New appeal by Liberal Alliance to European commission

Liberal Alliance press release 15 May 08

With its recent press release (12.05.08) Liberal Alliance (Greek Liberals) explained how the recent Public Utility Vehicles Driver’s strike in Greece, is against the best interests of Greek Society. Liberal Alliance believes the extortion Greeks face by strong unions is perversely protected by state legislation and the political establishment

Liberal Alliance considers that the lack of free market in transportation services is one of the main reasons for the high cost of living for Greeks, as the cost is not based in the market prices but in political favoritism and extortion which is often accompanied by violence.

For Liberal Alliance this situation is intolerable. Today Liberal Alliance has appealed again to the E.U. Commission, this time requesting the true liberalization of the Public Utility Driver's licensing regime.

Liberal Alliance believes that the Businesses must have the freedom to choose the means that supply their goods.

Liberal Alliance' appeal to European Commission notes that the laws protecting the profession of Public Utility Vehicle Drivers in Greece, infringe on articles 14 and 28 of European Treaty about the freedom of movement for goods but also infringes on article 43 about freedom of establishing business. Liberal Alliance's appeal makes particular reference to the sensitive issue of the laws regulating the storage, transportation and distribution of oil products

Liberal Alliance requests from the European Commission the use of all the legal actions possible for the abolition of protectionist practices at this sector. The liberalization, of the transportation services, will reduce the high cost of living in Greece due to the increase of competition and the reduction in transportation costs.

Liberal Alliance proves that its first concern is the prosperity of the Greek family, and accuses Greek parliamentary parties for populism and hiding the reasons behind the high cost of living.

EU Commissioner follows up on Liberal Alliance's notification

13 January 2008-Liberal Alliance press release

Liberal Alliance wants to express its satisfaction regarding the expedient action of the European Commission to check on the Greek Government's decision to forbid any private investor to own more than 20% of any organization deemed of 'national strategic importance'.

The European Commission issued a letter with 17 points to the Greek Government questioning the legality of this decision. The letter accepts the arguments that Liberal Alliance stated in the notification of this matter to the Competition Commissioner, Mr Mc Creevy.

This was not surprising given that Liberal Alliance's position is based on the legal precedents of the European Court and particularly to the condemning decisions against Germany, Holland, Italy, Great Britain and Spain.

But despite the abundance of condemning legal decisions, the Greek Government deceives the Greek citizens, pretending that this serious letter from the Commission, is nothing more than ' usual process of exchanging views between the Greek ministries and the European Commission' and denying that it is not because of Liberal Alliance's actions.
The Greek Government shamelessly claims that since the German government take similar protectionist action, there should be no problem with the European Court confirming the the theory that Greece 's humiliation is one of the prime objectives of the Greek governement.

It is now becoming apparent that state control of the sectors of 'strategic importance' currently exercised by the governement of New Democracy and the malign groups that act inside these sectors is indeed of 'strategic importance' to themselves and themselves alone.
Why so? Because as the press has revealed that the German Authorities now investigate accusations of Siemens bribing of members of PASOK and New Democracy and officials of the Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE). Should this accusations proved to be true, it will explain to a great degree what is really at stake for the defenders of statism.

Liberal Alliance has already informed the Attorney of the Hellenic Supreme Court and passed every information it has on this matter and intend to issue further information to the European Commission.
Liberal Alliance intends to continue with every lawful and political mean to fight for the immediate and full privatization of all the State Organisations of Social Benefit as they are called, the opening of the markets which they control as monopolies, to Greek and foreign investors, and for the development of fair competition within a free economy.