The Minister of Labor, Adonis Georgiadis, spoke on Tuesday morning about the unfreezing of the three-year period, the digital work card and accuracy on SKAI and the show ‘TODAY’.

“I am happy to be the minister of labor on the first day of its implementation unfreezing of the three years after 12 years and private sector employees will see increases in their incomes,” he said.

“The implementation of the digital card in retail trade begins today, we have issued the General Terms and Conditions with the terms and manner in which it will be applied. So far we are implementing the digital card in banks and super markets, it has gone well, now we are also going to smaller businesses. Anyone who is employed, salaried, should have a digital card, of course we have given a grace period”, explained Mr. Georgiadis.

“The digital card is the ultimate tool”

“In catering and tourism, the digital card will be implemented last, because it is the most difficult part. It will start from next October in catering and tourism”, he noted and added that “the digital card is the ultimate tool.”

Regarding accuracy he stated: “With the mechanism called “household basket” in a 12 months of high inflation we offered both detergents and milk an opportunity for zero inflation”

“Accuracy is there because inflation went up too much, there can’t be accuracy, we can’t have the prices from 3-4 years ago, the second part that exists, but we do checks and impose fines, it’s filthy lucre”

“Greece can become a very big attraction for education in the coming decades”

For the establishment of non-state universities Mr. Georgiadis stated that “The building standards that will be applied are very high, we are talking about serious investments and serious institutions”.

“Greece can become a very big attraction for education in the coming decades because of its geographical location, because of our history and our culture which is a brand but also because of our very well qualified teachers,” he added.

Asked about same-sex marriage and childbearing, he said: “We are talking about a civil marriage, today it is done with a cohabitation agreement, is this a serious issue to divide our society? No. The crucial point is not marriage, it is procreation. Children being a third party in the equation, it’s understandable that some people have concerns. In principle, we accept that our same-sex fellow citizens have the same rights as all of us,” he said.