Speaking to “Red 91,4” of Thessaloniki, the former Labour Minister said that «the government for days now has been trying to cultivate a artificial tension, to polarize and challenge the democratic world, to change the agenda. He sets a trap so that he can then provoke the repression and say: “Here, who is to blame for the transmission of the pandemic”,» while «trying to feed her conservative, far-right audience».
Ms. Achtsioglu underlined that «the trap is obvious and democratic citizens will not fall into it», stressing that by co-signing the text against the government's decision, the SYRIZA, the KKE and the MERA25 «a front was raised against the Hun-inspired ban. A self-evident front against the abolition of basic rights of the Constitution. Democracy cannot be subjected to Mr. Chrysochoidis and Mr. Mitsotakis». For his attitude KINAL pointed out that «unfortunately, he has chosen to be a permanent supporting arm of the Southwest».
Referring to the economy Ms. Achtsioglou stressed that the government «does not intervene substantially to support workers, household income, small and medium-sized enterprises», but «insists on the disastrous recipe, which produces unemployment, poverty, business failure and does not create the conditions for the economy to recover.» The country, he added, «is predicted to have one of the deepest recessions in Europe, because it has taken the fewer aid measures than most European countries and especially in the wrong direction.».
He also noted that «Mr Mitsotakis is playing a joke on the world when I talk about suspending auctions. Didn't he announce at the TIF that he had already suspended them? He should drop the mockery and proceed to annul the bankruptcy law he passed.».
Finally, he stressed that it is necessary to «grant emergency income on the basis of household composition400€ for the first adult member, 200€ for the second and 100€ for each child and full coverage by the state of the Christmas gift for the employees of the affected companies».
