On 18 January 2024, tens of thousands of university and school students as well as teachers took to the streets all over Greece, holding mass demonstrations, such as the one in the centre of Athens. They clearly stated the obvious: The new generation rejects private universities and struggles for exclusively public and truly free education for all.
While thousands of university and school students, vocational students, teachers, workers and parents were demonstrating against the government’s reactionary plans for the establishment of private universities, the GS of the CC of the KKE, Dimitris Koutsoumbas, was speaking in the plenary session of the Parliament during the debate on the bill on Vocational Education and Training put forward by the Ministry of Education.
“The majority of the world of education have already voted against your bill, despite the bundle of lies and the government propaganda that aims to convince the Greek people and the youth that this unjust bill can supposedly provide a solution to the current impasses that you and the previous governments have created”, stressed the GS of the CC of the KKE.
D. Koutsoumbas strongly criticized both the current condition of education in Greece and the anti-popular plans of the ND government. He also presented some aspects of the KKE’s proposal for public education.
Referring to the youth, the GS of the CC of the KKE noted that “through their struggles they can today be the creators and pave the way for a new life. For a society where the people do not have to look for a job, precisely because their job is safeguarded. And where one’s degree is not just a certificate of qualification, but a guarantee of the right to work. For a society where the needs of the youth are not sidelined for the benefit of the few, but are at the heart of the central scientific planning of the state to ensure that they are met”.
19.01.2024
