PASOK was the first to speak about climate change and pioneered the creation of the Civil Protection mechanism in Europe. We invest a lot in restoration but little in prevention, answered Mr. Androulakis when asked about the floods in Thessaly at the full-length press conference he is currently giving in Zappeion. .

“The Aegis program, for example, and how it was used is being controlled at the moment” he continued and added “I fought for the country to get aerial means but they are not enough if there is no prevention”.

I understand the extremeness of the phenomenon, Mr. Androulakis explained about this and we proposed the creation of a cross-party task force with experts in the framework of transparency to deal with the challenges of climate change, said the president of PASOK.

Referring to Greek-Turkish relations, Mr. Androulakis characteristically said that “Mr. Erdogan is first in the bargain. From the floor of the General Assembly, he referred to the partition of Cyprus and the recognition of the pseudo-state. It doesn’t exist for us.”

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“Anyone who believes that Turkey can become a member of the EU is out of line,” added the president of PASOK and said that “if Turkey wants to upgrade the customs relationship, there should be a sanctions mechanism as a carrot and stick for its compliance of Turkey in international law”.

“As long as Erdogan has a destabilizing role in the alliance, anyone who sells weapons to Turkey is his ally. The arms embargo in Turkey should be imposed by the entire Western world.”