“Greece is ready to face any threat,” notes Mr. Mitsotakis. He adds that Greece has changed its production model and growth now comes from investments and extroversion
“It is now clear to the international community that Greece is a pillar of stability in the Eastern Mediterranean and participates in multilateral cooperation schemes, while at the same time it is ready to face any threat” he emphasizes in his article in the special edition of Euro2day with the New York Times “World Review 2022 “, the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. I hope, he notes, at some point and Turkey to realize that this aggressive attitude in the region is not going to lead it anywhere” he points out.
The prime minister emphasizes that a crucial element for achieving the goals is stability, the cornerstone of which, as he states, is political stability. “I am sure that the citizens will take this into consideration when they go to the polls and give us a new mandate so that we can continue the work we have started,” he says.
He also reminds that “in successive and overlapping crises, the state has exhausted every margin to stand by the citizen. Following the 43 billion euros set aside to deal with the impact of the pandemic, the government is once again resolutely supporting the purchasing power of households and the viability of businesses, having spent almost 13 billion so far.”
As he points out, for four years, the government has been constantly removing bureaucratic and tax purposes that blocked the way to any investment project. “With results that certify all sizes. With the largest reduction in unemployment across Europe and the creation of 300,000 new jobs in the crisis. With the third strongest growth in the Eurozone in 2021, which continued at the same rate in the first half of 2022. With exports reaching 74 billion and direct foreign investments of 5 billion – two performances without precedent for the Greek economy. With dozens of new infrastructures being either delivered or built across the territory. With the creative utilization of the funds of the Recovery Fund, which already finance dozens of actions”, he says.
Also, the prime minister notes that Greece has changed its production model and growth now comes from investments and extroversion, while in the energy sector, its role at the regional level is decisive, acting as an entry point for energy in the EU.
The entire article by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
“The beginning of the second decade of the 21st century finds the world faced with challenges it thought were banished in the past. The pandemic, which caused the deepest recession in decades, was followed by the return of war to the heart of Europe and the biggest inflationary wave in recent memory. 50 years old.
The external challenges define, to a large extent, not only the framework within which our country must proceed, but also the strategic direction it must follow. Strengthening its traditional role as a pillar of peace and stability in its region, strengthening the prospects of its economy and, at the same time, shielding the income of its citizens.
In the successive and overlapping crises, the state exhausted every margin to stand by the citizen. Following the 43 billion euros set aside to deal with the impact of the pandemic, the government is resolutely supporting the purchasing power of households and the viability of businesses, having spent almost 13 billion so far.
However, the possibilities of the state budget, a condition for creating a dividend that will be fairly distributed to society, are limited. That is why state support must be framed by the support of every development initiative.
For four years now, the government has been continuously removing bureaucratic and tax hurdles that blocked the way to any investment venture. With results that certify all sizes. With the largest reduction in unemployment across Europe and the creation of 300,000 new jobs in the crisis. With the third strongest growth in the Eurozone in 2021, which continued at the same rate in the first half of 2022. With exports reaching 74 billion and direct foreign investments of 5 billion – two performances without precedent for the Greek economy. With dozens of new infrastructures being either delivered or built across the territory. With the creative utilization of the funds of the Recovery Fund, which already finance dozens of actions.
Our country faces the future with confidence because, in parallel with crisis management, it has proceeded to change its production model. Growth now comes from investment and extroversion. Today we are above Italy and France in exports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This change in the production model is a success with long-term results, which has not yet shown its full potential.
Greece is being upgraded to an attractive investment destination for companies – global giants, who do not only look to the domestic market but see it as the center of a much wider region. It was recently ranked first in the world in improving the business environment. These investments create well-paid jobs and create the conditions for young people who left abroad during the crisis to return.
In the energy sector, its role at the regional level is decisive, acting as an entry point for energy in the EU. At the same time, it plays a leading role in Renewable Energy Sources (RES). We are now in the list of the top ten countries worldwide in terms of penetration of RES in the electricity generation mix and our goal is to make our country energy independent and competitive. Utilizing first and above all its rich wind and solar potential. But at the same time turning it into an energy interconnection and green energy transfer hub throughout the Southeast Mediterranean.
It is now clear to the international community that Greece is a pillar of stability in the Eastern Mediterranean and participates in multilateral cooperation schemes, while at the same time it is ready to face any threat. I hope that at some point Turkey will also realize that this aggressive stance in the region is not going to lead it anywhere.
For months, Europe has been standing up to Russian absolutism, which is dynamiting global stability. The political and economic isolation of Russia will, however, prove ineffective if it is not accompanied by brave excesses at the EU level, especially in the energy sector in view of a difficult winter, so that there is sufficiency in supply and price containment. Violent authoritarianism is not met with national egos.
And stopping it means much more than avoiding a cold winter for hundreds of millions of Europeans. It is equivalent to another victory of the democratic acquis and to the isolation of the populism lurking in our countries. With the death of any revisionist disposition by those who question borders and sovereign rights.
We implement a national policy that combines dynamism with prudence and generates new wealth, which is shared fairly among the Greeks. Which allows the country to manage successive crises much better than many of its partners. To create strategic reserves for a future that is set to be uncertain. And to take the lead in taking initiatives on a European scale.
Having accumulated experience and knowledge, Greece can successfully respond to new challenges in a rapidly changing world. He can respond with optimism, plan and dynamism to every uncertainty and every insecurity. A critical element for the achievement of the above objectives is stability, the cornerstone of which is political stability. I am sure that the citizens will take this into consideration when they go to the polls and give us a new mandate to continue the work we have started.”
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