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Greek Community of Melbourne Calls on Australian Politicians to Support Greece

greek-community-centreThe Greek Community of Melbourne congratulated the Australian Greens for their initiative to submit a motion in the Senate last week to support Greece during the unprecedented economic and social crisis that has caused the suffering of people in the country.

Community President Vasilis Papastergiadis and Greek Centre director Jorge Menidi appealed to members of other Australian parties to adopt this approach at this critical moment for Greece.

“Last Thursday (June 20) Greens Senator Scott Ludlam submitted a proposal to the Australian Senate calling for action by the Australian Treasurer and member of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) of the IMF, and Governor of the IMF and World Bank.

We support this move and congratulate Senator Ludlam and the Australian Greens for their action and most importantly, we urge all Australian politicians to investigate events beyond the news announced by the European institutions and to show real support to the Greek people in this time of crisis,” said Papastergiadis.

“The week is crucial for Greece and although we know that Australian politicians are not directly involved in the decision-making process in Europe, however, they can and should show their support to the Greek people,” he added.

The draft resolution introduced by the Australian Greens to the Senate on Thursday called on the Australian Government to express its concern about the continued support that IMF officials show for the austerity program imposed on Greece and to seek the support of other IMF member-states in order to introduce alternative measures that will contribute to better address the social and humanitarian problems faced in Greece.

Furthermore, the Australian Greens called on their government to stop the IMF from pushing for a policy enforcement in Greece that could possibly lead to debt defaults.

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