Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-01-24

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

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[01] Either the social security system will change or it will collapse

[02] EU borders will not close, says EU Commissioner Avramopoulos

[01] Either the social security system will change or it will collapse

The prime minister underlined that in 2015 "we competed with history and assumed historic responsibilities for the European and the international Left.

Tsipras said that they clashed with the conservative establishment that dogmatically insists on austerity recipes and claims that the recipes are not wrong but the way they are implemented.

He said he is proud that "we gave battle in order to finish with all those that brought us here" and referred to a struggle against the oligarchy and corruption.

He referred to the traps set to the country and noted that "we avoided them thanks to the people that supported us and gave us the victory in three election battles in less than a year".

Those who led us her and gave up without fight to the lenders' appetite must give answers, said Tsipras and referred to a rally attempt of those forces in order the country to turn back to the days of lawlessness and arbitrariness.

He said that these forces are trying to turn the first review in to a tool to blackmail the government and charged them that they are hiding behind the IMF on the social security issue. "Someone will either be with the mobilisations or with the IMF" and called on main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis to clarify his position "is he with the blockades or with the IMF?"

During his speech, Tsipras noted that the crucial dilemma over the social security system is "either reform or collapse of the system".

[02] EU borders will not close, says EU Commissioner Avramopoulos

"The countries must assume their responsibilities. If Schengen collapses then the whole European construction will start collapsing" stated Avramopoulos underlining that a discussion on Schengen will not open.

The Commissioner said that a large number of countries criticise Greece on the delays in the construction of the hotspots "According to government's commitments there will be joint staff in five entrance gates that will evaluate each case independently and will give the data they collect to the European authorities to use them for the relocation process. If all these had been done from the beginning we would not have come across last summer's incidents" he said and clarified that Europe supports Greece. "Greece is moving fast in the last period" he said and reminded that in four weeks at the EU Summit, the Greek government must present what it has done. "At this moment and under the pressure of the crisis that Europe is facing, we all have huge responsibilities to safeguard this achievement" he noted.

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