the agency said safe and legal routes were not available to most people fleeing war and persecution and urged the british government to pursue what it called more humane solutions. now on bbc news it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. i m stephen sackur. the devastating train crash in greece which killed 57 people generated a wave of grief and anger. many greeks see the disaster as symptomatic of a failing state, characterised by a lack of investment in public infrastructure and a lack of accountability at the heart of government. other aspects of public policy are also facing harsh scrutiny, from migration to internal security. my guest is greek migration minister notis mitarachi. has his government lost the confidence of the greek people? notis mitarachi in athens, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much. the whole world has watched with a great deal of concern and sympathy the unfolding of this disaster in greece. 57 lives lost in that terrible train crash. do you believe it s
infrastructure and a lack of accountability at the heart of government. other aspects of public policy are also facing harsh scrutiny, from migration to internal security. my guest is greek migration minister notis mitarachi. has his government lost the confidence of the greek people? notis mitarachi in athens, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much. the whole world has watched with a great deal of concern and sympathy the unfolding of this disaster in greece. 57 lives lost in that terrible train crash. do you believe it s going to be seen as a turning point in greece, that business as usual will no longer be accepted? it s obviously a devastating event. the level of grief in the greek people, the greek government, is enormous. 57 people, particularly young people, lost their lives in this accident. multiple causes. there is an independent review under way by specialists. there is the prosecuting authorities now questioning both what happened on the day and more importantly,
to be alive. the driver s whereabouts are unknown. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. i m stephen sackur. the devastating train crash in greece which killed 57 people generated a wave of grief and anger. many greeks see the disaster as symptomatic of a failing state, characterised by a lack of investment in public infrastructure and a lack of accountability at the heart of government. other aspects of public policy are also facing harsh scrutiny, from migration to internal security. my guest is greek migration minister notis mitarachi. has his government lost the confidence of the greek people? notis mitarachi in athens, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much. the whole world has watched with a great deal of concern and sympathy the unfolding of this disaster in greece. 57 lives lost in that terrible train crash. do you believe it s going to be seen as a turning point in greece, that business as usual will no longer be accepted? it s obviously a devastating e
Good news but the bad news much of the country has it noticed a third of greeks are at risk of poverty and retirees are feeling it most some are losing their homes because they cannot live on their incomes. Their pensions are meager because theres too little money in the state coffers too many people avoid paying taxes. Which results in a loss of more than ten billion euros in taxes a year to change that the government has sent out an army of tax inspectors to shake things up by visiting businesses unannounced our reporter all of one along with two of them. When night falls in athens. To pin a call start their patrol through the amusement district of pluck out. The two inspectors are on the lookout for tax daughters. There are suspicions are aroused in this cocktail party. There are no bills on the tables. It looks as if the owner is selling his strings off the books. Good evening tax fraud inspectors could you please give me a bill for ten cents. Each bill lists how many receipts were
Years into the european debt crisis things may finally be looking up for greece the economy seems to be making some strides towards recovery albeit slowly thats the good news but the bad news much of the country hasnt noticed a third of greeks are at risk of poverty and retirees are feeling it most some are losing their homes because they cannot live on their incomes. Their pensions are meager because theres too little money in the state coffers too many people avoid paying taxes. Which results in a loss of more than ten billion euros in taxes a year to change that the government has sent out an army of tax inspectors to shake things up by visiting businesses unannounced our reporter all of a zealot one along with two of them. When night falls in athens. To pinnacle start their patrol through the amusement district of pluck out. The two inspectors are on the lookout for tax daughter of. Their suspicions are aroused in this cocktail party. There are no bills on the tables. It looks as i