{"id":2603,"date":"2024-01-30T19:55:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T17:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=2603"},"modified":"2024-01-30T19:55:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T17:55:16","slug":"opposition-slams-president-s-lack-of-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=2603","title":{"rendered":"Opposition slams president, \u2019s lack of vision"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Opposition parties gave a lukewarm response on Tuesday to President Nikos Christodoulides\u2019 \u00a0presentation of government goals for 2024 made a day earlier.<\/p>\n

\u201cCertainly the president and the government will be judged by their actions and works<\/strong>,\u201d Akel said after the president outlined a series of 80 points where action will be taken.<\/p>\n

The party added that until today, the government has set itself a high bar only to \u201cpass underneath it\u201d.<\/p>\n

According to the party, the president didn\u2019t say anything new that hadn\u2019t been stated previously during his election campaign.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile opposition Disy called the president a \u201ccopycat\u201d, saying that most of what the president said on Monday was a repeat of what ministers said during their budget presentations to parliament.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is completely natural that the action that will be enacted in 2024 will reflect the budget we passed,\u201d the party said.<\/p>\n

Also included in the budget are all the development projects that were planned and the implementation of the reforms that \u201cwe voted for a few years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTherefore, we do not see any conditions being created for a new vision<\/strong>,\u201d the party added.<\/p>\n

The party said that the challenge is to \u201cnot announce the same things over and over again\u201d, but rather to enact on them with determination.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor example, all the pending bills in the health sector have been waiting to come before parliament for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the context of the budget review, Disy has submitted recommendations that \u201cwe will insist be accepted and implemented\u201d.<\/p>\n

These include further support for families with three or more children.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur only proposal that was partially accepted and we were pleased to hear yesterday is the extension of maternity leave<\/strong> to 22 weeks from the first child.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWith regard to voting rights at 17, we have already tabled legislative proposals from June 1, 2023. The government must at last start to be properly informed so that they are not given the fallacy of copying,\u201d the party added.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said his ministry is ready ready to meet all the goals outlined by Christodoulides and especially those set in the 2024 annual programme.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the 11 months of governance, a lot has been done and solid foundations have been laid to continue the government\u2019s productive work,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must move forward with goals<\/strong> and making every effort to implement them for the benefit of our country, our economy and our society,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Asked if the economy can support the other goals announced by the president, he said that \u201cbecause we act proactively we already have a budget for 2024 that has a significant primary surplus just for this reason, to respond to what we have promised to the Cypriot people but also what we must do as a European country in a modern world, which is constantly evolving.\u201d<\/p>\n

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– President Nikos Christodoulides presented government goals for 2024, outlining a series of 80 points for action.
\n– Opposition parties responded critically to the presentation, with Akel suggesting the government has previously failed to meet its own standards and Disy accusing the president of repeating previously stated plans.
\n– Disy noted that the budget passed reflects the actions to be taken in 2024 and includes development projects and implementation of previously voted reforms.
\n– Disy was partially satisfied with the extension of maternity leave to 22 weeks from the first child, a proposal they supported.
\n– Disy has also proposed legislative changes to allow voting rights at 17, with proposals tabled since June 1, 2023.
\n– Finance Minister Makis Keravnos stated that the ministry is prepared to meet the goals set for 2024 and emphasized the importance of moving forward with goals for the benefit of Cyprus.
\n– The 2024 budget includes a significant primary surplus to support the announced goals and respond to the needs of the Cypriot people within the context of a modern, evolving European country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2604,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[671,3,672,26,121,569,518,250,415,210,64,193,503,65,18],"class_list":["post-2603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-akel","tag-cyprus","tag-disy","tag-economy","tag-featured","tag-finance","tag-finance-minister","tag-google","tag-government","tag-health","tag-makis-keravnos","tag-nikos-christodoulides","tag-president-nikos-christodoulides","tag-surplus","tag-world"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\nOpposition slams president, \u2019s 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