Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-03-11
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[01] Majority of Greeks believe geopolitics are to blame for refugee
crisis-poll
[01] Majority of Greeks believe geopolitics are to blame for refugee
crisis-poll
The majority of Greeks believe geopolitical developments are to blame
for the refugee crisis, while only a small fraction shift the blame
on the government a poll conducted by Palmos Analysis and published in
newspaper Efimeritha ton Syntakton found on Friday.
According to the poll, 58 pct of those questioned say geopolitics are
responsible for the jump in refugee and migrant arrivals to Europe,
while 61 pct agree with the Greek government invoking the veto. Only 19
pct say the government is to blame.
Concerning reforms in social security, 59 pct of respondents said they
view as positive a proposal to attach a growth clause to pensions. Another
59 pct want to maintain the public character of social security, against
a 31 pct who wants to develop private insurance.
The survey also found that 61 pct of participants agree with the
government's proposal to allow the self-employed to pay their social
security contributions depending on their income and not with their
years they've been insured and another 71 pct believe the government
must protect pensions by any means. Only 17 pct thinks the government
must implement a zero-deficit clause.
Asked about the new TV licensing law, 79 pct of those questioned believe
the operating status of private channels of the last 25 years is not
transparent and does not preclude cases of vested interests. A 73 pct
consider the TV channels do not contribute to the objective information
of the public and 64 pct believe the government's priority on the issue
should be to stop vested interests. Only 29 pct think the priority should
be to keep all existing channels open. Another 67 pct are positive towards
the government's initiative to hold an international tender for licensing.
On the Borjans list of Greek bank depositors, 65 pct of participants
believe the former coalition government of New Democracy and Pasok shares
the blame on issues of tax evasion and vested interests.
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