Mr. Fule warned Mr. Eroglu that the financial aid to the north depends on compliance on the issue.

As Michalis Hadjistylianou writes in Phileleftheros, the north’s “government” has received 1.5 million euros in assistance from Europe to help protect the areas in Karpaz that are set to be included in the EU’s Natura 2000 after reunification.

According to Phileleftheros, the commissioner warns Mr. Eroglu that this issue might force the Commission to cancel its aid to the north. Mr. Fule also stressed that the Commission was able to include 31 million euros of assistance to the Turkish Cypriot community in the EU budget despite the uncertainty caused by the economic crisis. He adds that the aid is geared towards the aim of facilitating reunification.

In his two page letter Mr. Fule specifically mentions the widening of the road from Risokarpaso / Dipkarpaz without a proper environmental study, as well as the Silk Route Festival which is programmed for September. The letter also makes specific mentions to almost endangered species in the area.

According to Phileleftheros the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic has a copy of the letter, which it has shared with the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment on April 15th.

[Maximus]

Earglu must have spent the 1.5 million euro on construction projects and the destruction of the Karpaz peninsula.

[bill cobbett]

Well yes... and also, where has the 2 Million Euros that were made over for a Ranger programme gone...???

... cos no such programme has been set up...!!!

[Maximus]

Well yes... and also, where has the 2 Million Euros that were made over for a Ranger programme gone...???

... cos no such programme has been set up...!!!

It has all gone to the Republic of Turkeys current account.