Wednesday, June 09, 2004
A message from Chuck Svoboda re the European Elections this weekend.
"Abusos Urbanisticos No" (AUN) has been asked by many of its members and supporters for our suggestions as to voting for parties in the June 13 European Parliamentary elections. While, as a civic action association, we have chosen not to enter directly into political affairs, we have been able to obtain firm support from some of the parties contesting the European elections. Most notably these are the "Green/Socialist" alliance and the Bloc ( which will appear on the ballot paper under "Pueblos de Europa"), here in the Valencian Community. Both of these parties have included reference to our aims and objectives as regards the protection of property rights and the environment, with total respect for European law in their own electoral platforms. We very much regret that the Partido Popular has not made similar undertakings to our principal causes. Indeed they appear unwilling to make accommodations that would fully respect the relevant European laws or the proposed European Constitution which has very strong guarantees as regards, for example, property rights. Outside Spain, we have received explicit support from many British and European parties, notably the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, the Socialists, the Greens, etc.
Thus, apart from urging AUN's members and supporters to exert their democratic rights by voting in these elections, we suggest they review the party platforms and lists of candidates very carefully to determine where their own major interests lie and which parties would best represent those concerns within the European Parliament in Brussels and Strasbourg. As many will know – just as the Parliament will be examining the results of its recent fact finding mission to the Valencian Community to investigate abuses of the land laws - and it is important to recall that the Parliament is to have greater authority in those issues to which AUN attaches its highest priorities and which indeed are central to the well being of all citizens and residents of the newly expanded European Union. So as never before, the upcoming vote will be crucial to all of us.
Charles Svoboda
President , Abusos Urbanisticos No
"Abusos Urbanisticos No" (AUN) has been asked by many of its members and supporters for our suggestions as to voting for parties in the June 13 European Parliamentary elections. While, as a civic action association, we have chosen not to enter directly into political affairs, we have been able to obtain firm support from some of the parties contesting the European elections. Most notably these are the "Green/Socialist" alliance and the Bloc ( which will appear on the ballot paper under "Pueblos de Europa"), here in the Valencian Community. Both of these parties have included reference to our aims and objectives as regards the protection of property rights and the environment, with total respect for European law in their own electoral platforms. We very much regret that the Partido Popular has not made similar undertakings to our principal causes. Indeed they appear unwilling to make accommodations that would fully respect the relevant European laws or the proposed European Constitution which has very strong guarantees as regards, for example, property rights. Outside Spain, we have received explicit support from many British and European parties, notably the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, the Socialists, the Greens, etc.
Thus, apart from urging AUN's members and supporters to exert their democratic rights by voting in these elections, we suggest they review the party platforms and lists of candidates very carefully to determine where their own major interests lie and which parties would best represent those concerns within the European Parliament in Brussels and Strasbourg. As many will know – just as the Parliament will be examining the results of its recent fact finding mission to the Valencian Community to investigate abuses of the land laws - and it is important to recall that the Parliament is to have greater authority in those issues to which AUN attaches its highest priorities and which indeed are central to the well being of all citizens and residents of the newly expanded European Union. So as never before, the upcoming vote will be crucial to all of us.
Charles Svoboda
President , Abusos Urbanisticos No
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