Gerapetritis on Sky 100.3: “National evasion” the “present” of SYRIZA in the block amendment to the Kasidiari party

National evasion State Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis characterized SYRIZA’s stance in the vote on the amendment – a bloc in the Kasidiari party, speaking to Sky 100.3 and Vassilis Chiotis and Noti Papadopoulos. The official opposition chose “present”, effectively abstaining from the vote, he said. The minister referred extensively to the data generated by the catastrophic earthquakes in Turkey, saying that they are a good reason to look at what unites us and not what divides us.

Before the interview, the song “Greetings to power” that Mr. Gerapetritis had chosen was played and gave the journalists an opportunity to ask if there is a message hidden in this particular choice:

Mr. Gerapetritis said, among other things:

Power is extraordinary, not a natural human condition, it should be used sparingly and you should not institutionalize power, taking it for granted. This is the biggest risk.

Politician or technocrat? “Salute to Power”, the song you chose, who is it about?

The government still has a lot to do. We have a new model in governance, we have broken eggs, we have solved pressing issues, we still have a lot to do. There is still a lot to do in the country, we are excited to do it.

Won’t you be in a position of power?

I don’t decide and if I did I wouldn’t put myself through it, it’s extremely difficult to soul-destroying work. I owe everything I have created to my country, I owe everything I have become to return. We never forget the university. Whenever I am called upon to make a decision the first thing I think of is my students and the generations to come.

For what is happening in Turkey and concerns us. Can solidarity acquire more solid bases and characteristics?

I believe so. It is a good occasion to look at what unites us and not what divides us. In incredible disasters there is revision. Let’s look at those that build bridges and not those that tear them down. Our position is fundamental for solidarity with whoever is affected, to be next to the person. Chilling images of our people trying to get people out. Six planes with humanitarian aid, initiative at European level for donor conference. It is our neighborhood, human pain that unites us. We should not wait for this, we should find a common zone for Greece and Turkey in order to advance issues that have been dividing us for a decade. It is not current to talk about public policy and diplomacy now. Behind the policies, we are all human, no one can cope when the time comes, human suffering.

We hear that the Turkish elections may be postponed. If this happens, will there be a redesign for Greece as well?

My position is no. We have mastered not defining ourselves based on what the ally or the adversary is doing. Greek diplomacy has done a great job. We do not lag behind developments. We are watching, but no policies are changing.

April or July elections?

There has been no such statement for April.
You don’t keep track of what we do every month. Third minimum wage increase, the ASEP competition has been launched as well as the amendment. Everything is done on schedule basis. April is not a given. We have been in election readiness since April, we are marching towards the end of the term. Any action we undertake is not done with political visibility in the elections, but not by chance either. Everything is recorded. A great achievement not to have a political surprise. You hint that we have opened the piggy bank. Let me be clear, no fiscal policy that will jeopardize the fiscal balance of the country. To maintain the achievements, we are one step before the investment stage. Important to be able to provide support to society, we have done so. Although we are returning capital, let the economy not be shaken.

Will there be no other benefits until the election?

First: As much primary wealth is produced, from development, it will be channeled into society
Second: We will not shake the economy. We won’t rank if we can’t deliver. Away from us. We have capital of trust that we will continue.

For the follow-ups and the upcoming debate in the European Parliament

The timing is no accident. It is a politically oriented debate. As far as Mr. Tsipras is concerned, it is good not to go abroad just to destroy the country. Unfortunately, some wherever they are, their only concern is to try to gain political benefits by speaking negatively about the country. It is good to say things objectively.

We still do not have an answer as to why the leadership of the armed forces had to be monitored

Firstly. The declassification is not done by the government, it does not know and it should not know.

Secondly. The names have never been verified. I do not know.

There is the ADAE document

Who has known for months about the persons being watched? Everyone’s credibility is relative. We say that we cannot interfere and know who is in breach of privacy. Only information related to national security will reach us. Mr. Tsipras and his journalistic arms have known for months. It’s not the government doing the declassifications.

For Mr. Piciorla and his monitoring, the ND denounced the then government

We don’t blame. Mr. Tsipras said that he has not followed any political person. He told us something inaccurate and there is also an issue of consistency. At this time there is a conscious effort to merge disparate things. On the one hand, the EYP, on the other, illegal monitoring through malicious software. Let’s find out what happened from the Justice that has taken over.

How are legal privacy removals done? From the competent services and with provisions of two prosecutors. We are talking about court decisions. The process is strict. We updated the framework because we found many gaps. Yes, we will all learn from the Justice what happened and for the future we brought a framework, the most modern in Europe.

–Regarding the amendment – block to Kasidiaris: It is a wink of the eye at Golden Dawn at the present of SYRIZA

– Proposals were made for the amendment. The first was ours, it is based on an existing provision. We also extend to real leadership. It is constitutional and gives a democratic way out without leading to extremes. The SYRIZA proposal, that the parties with Nazi or racist characters should be revoked. It can create big problems, SYRIZA itself withdrew it. He brought another proposal to parliament. He had a very serious problem of constitutionality. SYRIZA has now chosen a national evasion, essentially abstaining from the vote. Mr. Tsipras said that we expect the votes of the extreme right. We are the ones who have shielded the government throughout time – we did it in 2013 with the block on the financing of Golden Dawn, we will not take from this tank, we stood against it.

For what is written about cooperation with Saudi Arabia for the 2030 World Cup

Nothing definitive.

For the reactions of the artists

There is a significant lack of information. A DP is coming which is a radical reform. From 2,500 disciplines, we bring them down to 500. With this PD, there was no degradation of the studies of the servants of the performing arts. It does not concern those who want a position in the public sector for artistic work. If someone wants to go and do acting, it will be done outside the PD. The case is for an administrative position, the study in art is not relevant, it cannot be equated with others with a university education. there has been no downgrading for studies, but for the first time we are planning together. We are already studying to have a higher school of performing arts, there is constant concern.

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