Nikos Papathanassis, Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance in a discussion entitled “European Cohesion Policies After 2027” in the 10th Delphi Economic Forum in Delphi, April 9th ​​to April 12, we have not learned that “we have learned from the crisis. Our Public Investment Plan. “

Speaking about the definition of cohesion policy, Nikos Papathanassis noted: “What is a cohesion policy? We live in Europe, we like to live in Europe, a European country with a pro -European government and a European prime minister. One of the basic principles of the European Union is the single market. And we cannot have a single market without having a tool that eliminates regional divergences. This tool is called cohesion policy. “

Nikos Papathanassis also referred to the absorption of Community funds by Greece, saying that the country is among the first to absorb the resources of the recovery fund. “What is the conversation now? When planning a program, the needs of the country change. We have a serious demographic problem and housing is a serious issue. We have thousands of islands. We have needs to get into the review. For the next program we have to work to maintain cohesion policy with the flexibility it needs. We have different needs from Lithuania. It is a principle to follow. Review, flexibility and a planning that takes into account the needs of the country. The general framework is needed but every country must choose what its needs are. “

“We are Europeans and we like our country,” the deputy minister said, adding: “Europe in the end shows its solidarity. This was done with the pandemic, it took a while but in the end we had the recovery fund. Now we need to see the change actively. We do not live in the previous century. We have a fund facing the climate crisis. We need to see things happen faster. Europe has been awakened after the Russian invasion and duties of Trump. I now believe that he will make decisions differently than in the past, “the Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance said.