Sunday, July 03, 2005
THE BATTLE IS FAR FROM WON
Published on 01/07/2005 (Round Town News)
A recent meeting called by the organization, 'Abusos Urbanisticos No', the pressure group that is calling on the Valencian Government to bring to an end the expropriation of land under the LRAU, was very well supported. President of the group, Charles Svoboda, told the audience of a recent demonstration in Benissa by a local ecological organization against the proposed development of the area, which would include 4,700 houses, two golf courses and various hotel complexes, in the Lleus area, so doubling the size of the town. With regard to the recent fact-finding visit by MEPs to the Valencian region, it was hoped that a full and detailed report regarding LRAU, would be put before the European Parliament in the Autumn, although a draft report should be available within the next few weeks. Members of the audience were concerned that recent misleading press coverage in the UK, gave the impression that compensation was now available for victims of the LRAU. Charles Svoboda told the audience, that this was indeed, 'wishful thinking'. David Lowe of the Petitions Committee of the European Parliament, stated that, 'The members of the Petitions Committee delegation which visited Madrid and Valencia sincerely regret the very misleading information, recently published in the British media, which has caused hopes to be unfairly raised among the thousands of victims of the application of the LRAU."He reiterated their determination to find a solution to the problems faced by those who have been unjustly treated and that they would be making suggestions to the Valencian authorities concerning the new draft law. He stressed, "Both issues will be the subject of ongoing discussions, neither are yet resolved. The battle is far from won, so please keep on fighting for a change to the Valencian land laws."
By Chris Sinclair
Published on 01/07/2005 (Round Town News)
A recent meeting called by the organization, 'Abusos Urbanisticos No', the pressure group that is calling on the Valencian Government to bring to an end the expropriation of land under the LRAU, was very well supported. President of the group, Charles Svoboda, told the audience of a recent demonstration in Benissa by a local ecological organization against the proposed development of the area, which would include 4,700 houses, two golf courses and various hotel complexes, in the Lleus area, so doubling the size of the town. With regard to the recent fact-finding visit by MEPs to the Valencian region, it was hoped that a full and detailed report regarding LRAU, would be put before the European Parliament in the Autumn, although a draft report should be available within the next few weeks. Members of the audience were concerned that recent misleading press coverage in the UK, gave the impression that compensation was now available for victims of the LRAU. Charles Svoboda told the audience, that this was indeed, 'wishful thinking'. David Lowe of the Petitions Committee of the European Parliament, stated that, 'The members of the Petitions Committee delegation which visited Madrid and Valencia sincerely regret the very misleading information, recently published in the British media, which has caused hopes to be unfairly raised among the thousands of victims of the application of the LRAU."He reiterated their determination to find a solution to the problems faced by those who have been unjustly treated and that they would be making suggestions to the Valencian authorities concerning the new draft law. He stressed, "Both issues will be the subject of ongoing discussions, neither are yet resolved. The battle is far from won, so please keep on fighting for a change to the Valencian land laws."
By Chris Sinclair
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