“There should be similar increases to both our police and our firefighters and our ports.”
“The government rightly gave increases to the uniforms of Armed forces. There can be no billions of euros for state -of -the -art equipment and the men and women of the Armed Forces can be operated without the increases they need. Beyond that, however, there are no second and third -class uniforms. Similar increases should be made to both our police and our firefighters and our ports, ”said the Minister of Maritime and Island Policy, Vassilis Kikiliasin an interview with ERT.
As he said, “all these men and women who make up the Armed Forces and Security Forces performs the highest work. I had the honor of fighting with our firefighters in two firefighters, in the most difficult conditions. I don’t think there is any doubt that they deserve it and they have to be rewarded. Like our police officers, who in 2014, when I was Minister of Citizen Protection, faced in the most difficult times and periods experienced by Greek society, indignant, with memoranda, anthem, etc. and of course, at our maritime borders, at 18,500 miles, Lives, children, unprotected families, but also to defend our borders against crime, modern crime and of course take care of each port the part of the ferry, passengers and so on. “
In the part of ferry tickets, the government supports the Greek family and the middle class
Concerning the prices of ferry tickets, the minister stressed that it could not be a luxury for a Greek family to travel to the islands. “We are working with the presidency of the government and the officials of the Ministry of Finance, how we will support this opportunity,” he said, adding that the private sector should also contribute to it. “Already, a large ferry company has announced discounts for Greek families on Easter. Of course the economy and the market is free, but we insist as a government in the part of the Greek family, popular households, middle class and they will support them. “
The Coast Guard is the responsibility of the Ministry of Maritime and Island Policy
Regarding migratory flows, he said: “We live in an unstable and uncertain environment that, from day to day, does not know what it can face. The first picture I have is that it becomes a very large, organized and structured effort from our northeast border to the southern part of the Aegean in what has to do with their guard, but also with the rescue of vulnerable groups, in accordance with the law of the sea and all the humanitarian regulations. But our marine borders will be kept and – I don’t want anyone to misunderstand it – this is the work of the Coast Guard. You have heard the Prime Minister’s mandate about how we will move on this issue, based on the guarding of our borders and preventing criminal or other actions (modern smuggling of weapons, drugs, etc.). It must, in terms of the Ministry of Immigration Policy, should move on. This is the role and responsibility of this ministry. Mine is the Coast Guard, which has many obligations across the country and its ports, but the other part of border guarding exists. “
There are some politicians who are for the difficult and some others who are crying
“I see society and the parties asking for politicians and especially ministers, if and if there are signs or shades of signs, to be tried in their natural judge. The prime minister himself, listening to society, came forward and said “my goal is to make a constitutional review, to initiate these processes with the rest of the political system in order to make it a reality”. And when there is a minister who is bravely coming out and says “this is what Greek society wants, this is constitutionally preferred by the government and the New Democracy and the opposition parties are asking for it, run the proceedings in order to be tried, though and if and by my natural judge,” becomes a bad one. In terms of society and the poll, if you will, pressure … Look, there are some politicians who are for the difficult and others who are hidden. There are still some, who exploit opportunist and populist the momentum of a time, have no proposals and cannot contribute to anything to Greek society and the problems of the middle class and popular households. I am clearly in favor of these policies, who boldly defend what they consider fair. And I think it is the one who hides behind his position and his status and does not take a position on the major problems faced by Greek society. “