Although, as he said, to ERT “the government very well gave increases to the unit of Armed forces“As” billions of euros cannot be spent on state -of -the -art equipment and the men and women of the Armed Forces without the increases they need “, Mr Kikilia called for similar increases for the police officersthem port and their firefighters.
As he typically said, “but there are no second and third -class uniforms. There should be similar increases to both our police and our firefighters and our ports. ”
‘The set of all these men and women who make up the Armed force and Security bodiesperforms the highest work. I had the honor of fighting with them firefighters We in two firefighting periods, in the most difficult conditions. I don’t think there is any doubt that they are worth it and they need to be rewarded. Like the police officers Our, 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 border, at 18,500 miles of coastline, port We are fighting day and night, in adverse conditions, to save human lives, children, unprotected families, but also to defend our borders against crime, modern crime and of course to take care of each port the part of the ferry. The Minister of Maritime and Island Policy continued at the same wavelength.
We support the Greek family and on the part of ferry tickets
Asked about the values of coastal tickets Mr Kikilias stressed that it cannot be a luxury for a Greek family to travel to the islands, heralding that “we are working with the presidency of the government and the Ministry of Finance officials, how we will support this opportunity”.
In this context, he stressed that the private sector should also contribute: “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. “
We will keep our borders
Citing migratory flowsHe 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 borders 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 we will keep our maritime borders and – I don’t want anyone to misunderstand it – this is the job of the Coast Guard. ” “You have heard the Prime Minister’s mandate on how we will move on this issue, based on the guarding of our borders and preventing criminal or other actions (modern 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 that has many obligations across the country and in its ports, but the other part of border guarding there is, ”the interview said in his interview. Vassilis Kikilias
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