“Mea culpa” for the way he announced the closure of the daily newspaper “Avgi” without consulting the workers, the Stefanos Kasselakis from their delegation that was waiting for him outside the SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance offices in Koumoundourou Square on Thursday morning.
Mr. Kasselakis had a 20-minute conversation with them and promised to speak more precisely at 2:00 pm, after the meeting of the Political Secretariat was concluded, and that there would be no layoffs.
Avgi workers protest outside Koumoundourou to close the newspaper’s daily page on July 4, 2024
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The president of SYRIZA referred to the financial difficulties faced by the party, and the workers against it, as told to CNN Greece, that the annual cost of publishing “Avgi” is less than 300,000 euros, at the same time since the closure of the the daily also loses revenue from advertising packages.
Avgi workers protest outside Koumoundourou to close the newspaper’s daily page on July 4, 2024
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In fact, they explained to Mr. Kasselakis that the daily sales together with the donations exceed a thousand sheets.
The workers welcomed the SYRIZA president with the slogans “The newspaper has a history, the workers don’t stop” and “Take back the lock”.
SYRIZA President Stefanos Kasselakis talking to Avgi workers protesting the closure of the newspaper’s daily paper in Koumoundourou on July 4, 2024
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