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Comm125-D Kamaras
Comm125-D Kamaras
PROJECT 1
Dr.D.Kamaras
Tziliou Charis-Artemis
Comm 125
23/11/2009
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After the national elections, Greece has been facing the major problem of the social
insurance issue. The Minister of finance Mr. George Papakonstantinou and the minister
of Labour and Social Security, Mr. Andreas Loverdos had a meeting on Thursday
November 12, 2009 to discuss the problems that the country is facing about the
economics and the social insurance system of the country. According to Hoakin
Almounia “The public finances of Greece constituting henceforth reasons of concern for
all the Eurozone”.
After the meeting, Mr. Papakonstantinou said that serious problems had arisen in the
financing of social insurance funds from the 2009 budget and that the previous
government did not make anything to fix this problem. .
Greece is accused the last twelve-month period not for honest failure but for
indifference. The Greek government does not want to delay these issues any more. It
wants to show to Brussels that her engagements constitute contract and moves in drastic
changes in the social insurance system. The ministers of Finances and Labour agreed that
there will be increases of limits of age and years of insurance for retirement, progressive
suppression of favorable limits of age for the mothers of underage children, reduction of
sum of premature pensions, but also the expected progressive adjustment of limits of age
of men and women.
I chose this topic because I think that is a very serious and interesting issue, not only
for Greeks but also for all Europeans. There is a lot of discussion around this issue, many
debates and arguments.
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1st DAY
NEWSPAPER: KATHIMERINI
In the BHMAonline news site the title of the event was “The social insurance issue
immediately opens” with the subtitle “In 2,5 billion euro the additional needs of
government financing the funds for 2009”. It was easy to reach because it was the
number one story in the news site. While someone clicks on the title it goes and analyzes
immediately the story. There is an introduction about the meeting of the two ministers of
economics and Labor and Social Security. The main body is based of what the problems
are, along with some historical background what will be the effects that we will have to
face and how they will handle them together. In conclusion we have the plans for the next
meeting. There is a useful video and links where the viewers could learn about more
information about the event or related issues.
On November 12, 2009, the Skai TV with Sia Kosioni for presenter presented in 19:58
the social insurance issue. At the beginning there was an introduction from the presenter
for the event that took place that day. Then there was a video about the” Direct begging
of the dialogue based on the social insurance issue’, followed by a video from the
minister of finance G.Papathanasiou, two tables containing the “changes in labour”and
after a video of the minister of Labor Mr.Loverdos. Both made some proposals of how
they are going to solve this big issue. After there was an interview from the Member of
Secretariat of Women ADEDY, Despina Spanou, who has a negative position towards
these changes and also an interview from the Governmental Representative, Giorgos
Petalotis who argues that we have to be fair with the European Union. Then the presenter
with the help of the reporter Hlia Siakantarh, gives an overview to the viewers of the
changes that occurred the last 20 years in the European states. They had also tables
showing the age limits and age limits for women.
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DIFFERENCE: The different media approach differently the news event of the day.
Although they are all focusing in the same topic, the way they present it is different. The
newspaper has the event in the coverage, which makes it very important, and obviously
all the readers are going to read it. In the case of television the information of the event
were very accurate, the event was the first story presented, and also the audiovisual
attracts viewer’s attention more. In the case of the internet site things are simpler, because
we have the event presented in the front page of the news site and just by clicking in the
title you have the entire story, which explains the mains issues, and it is followed by a
video or related stories, that the viewer would like to see.
2ND DAY
NEWSPAPER: ETHNOS
On Friday 13, 2009 in the bottom of the coverage in Ethnos newspaper we have the
story titled by “changes-bomb in social security issue”. The story is analyzed in pages 28,
37 with the title “Changes come -shock in social security issue and pensions”. There are
no pictures included but we have the existence of tables that inform us about how used to
be the social insurance issue for the women from 1/1/83-31/12/92 and how after 1993.
Also there is a story with the title “The monitoring of Brussels becomes stricter” and this
based on how Joaquín Almunia sees the situation that Greece is facing. And also there is
a story with the title “We will declare loans, cards and deposits” that the ministry of
Finance announces for the tax evasion. Also in this story in the first paragraph there are
the 5 w’s and the one h, and the body structure is also based on Problem/Solution because
it starts with the problem, and continuous with statements, interviews, and discusses the
solution.
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On November 13, 2009 the BHMA online produces the story based on the yesterday
event for “the social insurance issue”. The title is “the social insurance issue opens
immediately”. It was the first story in the politics section, and very easy to reach. In the
introduction there are the issues that the two ministers of Finance and Labour decided
that they will emphasize in the future. In the body we have the underline of the express
solutions that the ministers will have to come up, and the immediate moves they already
made. And in the last paragraph there is the opinion of GSEE and ADEDY, who wants
the government to move to favorable solutions. It is also followed by a video and links
available to the viewer for further information.
DIFFERENCE: The different media approach differently news event of the day.
Although they are all focusing in the same topic, the way they present it is different. The
newspaper has the event in the coverage, which makes it very important, and obviously
all the readers are going to read it. In the case of television the information of the event
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were very accurate, the event was the third story presented, and the audiovisual attracts
viewer’s attention. In the case of the internet site things are simpler, because we have the
event presented in the front page of the news site, in the section of politics and just by
clicking in the title you have the entire story, which explains the mains issues, and it is
followed by a video or related stories, that the viewer would like to see.
Personal Judgment
I believe that the seriousness of the event is obvious from the way it is covered from
the different media. In the first day we have the event in the coverage of newspaper, and
then it is analyzed in three pages. In the television section the event is the first story
presented, which also show us the importance it has, and the internet site too, presented it
in the first page of the news site. I believe that the medium that as a viewer would prefer
for this day is the internet news site, because, the newspaper had to many information to
read, the TV news was in certain time, which makes it difficult to watch. In the internet
site you can ender any time you want, read the most important information, and if you
what anything additional, there are videos and other stories related to this event.
In the second day, the event is also covered differently, in the newspaper the event is in
the bottom of the coverage, analyzed in two pages. In TV the event is the third story of
the day, which is also difficult to watch, and the internet site has the event in the first
page of the news site, not the first event, but it is easy to see in the section of politics. In
that case and for the same reasons in the first day I believe that for my information I will
choose the internet news site
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APPENDIX
-Πρώτη μεταρρύθμιση που προωθεί η κυβέρνηση είναι η εξίσωση των ορίων ανδρών και
γυναικών στο δημόσιο όπως ακριβώς προτείνει το ευρωπαϊκό δικαστήριο. Η απόφαση
που εξόργισε την ΑΔΕΔΥ.
-(ΟΧΙ ΤΗΣ ΓΣΕΕ ΣΤΗΝ ΑΥΞΗΣΗ ΤΩΝ ΟΡΙΩΝ ΗΛΙΚΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΙΣ ΠΕΡΙΚΟΠΕΣ)
Σκληρή ήταν και η δήλωση ΓΣΕΕ που στους υπουργούς ότι η λύση του ασφαλιστικού
βρίσκεται στην ορθή χρηματοδότηση του συστήματος και την πάταξη της φοροδιαφυγής
και όχι στην αύξηση των ορίων ηλικίας ή την περικοπή των συντάξεων από τις
αποφάσεις που αν προωθηθούν θα προκαλέσουν σοβαρότατες αντιδράσεις.
- Σωστά Σια θα δούμε από το 1990 έγιναν αρκετές σοβαρές μεταρρυθμίσεις στα
ευρωπαϊκά ασφαλιστικά ζητήματα και σε πολλά πεδία. Από το ύψος των εισφορών και
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τα όρια ηλικίας μέχρι τα κίνητρα παραμονής στην εργασία πέρα των ορίων ήταν τα
αντικίνητρα αντίστοιχα για πρόωρη συνταξιοδότηση. Τα τελευταία χρόνια πάντως 65 έτη
έγιναν το νέο όριο συνταξιοδότησης στις ευρωπαϊκές χώρες κάπως το πήγαν παραπέρα.
(ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ-ΟΡΙΑ ΗΛΙΚΙΑ ΓΥΝΑΙΚΩΝ)Η Δανία στα 67 όπως ακλουθώντας το
παράδειγμα των ηνωμένων πολιτειών, η Ιταλία προσέθεσε 5 χρόνια εργασίας σε άνδρες
και γυναίκες διατηρεί όμως τη διαφορά στα όρια ηλικίας, οι αντιστάσεις όμως πέφτουν
στις περισσότερες ευρωπαϊκές χώρες. Το Βέλγιο εξίσωσε τα όρια ηλικίας των γυναικών
με αυτά των ανδρών στα 62 έτη, η Ελβετία προσέθεσε 2 `χρόνια στον εργασιακό βίο των
γυναικών στα 64, ενώ στα 65 βγαίνουν στη σύνταξη οι γυναίκες στο ηνωμένο βασίλειο .
στην Ουγγαρία από 60 για τους άνδρες και 55 για τις γυναίκες το όριο ανέβηκε στα 62
χρόνια και για τους δυο , το ίδιο και στη Σλοβακία
-( Παρουσιάστρια:Σια Κοσιώνη) Σωστά και είναι αυτό που είναι εύκολα κατανοητό και
κάτι που πρέπει σίγουρα να κρατήσουμε για τη συνέχεια.
-(ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ)Οι χαμηλές συντάξεις οφείλονται στην ανεργία, στην οποία βρέθηκαν για
μεγάλα χρονικά διαστήματα της ζωής τους πολλοί από τους σημερινούς συνταξιούχους
στον τρόπο υπολογισμού των συντάξεων με της διαδοχικής ασφάλισης, στις χαμηλότερες
αποδοχές των ασφαλιζομένων κυρίως στον ιδιωτικό τομέα αλλά η βασική αιτία
εντοπίζεται στην εισφοροδιαφυγή και στο μικρό χρόνο ασφάλισης που συμπληρώνουν οι
εργαζόμενοι στην χώρα μας που φτάνουν περίπου τα 59,5 χρόνια στην εργασία ενώ στην
υπόλοιπη Ευρώπη είναι 61 χρόνια.
-(ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ)Ενδεικτικά των διακρίσεων στο χρόνο εξόδου από την αγορά εργασίας
είναι τα στοιχεία της εθνικής στατιστικής υπηρεσίας που δείχνουν τους στρατιωτικούς να
βγαίνουν σε σύνταξη στα 54 έτη τους , τους τεχνολόγους στα 56 έτη, οι υπάλληλοι
γραφείου στα 58 έτη, τους πωλητές και τους τεχνίτες στα 59 έτη αλλά τους
ειδικευμένους αγρότες όπως οι αλιείς στα 64 έτη.