Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis spoke on the show “She and I” with Thanasis Fouskidis and Stella Gantona. Commenting on the Tempi trial and the possibility of better organization, he said “I have no idea about the spatial planning. The Ministry of Justice has been dealing with this issue for a long time, I believe they will find the appropriate way.”
Regarding Zoe Konstantopoulou, the video recording in the investigative office and her statements about “ruthless, dirty powers,” Mr. Georgiadis said: “Is it possible to upload on social media procedures conducted in an investigative office? Are these normal things? She has exploited these videos extensively to stay in the spotlight. All these are illegal. After my incident in Parliament, very strict measures were announced. We must not let Ms. Konstantopoulou poison Greece. If we seriously believe that all judges are compromised, we should change country. The trial is the catharsis.”
He mentioned that “when the country’s bankruptcy occurred, Ireland and Portugal went bankrupt, Italy and Spain reached the brink of bankruptcy, as did Cyprus. The only country that was divided into pro-memorandum and anti-memorandum camps was Greece. The years we lost were the cost of the indignant movement, the English law, etc. Railway accidents have happened in many countries. Have you seen any country become divided, with one side accusing the other of treason? Our tendency to immediately accuse others of treason is very bad for Greece. No judge enters the judiciary to be ‘compromised.’ Ms. Konstantopoulou’s conspiracy theory disease must not spread to Greece.”
Regarding Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ announcements about energy costs and the potential reduction of excise tax on fuels, he said the measures have “practically the same result.” The horizontal tax reduction also benefits the particularly wealthy, e.g., for those who own a Porsche Cayenne. Mitsotakis has asked Europeans for an exemption from the escape clause, meaning taking measures beyond the limits of the Fiscal Compact. The measures announced by the prime minister are very logical. We are experiencing an unprecedented phenomenon, the current crisis is much worse than the war in Ukraine. We are at the beginning of a phenomenon that may accompany us for many years, he said referring to the risks related to natural gas supply.
Regarding polls and wiretapping and Androulakis’ letter, Mr. Georgiadis said that the PASOK president “is a victim in his mind, I don’t know why we apologized for surveilling him. His surveillance was conducted based on information from EYP, it was a legal wiretap.”
I have expressed a position from day one: It is something that happens that we are surveilled and with existing technology, it happens more and more. There is no period of governance where someone is not accused of monitoring some phones.
Mr. Georgiadis mentioned that he will not resort to Justice, “unfortunately phone surveillance is a simple matter,” he said particularly in relation “to smartphones,” as he stated.
Regarding the statement of one of the convicted that software is given to governments, he said he doesn’t know him.
The myhealthapp is the best platform in the world and the way it works is considered an example to follow, said the minister, referring to doctor appointments that patients can book. They answer 1566, you just have to call and verify it.
He also mentioned the reduction in waiting time for surgeries, which is “over 90%,” as he said. “I went and inaugurated the Papageorgiou hospital. It had the longest waiting list in Greece when I took office, from 14,000 it was 2,000. Trade unionists say it’s misleading, some went with vouchers to private healthcare. We have the lowest waiting time for ‘cold’ surgery since the establishment of ESY. Health, as a problem, is at the bottom, 2.6% of respondents in the iefimerida poll consider there is an issue,” the minister said.
