The SYRIZA MEP commented on Elena Akrita’s fight with Nikos Karanikas, on party discipline in SYRIZA but also on whether Albanian should become an optional language in schools. Kostas Arvanitisspeaking on Friday morning to SKAI and the “Today” show.

Invited to comment on it feud that has erupted in the last few hours between Mrs. Akrita and Mr. Karanika the SYRIZA MEP commented that “Mrs. Akrita is an elected member of parliament while Mr. Karanikas is a citizen”. Avoiding making further comments, Mr. Arvanitis said that “there is no need for these to come out in the open”.

About whether he should join SYRIZA party disciplineMr. Arvanitis commented that “according to the country’s political system, we vote and position ourselves according to the conscience we have sworn to the Constitution” stressing that the “Parties must be more democratic internally. Let’s go to the logic of the coordinated political stance” said the MEP.

He revealed that met yesterday Thursday with Archbishop Hieronymos with whom they discussed issues such as peace, refugees and drugs. However, they did not discuss same-sex couples as he said.

Regarding the statement of Stefanos Kasselakis to establish Albanian as the language of choice in schools, Mr. Arvanitis argued that “the idea of ​​having a second choice of language for the member states is correct. I think that a conversation could start when Albania becomes an equal member of the EU and with this logic there should also be Bulgarian and Romanian languages.

Finally, regarding the opposition to the MEP Anna Michele Asimakopoulou in the European Parliament on whether Greece is a rule of law, he argued that such an issue does not arise, however, as he underlined “we have issues in Greece”.

“Whoever raises objections is not an enemy of the country. Mitsotakis is not the country and those who disagree with his policy are enemies,” he said and added: “We had Zak Kostopoulou’s, there is an issue there. We have the predator, we have MEPs who have denounced and we have evidence and the process is not going well” argued Mr. Arvanitis.