–Says Government Has No Grace Period; Must Show Results “At Once”
–Will Do Everything To Ensure Continued Membership In The Eurozone
ATHENS (MNI) – Greece’s newly appointed Prime Minister Antonis
Samaras said Thursday evening that changes in Greece must start
imminently and that his first act was therefore to cut the salaries of
his cabinet members by 30%, effective immediately.
Speaking to the press shortly before the first meeting of his
cabinet, Samaras declared, “this government has no grace period and must
show results at once.”
The new prime minister said his primary goal is to get out of the
crisis engulfing Greece and ensure the country’s continued membership in
the Eurozone. He added that he will prepare a timeframe for each
ministry and that he will follow each one personally in order to know at
all times when there is progress and when there are delays.
“We will do everything to save the country and keep it on a
European course. We must be effective,” Samaras said.
He acknowledged, however, that there “are many difficulties in this
struggle” though he said he “expected the support of all, inside and
outside the country.”
He added: “In the very near future we will show that we deserve
this support.”
–Athens bureau; papamiltiadou@hotmail.com
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