President [of the European Commission] Jean-Claude Juncker and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a telephone conversation today. They noted the progress achieved in the last few days in discussions between Greece and its partners on the question of the comprehensive lit of reforms required for the successful completion of the evaluation procedure.
There was special reference to the importance of reforms for the modernization of the pension system, so as to render it fair, fiscally sustainable and effective, in the direction of avoiding the impoverishment of the elderly.
There was also a discussion on the need to have wage-related developments and the institutions of the labor market play a supportive role in the creation of jobs, in competitiveness and in social cohesion. Within this context, there was agreement on the role of a modern and effective system of collective bargaining, which must develop through broad discussion and fulfill the highest European standards.
The constructive talks must continue within the framework of the Brussels Group.
I just found out that in his interview with Nikos Hatzinikolaou, Tsipras stated that "opposition in Greece is completely absent, unproductive, fruitless. They are the internal Troika". Who is he refering to given the fact that it's the ECB that's advising him to split his party and govern with Pasok in case of internal dissent, New Democracy supports his Finacial Agreemen, they're collaborating with Golden Dawn on a parliamentary level and all of the rest bourgeois parties pledged their support to the government from day one. Or maybe its not his government but the Greek Communists who have allied themselves with the Troika by protesting the new set of the above mentioned regressive "reforms"? Socialfascism thrives in Europe once again!
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