D. Papangelopoulos: EU letter violates the Constitution
"The letter of k.Ntomprovskis, Moskovisi and Tisen directly violates not only the Constitution of Greece and the European institutional acquis," says a statement of the Deputy Justice Minister Dimitris Papangelopoulos.
"The three European officials essentially asking the Greek government to intervene in the independent Greek justice in favor of Mr. George, who investigated for committing any crime. Shame, "concludes the statement by Mr. Papanghelopoulos.
Meanwhile in an interview in the newspaper THE NEW EU Employment Commissioner Maria Tisen (whose competence belongs to the European statistical office Eurostat) expresses its deep concern at the statements questioning the validity of the data on which is based the Program stability of Greece.
--The K Gkioulekas
Subject of Greek Justice is the reference of the former President of ELSTAT, Andreas Georgiou, to justice "and is not related to one official involved in this," said the radio station of the Athens-Macedonian News Agency "Agency 104.9 FM" The Thessaloniki MP ND Costas Gkioulekas.
Commenting on the letter-intervention of the European Commission on the issue, MP ND said: "First time I see EU officials involved in a matter that is in the judicial investigation. Again referred for felony Mr. George ELSTAT for falsification of the deficit and that the Greek Justice and is not related to one official involved in this. "
For the position of ND on the issue, Mr. Gkioulekas said: "We expect the elucidation of Justice. Through this process will seem tragic what happened at that time and how we have come under the rule of the place of George Papandreou to the IMF. It was essentially the beginning of the end, entering into a long period, an unprecedented financial crisis slurried life of every Greek citizen. "
As regards the presence of the Prime Minister at the upcoming International Exhibition of Thessaloniki, the ND deputy noted: "The question now is what to say and what the Prime Minister to TIF will announce, but how much credibility is left to Mr. Tsipras and the current government. A man who came to power promising everything to everyone and faltering miserably anyone believed him. "
Mr. Gkioulekas, speaking on the show "chaste" for "agenda" in which the president of ND will come, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the TIF, said "ND will not say anything more than what it can do. Therefore, the ratio of the leader in the report will be a concise reason, which will include the main lines of the program in which the ND will move through the possibilities. "
Mr. Gkioulekas also added that "there is no unity on the Southwest" and that "all together like a fist fighting in Parliament and society."
Referring to the issue of pensions stated: "Mr. Katrougalos assured that pensions will not be affected, and, however, saw suddenly cut auxiliary. Saw cut and the main by raising health contributions, slashed EKAS. And yet the courage -for me is audacity politician to declare pride in the national pension of € 384? ".