Territorial reform, Omonia: Dangerous deviations against the universal rights of the ethnic Hellenic minority


TIRANE - Democratic Union of the Greek Organisation, "Omonoia", considers that the process of territorial and administrative reform are becoming dangerous deviations
against the universal rights of the ethnic Hellenic minority
 
In a statement distributed to the media, Omonia states that "the processes of this kind of care and attention should be directed towards vulnerable groups and communities at risk and not at the service of nationalist and racist views."

"In Paths dangerous procedure to manipulate the 2011 Census, the slide is aware of the Government's contribution to its competent institutions, the preliminary discussion on Administrative and Territorial Reform of the Albanian state. Avoiding the real essence and the need for improvements in the spirit of what prevails in Europe regarding further decentralization and independence of local government, the government is choosing which path signaling rotten show of the past and basements, in order to like fighting imaginary enemies. "- said in a statement.

"Once again the cunning ways is practicing focus on Hellenic Ethnic Minority. But not to be preoccupied with his own problems and to respect the principles of international documents on the protection of ethnic, cultural and linguistic, but to frustrate the public and in a public debate without the sense to hide other weaknesses reform attempted. There have to be slipped into this field that serves mikropolitike policies and nationalist desires! Will remain at the core, and this is that in many cases, based on the recent developments, as these statements transliretohen in public persons responsible government and parliamentary special committee, not simply ignored constitutional principles, arrangements arising European conventions, does not include any of the Hellenic Ethnic Minority positions from our side are officially filed in the competent authorities, but are warning of further deterioration. "- continues the statement.

"As Omonoia denounce these wings and manipulation. While in the country dominates a real institutionalization of local government autonomy, full respect to local communities and  their goals, and mainly applied in practice to the rights of minority, any development in sensitive terrain of the structure and functioning of local government, makes us fully interested and concerned. As omonoia, so that we are consistently not only with our principles and how we deposited specially written for such reform, but mainly to determine how those documents and European practices for minorities and the role of local government will continue to sensitize the local on these issues and conclude the violations that harm the interests of the Greek community. "

"We call direct international organizations to focus on these problems for great manipulation process, which are intended to be taken, even through these mechanisms supposedly territorial and administrative reform. The exercise by their more pressure on the Government so that the dialogue and conclude more transparency in variants that satisfy more the Greek community.. In the process of this kind of care and attention should be directed towards vulnerable groups and communities at risk and not at the service of nationalist and racist views. "- Concludes the statement of Omonia.