Administrative Reform Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis talked on Parapolitika 901 FM and referred to the need of having a “true two-year trial period during which public sector employees will be paid less that the starting salary”.

“What we are discussing with the troika has already been discussed with PASOK representatives. PASOK ought to be more careful when it comments on reports that do not even reflect the views of the Administrative Reform ministry,” Mr. Mitsotakis stressed.

He also said that the ministry considered partially unfreezing wage promotions., while referring to the uniform payroll, he mentioned the example of a ministry where employees of compulsory education earn 600 euros more than the equivalent employees of other ministries.

He also added that “any intervention would be salary neutral, which means that money saved will be given elsewhere”.

Regarding reforms, he said that “if we were bolder and implemented them in a more convincing and enthusiastic way, we could have a better performance in opinion polls” and stressed that the “dividing line between New Democracy and SYRIZA must be totally clear”.

Finally, Mr. Mitsotakis said “half of SYRIZA feels comfortable with the idea of leaving the euro” and added that “when SYRIZA’s policy to write off the debt will not be effective, it will have two options so as to finance the economy: either to sign a new memorandum with creditors or leave the eurozone and print money.”