Tomorrow. Tuesday, at 11 a.m., Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholzas announced today by the government representative, Pavlos Marinakis during the briefing.

After the meeting extended talks by the delegations of the two countries and statements to the press will follow.

According to Mr. Marinakis, the Prime Minister’s visit to Berlin takes place while the Greek economy has recovered the investment grade, thus moving into a new era.

Alongside, the country has achieved the world’s largest debt-to-GDP reduction in 2022 and is on track to reduce debt below 2012 levels.

High on the agenda of the discussions will be the issues of energy, immigration and the climate crisis.

Already in the context of the negotiation of the European Union’s multiannual financial framework Greece claims more resources to address these issues.

Regional and international developments will also be discussed with an emphasis on the situation in the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean, the Western Balkans, as well as the latest developments in Ukraine.

Referring to today’s meeting of the delegations of Greece and Turkey in Ankara in the context of Confidence Building Measures, the government spokesman stated that Greece is coming to the talks with Turkey with no intention of backing down from its sovereign rights.

Mr. Marinakis pointed out that after the actions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the family of 7 people who lived in the monastery of Ag. Porphyriou passed through Rafa in Egypt and within the next few days they will return to Greece.

He also mentioned that the bill for the regulation of the single green tariff was passed in Parliament, and now consumers will know which supplier is the cheapest.

Note that in the presence of the Minister of Health Michalis Chrysochoidis, the contracts for the modernization of 9 hospitals in northern Greece were signed in Thessaloniki, which will radically change the image of emergency departments. Mr. Marinakis also mentioned that fines of 620 thousand were imposed on school supplies businesses for violating the law on unfair profiteering. “Continuous controls are the most important weapon to curb profiteering and no one is above the law,” said the government spokesman.

The introductory statement of government representative Pavlos Marinakis

As announced yesterday, following the actions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a family of seven who resided in the Monastery of Saint Porphyry in Gaza City, crossed from Gaza to Egypt, via Rafah.

Greek citizens and their relatives are now in Egypt and their transfer to Greece will be planned in the near future.

The Greek Delegation moves to Ankara where today will hold talks with the Turkish counterpart regarding Confidence Building Measures between the two countries.

The dialogue that has started, the adherence to the schedules as well as the positive climate are optimistic developments for the relations of the two countries. Greece approaches the dialogue with self-confidence but above all without any inclination to retreat from its sovereign rights.

In the presence of the Minister of Health, Michalis Chrysochoidis the contracts for the renovations and modernization of a total of 9 Hospitals in Northern Greece were signed in Thessalonikiwhich will radically change the image of Emergency Departments, significantly upgrading the services provided.

The reconstruction of the TEPs of a total of 9 Hospitals in Macedonia is part of the Contract signed between the Ministry of Health, TAIPED and the 7 Administrative Health Regions for the project “Renovations and Modernization of Hospitals throughout Greece”.

The regulation concerning the creation of the single, green tariff was voted in the Parliament. With the new tariff, the confusion prevailing today is removed as now consumers will know which supplier is the cheapest.

Based on the new regulation for electricity supply consumers will be able to see who is the cheapest provider on the marketopening the page of the Waste, Energy and Water Regulatory Authority, where there will be a special link, as in every bill, that will lead them to the price comparison.

As the Minister of Environment and Energy said, Theodoros Skylakakis, this means that “companies will be obliged, in this particular tariff, to compete on prices. And price competition will only be good for the consumer.”

Fines of almost 620,000 euros were imposed on three companies selling school supplies by the Ministry of Development after the completion of the relevant controls of the Inter-Service Market Control Unit (DIMEA). The fines relate to the violation of the law regarding the reduction of phenomena of unfair profit.

Against imported, persistent precision the Government continues to try with a network of measures to help the citizens, gradually improving the disposable income of all Greeks and carrying out targeted interventions such as the announcement of suppliers’ prices, the measure for permanent price reduction, etc.

However, to reduce the phenomena of unfair profit, effective and continuous controls are the most important “weapon”. “No one”, as the Minister of Development Kostas Skrekas emphasized, “is above the law”. We will protect citizens from those who believe they will profit from them by exploiting the consequences of imported inflation.

Today, the Prime Minister goes to Berlin where he will have a one-on-one meeting with German official opposition leader and CDU President Friedrich Merz at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Afterwards, Kyriakos Mitsotakis will have a discussion with Mr. Mertz, as part of the Foundation’s event.

Tomorrow Tuesday, at 11:00, the Prime Minister will have a one-on-one meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in the Chancellery. Extended talks by the delegations of the two countries and statements to the press will follow.

The visit of the Prime Minister to Berlin takes place with the Greek economy having recovered the investment level, thus moving into a new era, while it has recorded the largest debt reduction in the world in 2022 in proportion to GDP and is on track to reduce debt below 2012 levels.

Energy issues will be high on the agenda of the discussions, immigration and the climate crisis. Already in the context of the negotiation for the Multiannual Financial Framework of the European Union, Greece claims more resources to deal with these issues.

Regional and international developments will also be discussed with an emphasis on the situation in the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean, the Western Balkans, as well as the latest developments in Ukraine.