T he Central Council of EDON, on the approach of New Year event, conveys the warmest wishes to Cypriot people and espe-cially to the Youth, wishing

them Happy New Year, happiness and progress. Special greetings to all unem-ployed people and to the Young gener-ation who are obliged to migrate.

The New Year 2015 is ahead with chal-lenges for hard struggles for Cyprus, the working class and the Youth. The main priority for EDON is to continue with all efforts aiming in solution of the Cyprus Problem, the reunification of our country in the framework of bizonal bi-communal federation. Meantime, we will continue with all efforts the struggle against Nationalism-Chauvinism, Racism and the inhumane ideology of extreme right wing. EDON will continue to support with de-termination Society against Troika and

Government Policy. Fore-closures, Pri-vatization, cuts in Education, collapse of the welfare State, are among the frontiers where the Young Generation will be re-quested to struggle. EDON expresses its solidarity to all Peo-ple round the world who are fighting for their rights. Our wish is that 2015 will jus-tify these struggles for Peace, democratic rights and for Labour and Social achieve-ments. We are confident that the prevailing con-ditions are perhaps the worst that our country and the Left are facing.

However this by no means should lead members of EDON into disappointment. It is our obligation to work hard in all ways though demonstration, in work places, in Schools and uni-versities for the solution of Cyprus Problem and the reunification of our island.

It is our obligation also to face the pol-icies of austerity and to provide to the people ambition for a better future. We can surely keep alive the Hope for tomorrow along with organized Political and Social struggles.

2015will challenge us with hard work for

Cyprus, for the Working class and the Youth.

Let’s keep the hope for tomorrow Alive

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s each year, and this year, Decem-ber is interwoven with the voting of the State Budget. Unfortunately,

the State Budget for 2015 is directly related to the standards of the mem-orandum, with whatever this entails. The Cyprus government, loyal to the demands of Troika, called on the Na-tional Parliament to vote for a budget which lacks the most basic, the vision. A budget which does not interest what the crisis is leaving behind, as long as it will have the approval of our international borrowers.

The Cyprus society is plagued by the problems which the global eco-nomic crisis had accumulated and as well by the disastrous decisions of the Euro group and the government of Anastasiades through the deposits trimming. The poverty of people, the

unemployment, the closing of SMEs, the social groceries, has become the daily reality for the Cyprus people.

In front to all these, what does the 2015 State Budget, which has been approved by DHSY (Government par-ty), DHKO and EVROPAIKO KOMMA, includes? More austerity, absenceof the expenditure on the development and welfare benefits approximately in the same low levels as last year. In a period when a significant proposi-tion of Cyprus people is tested, it is inexcusable not to show any requisite by increasing the welfare benefits to those who are genuinely are in need.

We therefore call on the entire youth of Cyprus, and all the Cyprus people in general in enlisting.

Let us givehope and vision to our peo-ple during these difficult moments which are passing. Enough already with the recipes of austerity and the recession measures, which have op-pressed the peoples of Europe. We need investments to growth, so that new jobs will be created, in order to reduce the unemployment and the migration of thousands of young peo-ple abroad having the hope of a better future there. Let us build the hope for our people, something that the Gov-ernment through the State Budget is not willing to do.

Enough al-ready to the austerity rec-ipes and the

recession measures, which have oppressed the peoplesof Europe.Let us built the hope for our people.

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A fter the recent events in the two consecutive unacceptable racist attacks made against a par-ticular player, a debate rose within the press, printed and electronic, and the society in gen-eral for these inhuman behaviors. Where do these behaviors come from? Why do they take place?

It is not the first time that we come across these phenom-ena

At this point it is worthwhile to clarify that it is not the first time we experience racist phenomena in Cyprus. There are many exam-ples. The attack on immigrants in 2010 on the Foinikoudes Ave-nue in Larnaca, the beating of a Nigerian student, are only some incidents.

Cyprus cannot tolerate any racist incidents

Under such circumstances as the today’s sharpening of social problems and social insecurity, racism is becoming more intense. In Cyprus, however when during the 60s and 70s and today as well, a large part of our people migrated across the planet in search of a better future, such racist attitudes cannot be accept-ed.

These behaviors are not foreign or independent with the revival of fascism in Europe, and Cyprus. These fascist and racist behaviors are motivated by various right-wing, neo-fascist organizations, whose activity is linked to the use of extreme violence, the abo-lition of democratic rights and freedoms, anticommunism, chau-vinism and racism.

The media have a great responsibility for the outbreak of racism. The majority of the media have such standards that drive the sit-uation to exacerbate the problem. For example, the over-show-ing of specific criminal acts by foreigners and by simultaneously hiding any positive initiatives by Cypriot and foreigners in favor of the friendship between peoples is done towards that direction.

Racism comes hand in hand with the system, capitalism. The cap-ital’s need to defuse the popular anger against the sharpening of class exploitation, the division between workers, local and for-eign, fully serves the purpose of the bourgeoisie. their only objec-tive is one and only. To continue the increase profitability, on the backs of workers without them rising up and overthrowing their bosses and exploitation.

The ideology of the Left is an uncompromising opponent of rac-ism and intolerance. Regardless of race, color, language and reli-gion, all employees have common interests, common goals and objectives.

These are the objectives that EDON fights for! Cypriot and foreign workers united!

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A few days ago, the US president “denounced” the CIA methods for investigations. Methods and techniques, such as Barack Obama him-

self stated sully their reputation in the world.

According to the Foundation Open Society, 54 countries among them Cyprus, collaborated with the CIA, the State col-lection agency and processing of US intelligence. The report shows that they worked to gather information, facilitate the transfer and detention of suspects.

The CIA is the US Agency that puts its hand on various impe-rialist interventions and invasions in the name of “fighting inter-national terrorism” and the protection of its “national interests”. Examples of the CIA intervention in internal affairs of other sites are numerous, from 1950 onwards. From Korea, Iran, Guatema-la, Chile to Cuba, Greece and Cyprus.

From this report vindicated the position of AKEL and EDON who complained that the 1974 tragedy was not an action of some “fools”, as some are trying to convince us. But instead it is the twin crime deliberately planned by NATO and the CIA. The conclusion of the Cyprus Parliament confirms the role of NATO, EOKA B ‘and the role of the Greek Junta who with the contribution of the CIA assumed power in 1967 and was pre-paring years before.

As EDON, for years we constitute an anti-imperialist power with practical solidarity towards the suffering people. We con-tinue to fight against the government’s intention to join NATO and Partnership for Peace.

The 1974 tragedy was not an action of some “fools”, as some are try-ing to convince

us. But instead it is the twin crime deliberately planned by NATOand the CIA.