Tsipras tour at TIF stands: Support for public universities

The president of SYRIZA – Progressive Alliance, Alexis Tsipras, expressed his support for the public character of Higher Education, who visited the university stands at the 86th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), discussed with their administrations and students, and was informed about the discrimination and their successes, which are most often the result of collaboration between teaching staff and students.

Mr. Tsipras remained in the area where education, research and technology bodies participate for more than an hour. He first visited the University of Macedonia, where he was informed about its programs. Next came the stand of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where he was welcomed by the rector, Nikos Papaioannou, and Mr. Tsipras was informed about the programming platform for everyone, DuckyCode, and found that it is a very “smart platform”.

Mr. Tsipras also passed by the stands of the Universities of Western Macedonia, Peloponnese, the International University, the Ionian University, the National Technical University of Athens, the University of Thessaly where he was presented with a tie, the Hellenic Open University, the Democritus University of Thrace and the University Western Attica.

He saw racing motorcycles built by the students with a speed limit of 180km/h, formula racing cars, while he stood for some time at the AUTH Aerospace Team (ASAT). There, he talked to students about the awards this team has received in previous competitions, but also about the one that will participate in October in Portugal, while Mr. Tsipras asked the students questions about the way rockets and airplanes are designed.

During Mr. Tsipras’ tour of the university stands, there was an intense dialogue, a short distance from the president of SYRIZA – PS, between the MP, Katerina Notopoulou, and the rector of the AUTH, Nikos Papaioannou, on the occasion of yesterday’s incidents in Aristotle University. “It is a shame and a pity for the university what is happening. The police have no business at the University” said Ms. Notopoulou and Mr. Papaioannou replied: “I apply the law. I am institutional and all the rest will be seen by you who are politicians, I am rector. Whatever operational matter you have addressed to the Greek Police, not to me.”

Shortly before leaving the specific stand, the president of SYRIZA also visited the stand of the Educational Foundation of the Union of Daily Newspaper Editors – Thrace (ESHEM-TH).

“I won’t tell you anything, be anxious for the evening”

“I will not tell you anything, be anxious for the evening in my speech” said Alexis Tsipras during his visit to the chamber’s booth, after carefully listening to the president of GSEVEE, Giorgos Kavvathas and the president of the Professional Chamber of Athens, Yiannis Hatzitheodosiou .

Both raised the issue of the energy crisis and referred to the Recovery Fund, while they asked him what measures he intends to announce during his speech from the TIF platform to support professionals and more specifically small and medium-sized businesses.

Congratulations to Al. Tsipras to the firefighters

The president of SYRIZA – PS visited the stand of the Fire Brigade and congratulated its forces for their continuous efforts in extinguishing the fires.

The head of the Fire Department, Lieutenant General Alexios Rapanos, awarded him an honorary plaque, and shortly before leaving, Mr. Tsipras wrote the following message in the guest book: “Always beside the Citizen with self-sacrifice. I wish strength and endurance to all the firefighters and people who work alongside society.”

Also, Mr. Tsipras visited the stand hosting the anniversary tribute for the 100th anniversary of the Asia Minor Catastrophe entitled “1922-2022: Waves of refugees – Alloys of memory”.

He met with Metro employees, in the presence of the former president of Attiko Metro SA, Yannis Mylopoulos, and then visited stand 7 where companies and development and investment companies are housed. He saw up close a robot of the Technology and Research Foundation, while he passed by the stands of the Academy of Athens, Thess intec where he spoke with the president and CEO Nikos Efthymiadis, the NSRF and the National Center for Research and Technological Development (EKETA).

Honorary member of Iraklis and the jerseys a gift from KAE PAOK

An honorary member of the G.S. Mr. Tsipras was declared Hercules, during his visit to the group’s stand. The president of G.S. Heracles, Fotis Theos, thanked him for his help in saving the club, while he told him about the plans of the blue and white team to build a stadium in Hortazides.

At the KAE PAOK stand, the officials presented him with the new black and white jerseys of the season for him and for his children.

During the tour, Mr. Tsipras also visited the stands of Nautemporiki, the Hellenic Recycling Company and the Flexible Organic Photovoltaics where he had a meeting with the professor, Stergios Logothetidis.

Passing by the “Nymph” beer stand, the officials wanted to treat him to a glass, with Mr. Tsipras, however, jokingly declaring that “if we start selling beers from now on, we won’t do any work”. However, he promised how he would test her sometime in the future.

During the tour, the president of SYRIZA – PS made several stops at the premises of the TIF to take pictures with the visitors who asked him for a selfie, while he was accompanied by MPs and party officials.

Meeting with the strikers of “Malamatina”

Before his tour of the 86th TIF, the president of SYRIZA – Progressive Alliance went to the factory of the “Malamatina” company in Kalochori and met with the strikers.

Mr. Tsipras expressed his undivided support for their fight, emphasizing at the same time that their fight is the fight of all the workers in the country.

In the conversation he had with the strikers, he described the Hatzidakis law as an “extremism” and pledged to repeal it because, as he said, “this will be the future if we leave this extremism and put it into practice.”

“The company went into a restructuring plan where the Greek taxpayers paid the insurance contributions and part of the debt and now they are telling you 15 redundancies and individual contracts. Let’s tell the truth, respecting the Hatzidakis law,” said Mr. Tsipras.

He emphasized that the “Malamatina” strikers are fighting a battle on the front line and not only have the undivided support of the official opposition but also of “every democratic citizen and every worker who looks anxiously at the future of the uncertainty that you have and in his own future” . He noted that he wants to encourage the effort they make with their fight and emphasized that those who make the decisions should know that it will not be easy to have both the whole pie and the dog full. “Without workers, no business can move forward. This logic of shrinking labor rights and wages and increasing profitability is a logic that will bring both business and the economy to a standstill.”

The president of the “Malamatina” workers’ union, Yannis Frangidis, said that the strikers demand the observance of the legality and of what has been agreed with the company. As he reported, the workers backed the company’s consolidation plan with a 20% cut in their salary, to salaries that reach 900 and 1200 euros after 30 years of work.

“We abide by the court decision of the plan and the administration abides by the Hatzidakis law,” the president of the union pointed out.

The strikers presented Mr. Tsipras with a t-shirt that reads: “MalaMATina Strikers – One Voice One Fist” and explained the symbolism of the 3 black letters (MAT), with which they said they wanted to demonstrate their protest against the heavy police presence which they are facing in the last two months of the strike.

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