Athens News Agency: News in English, 06-07-19

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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[01] Papandreou addresses PASOK coordinators

[01] Papandreou addresses PASOK coordinators

Papandreou stated that the government ignores the environmental disaster faced by Thessaloniki and criticized it for the way it dealt with the existing problem of public land trespassers. He pointed out that the government gives the impression that those who trespass will be rewarded and stressed the need for a policy that will deal both with the social problem and the ecological development of urban centers.

He also accused the government of doing nothing to tackle the problems in sea transportation and the ferry ticket price hikes. He referred to the high prices of consumer goods affecting every Greek household and to the problem of price-gouging as a result of the oil price race.

Papandreou spoke of a scandal in the purchase of fighter jets, stressing that the government was forced to change its stance when it faced calls for planning, transparency, international tenders and parliamentary checks.

The PASOK leader also said that the government is criminally absent in the case of the Middle East, adding that the Greek voice in the international chessboard and the EU comes last.

Instead of having a clear stance, undertaking initiatives, condemning the Israeli attacks, making moves aimed at the release of prisoners by both sides and defusing the crisis, Greece runs scared and hides behind third parties, said Papandreou.

He added that the government downgrades the countryâs position and does not create a security framework in a region where Greece could play a leading role. They messed up even in simple things like the evacuation of civilians from Lebanon, said Papandreou, adding that itâs a pity but the Greeks in Lebanon too had to feel the absence of the Greek government.

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