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Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-05-05
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[01] Alavanos addresses prefectural committee secretaries
[01] Alavanos addresses prefectural committee secretaries
Coalition of the Left, Movements and Ecology (Synaspismos) party leader
Alekos Alavanos on Saturday addressed the party's nationwide conference
of prefectural committee secretaries, that convened on the issue of
preparing the party in light of the general elections, while also
commenting on the ongoing social insurance fund issue.
"We have seen one of the most savage attacks on the welfare state, with
the theft taking place at the social insurance funds by this system
that has been set up by the international stock exchange capital," he
said.
Alavanos added that "we are seeing the reserves of the social insurance
funds being offered as a 'feast' to Greek and foreign banks,
stockbroker businesses, etc. In a way that is scandalous."
Lastly, the Coalition party leader said that the government has great
responsibilities "but is following other corresponding situations that
existed beforehand", and pointed out that the main axis of his party's
policy must be the slogan "hands off the insured."
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