“If Mr. Tsipras tried to do even half of what he promises, the country would find itself again in a new memorandum,” pointed out Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, during his speech to the residents of Chrysoupolis Kavala.

“Mr. Tsipras can very comfortably say today that I will reduce your taxes, I will give you all your loans, I will also give you free houses and all this will cost approximately 45 billion euros collected over the four years. If he attempted to do even half of these, the country would once again find itself in a new memorandum. But of course he knows very well that he is not going to win for this and he is betting so much”, emphasized Mr. Mitsotakis.

A group of students met Mr. Mitsotakis and one of them, Aris, took the floor and asked the Prime Minister how the European Union contributes to the development of the regions.

The Prime Minister expressed his joy at the presence of the students and after noting that his eyes are on the young people and the future they can have, he referred to the decision of Constantinos Karamanlis to include Greece in the then EEC.

“Here, the main avenue of Chrysoupolis is Konstantinou Karamanli Avenue” Mr. Mitsotakis emphasized and continued: “I say this because you younger people must remember that 40 years ago an enlightened leader made the decision, against this which the majority of public opinion believed and wanted. Do you remember, at that time, gatherings were held, ‘EEC and NATO the same union’ and he made the decision and included Greece in the European family. And it was the most important decision about the future of the country made by any politician since the post-colonial period. And we are now called to implement this decision and not only to remain in Europe, because we fought in 2015 to keep the country in Europe. You remember how close we came to the edge of the cliff. Some Varoufakis are coming now and reminding us of the worst days of the past. And they want to rule again. We tell them, thank you, we won’t take it.”

Mr. Mitsotakis also noted that New Democracy today follows the legacy of Konstantinos Karamanlis.

In Chrysoupoli, Mr. Mitsotakis walked along the main street, entered shops, greeted shopkeepers and customers and took pictures with them.

Among the residents who welcomed him was the mayor of Nestos, Savvas Michailidis.

Earlier, Mr. Mitsotakis toured the center of Kavala where he walked and addressed residents who gathered to welcome him.

The prime minister also met with those dismissed from Petroleum and Fertilizers who informed him about the request for their re-employment.