{"id":3314,"date":"2026-04-30T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T07:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=3314"},"modified":"2026-04-30T10:10:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T07:10:00","slug":"adonis-georgiades-androulakis-doesnt-even-speak-english-how-will-he-represent-us-in-europe-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=3314","title":{"rendered":"Adonis Georgiades: Androulakis doesn’t even speak English, how will he represent us in Europe? (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Health Minister Adonis Georgiades<\/strong> has called the PASOK <\/strong> proposal for a four-day working week<\/strong> without a pay cut<\/a> unworkable for Greece. <\/p>\n

“It’s not exactly a PASOK<\/b> proposal, he said opening the debate, i.e. treatment<\/b>. It is something that has been implemented in some countries in Europe, not with much success<\/b>,”<\/em>he said, speaking to SKAI. <\/p>\n

In fact, the minister also referred to specific examples of countries that follow a similar policy. “In The Netherlands <\/b>there is no law, but the social partners have made an agreement in certain sectors, with the agreement of employers and employees<\/b> and with a pay cut, not without a cut. Spain <\/b>which has put a subsidy for this, has very little participation, minimal,”<\/em>he stressed. <\/p>\n

“It’s not getting much traction anywhere after all, whereas when these programs<\/b> were started, they were touted as the future. Eventually even the people who started them are slowly taking them back. It’s not that easy.”<\/em> <\/p>\n

And he added saying: <\/p>\n

“These programs have a structural problem,<\/b>they create two-tier workers. Because even where they are applied, they are not applied to all workers. They are applied in certain industries, mostly in office jobs. In essence, it creates a nomenclature<\/b> of employees who are very favored over the others who work too much.”<\/em> <\/p>\n

Reflecting on the expert doctor<\/strong> in Samos <\/strong>who collapsed after 5 days of continuous familiarity<\/b>, Mr. Georgiades stressed that the woman in question had made use of a law that allowed her to carry out her farming in Attica<\/strong>, noting that he had not mentioned a health issue concerning her, as – as he said – “dI don’t like to make such revelations<\/em>“, unlike Pavlos Polakis<\/strong> who made it public, even commenting pointedly that “he understands so much and has so many sensitivities<\/em>“. <\/p>\n

He explained that the relevant legal framework<\/b> provides that even if someone chooses to do agriculture in Attica,<\/b> there is a provision that allows the system to temporarily move them to another area to meet emergency needs. As he said, this was the case with the move to Samos<\/b>, where – according to him and what he heard from the hospital – she was “very happy”, did not complain and worked without undue burden by ESY<\/b> standards. <\/p>\n

She also clarified that the on-call work she did was 5 days “on call”, <\/b>i.e. from home<\/b>, with an obligation to respond if needed, which ultimately did not happen. As he said, “the phone<\/em> didn’t ring in the end,” acknowledging, however, that there was a psychological pressure<\/b> from the wait. At the same time, she noted that she withdrew her original post, not because of pressure, but admitting – as she said – that she was “overwhelmed<\/b><\/em>“. <\/p>\n

She admitted at the same time that there is indeed a heavy workload in the NHS, noting that “certain categories of workers, mainly nurses<\/b> but also doctors in some cases, work very intensively”.<\/em> <\/p>\n

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“Tsipras-Androulakis contest to see who can say the greatest line” <\/h3>\n

Then the discussion turned to political news, with Adonis Georgiadis<\/b> noting that “if you told any other party of the post-independence era and any government that after seven years it’s not doing well because it’s only ahead of the second party by a double score, they would think you’re on cannabis or dope. We have been spoiled by Mitsotakis,”<\/em>while on the joint letter<\/strong> of the 5 MPs<\/strong> on the federal state<\/strong>, he commented, “They wrote an article and raised 5 concerns<\/b>, and the battle of the Dramalis didn’t happen.”<\/em> <\/p>\n

“In the end, do we want the MP to be mute or a talker<\/b>?<\/b> If he is a talker, he may miss something and tell us something we don’t like,”<\/em>he noted. <\/p>\n

As for the opposition<\/b>, he focused on Nikos Androulakis<\/strong> and Alexis Tsipras<\/strong>, noting that the two are having a contest to see who can say the biggest line. “I believe from the polls that Tsipras<\/b> will logically be second, it seems,”<\/em>he added. <\/p>\n

To conclude by saying: <\/p>\n

“We are choosing who will represent us at the European table on how much money each country will get from Europe<\/b> over the next five years. Who should go? Mitsotakis who did the job 7 years ago<\/b> ago and brought the most money ever to Greece? Will Androulakis<\/b>, who doesn’t speak English<\/b> very well, go? Will Zoe Konstantopoulou go, will Velopoulos<\/b> go? Will Tsipras<\/b> go, who is the only important thing he has to say in his life is 17 hours of negotiation<\/b>?”<\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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