In yesterday’s election contest in municipalities and regions, the government representative, Pavlos Marinakis, mentioned that “the citizens with their vote in the regions reaffirmed their trust in the prime minister and the government”.

After congratulating regional governors and mayors who were elected on the first Sunday, Mr. Marinakis emphasized that despite the difficulties, citizens “recognize that the government is trying to provide solutions to major problems.”

“The government will continue in the direction of implementing the major changes and reforms that the country needs, faithful to its commitments and with the Local Self-Government as an ally, honoring the trust of the citizens” added Mr. Marinakis.

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“The first round of the Local Government Elections was completed yesterday.

Congratulations to the Regional Governors and Mayors who won their election from the first Sunday, and overall to all the candidates for their fight. With whom the Government will seek the maximum possible cooperation and fight together to improve the daily life of the citizens.

The citizens, with their vote in the Regions, reaffirmed their trust in the Prime Minister and the Government for the major breathing and development projects, because despite the difficulties, they recognize that the Government is trying to provide solutions to the major problems.

Society wants work and measurable results, not flattening crowns of populism.

The Government will continue in the direction of implementing the major changes and reforms that the country needs, faithful to its commitments and with the Local Self-Government as an ally, honoring the trust of the citizens.

This morning, the Prime Minister went to Varna, Bulgaria, where he is participating in the Tripartite Summit of Greece – Bulgaria – Romania.

This is the fifth Tripartite Summit of the cooperation scheme which has been a Greek initiative since 1994.

The Tripartite Summit, with the main themes of energy cooperation and connectivity, highlights the key role of Greece as a pillar of stability and security, but also as a provider of energy security in the Balkans.

The Prime Minister is expected to highlight the strategic role of Alexandroupolis, as a military, commercial and energy hub, while the Greek side examines the role that the ports of Alexandroupolis and Thessaloniki could play in the export of Ukrainian grain and products in the future.

The discussions that will be held by the leaders of the three countries will be dominated by the North-South Energy Corridor, connectivity in the energy, transport, telecommunications sectors, as well as issues of the European agenda, such as the Enlargement of the European Union, a discussion that has already started informally European Council in Granada and which is expected to culminate in the December European Council.

In a short time the Greek Prime Minister together with the Prime Ministers of Bulgaria and Romania will make joint statements.

The Government, as Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Saturday morning, condemns in the clearest way the unprecedented and shocking terrorist attacks against Israel which caused the loss of a very large number of civilians. We stand with the people of Israel and fully support their right to self-defense.

Regarding Greek visitors who were in the area when the attacks broke out, of the 149 people recorded, 81, who were part of two organized tours, were transferred to Ben Gurion Airport, and flew to Athens directly yesterday at 21:30.
The protection of Greek citizens in the area, which has been declared a state of war, is a matter of first priority for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which, together with the Embassy of Greece in Israel and our Consulate General in Jerusalem, is constantly monitoring the development of the situation.

On Friday, October 6, 7.2 million euros were paid, as first aid, to 1,757 of our fellow citizens who were affected by the flooding in Thessaly.

These compensations concern the coverage of household appliances as well as businesses and livestock units. At the same time, the housing assistance scheme of 116 million euros was activated for flood victims.

A total of 46.5 million euros have been paid to 9,048 of our fellow citizens.
Also, from Monday, the first aid platform will be opened for farmers who have suffered damage to their fixed equipment and capital.
Thus, from next week, the farmers in question will be able to apply on the arogi.gov.gr platform to receive first aid, 2,000 euros, against the state aid they will receive for the losses to their equipment, machinery, goods, fixed assets, land capital and corresponding means of production.
Compensation payments are made quickly as a result of the intensive work of checks by the General Secretariat for Natural Disaster Recovery and State Aid, as well as by AADE officials, for the automatic identification process.
In addition, on Friday, October 6, the submission of applications, through gov.gr, for temporary housing with rent subsidy or cohabitation for citizens whose homes have been affected by the recent natural disasters that hit our country began.
Our goal is to support in every way and with the maximum possible speed our fellow citizens who were affected by these unprecedented natural disasters and that the state aid money reaches as soon as possible to those who really need it for this and the work of the co-authors operators, continues at an intensive pace.

The Draft Law of the Ministry of Health entitled: “National Network of Advanced Care Units for the treatment of patients with Vascular Strokes” which aims to immediately treat cases of stroke patients who are in the acute phase and avoid a significant degree of disability, was put into public consultation , as well as reducing mortality rates after them.
With the creation of a national network of 17 stroke units with 6 beds per unit covering all regions of Greece, at least 7,500 patients will be hospitalized annually, with the goal of significantly fewer stroke deaths per year, fewer disabled patients and fewer patients hospitalized in centers restoration.

In the necessity of the immediate completion of the negotiations for the new Pact on Migration and Asylum, the Ministers of Migration of Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus and Malta who participated in the work of the 6th MED 5 Synod held in Thessaloniki, agreed.

In particular, they call on the European Union to move quickly towards the creation of a strong and effective system for managing the migration challenge, capable of providing realistic and sustainable solutions.

The Greek Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Dimitris Kairides, referred to Turkey, which is an international hub of illegal immigration but also a key country for dealing with it. He also referred to the recent contacts between the Greek side and the Turkish side in order to facilitate our better cooperation.

As announced by the Ministries of Digital Governance and Health, the Electronic Governance of Social Security (IDIKA SA) was awarded by the Global Association of Innovation and Technology Services.

The “Fofi Gennimata” screening program won the 1st prize as a digital health application. So did the Center for the Interoperability of all Public Information Systems in the “Transformation of the State” category, while the myDESKlive service for online citizen appointments took second place in the “Digital Opportunity for Inclusion” category.

The Prime Minister and President of the New Republic, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, at 5:30 p.m. today, Monday, October 9, will visit Mytilini where he will have a meeting with the candidate Regional Governor of the North Aegean, Alcibiades Stefanis.”