Everything that was said in the cabinet: Energy conservation and consumption limitation are necessary, first of all in the State – Moscow’s weapon is natural gas, if something is not done at the European level, large countries are at risk of collapse
“We will not give in to pressure beyond the maximum limits given to us by the General Accounting Office of the State and the Ministry of Finance,” the prime minister said, according to reports, during the meeting of the cabinet, where the situation regarding the energy crisis was examined in depth .
According to the same information, Mr. Mitsotakis underlined the need to take action at the European level saying: “As long as Moscow uses natural gas as a weapon, the crisis will deepen. Greece has done a lot. The government will continue to do what it can.
But if something drastic is not done at the European level, large countries are at risk of collapse.”
It was pointed out that the prime minister had submitted proposals for many months about the need ceiling on the wholesale price of natural gas and decoupling the price of electricity from the price of natural gas. What Europe is discussing today, it was emphasized, Greece has implemented at the national level since July with the mechanism that recovers profits from companies at the source, to return them as support to society.
This crisis, the prime minister emphasized, has common characteristics with the pandemic in terms of its potential consequences for the economy.
“We will not give in to pressure beyond the maximum limits given to us by the General Accounting Office of the State and the Ministry of Finance” he underlined.
After all, earlier in his introductory statement he had emphasized that resources are not inexhaustible.
The minister emphasized the need to save energy and limit consumption, first in the State.
At the meeting it was done by Christos Staikouras overview of the course of the Greek economy (exports, deposits, tourist receipts) and the lines of defense maintained by the government and by the Kostas Skrekas European overview of the energy crisis which highlighted that the energy landscape in many European countries portends a difficult winter.
Also, Vassilis Kikilias reviewed the performance of tourism, where the estimates are that revenues will be increased compared to 2019.
Finally, according to the same information, the prime minister set the political framework for the polls, saying that in the next 9 months until the elections, in addition to the discussion and approval of the bills concerning the implementation of the government work, the cabinet should function and more politically.
In other words, he asked to establish a political center with an exchange of views on the issues of current affairs and the coordination of government work with the electoral horizon of 2023.
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