With institutional representatives of agricultural entities met today at Megaros Maximos the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis who pointed out the launching of the legislative regulation “regarding the commitment we had made to be able to offer low electricity to farmers and breeders in a defined 10-year period”.

Specifically, as he mentioned Kyriakos Mitsotakis in his introduction “the legislative regulation regarding the commitment we had taken was put on track to be able to offer lower electricity to our farmers and breeders in a horizontal decade. It is an important intervention which if nothing else ensures predictability for a significant cost factor for many of the farmers and ranchers. The second thing I want to emphasize is that in three months from now we will have European elections and one of the important issues which we will be invited to discuss in the European elections what will happen the next day with the common agricultural policy”.

“Our point of view is very clear and formulated, where interventions are needed in the common agricultural policy and direct interventions therefore the government submitted a series of considerations to the council of ministers for greater flexibility in terms of CAP tools” pointed out Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

However, as he said “possibly a more substantial mid- to long-term discussion will be needed which will probably reach our own level and the speed with which we implement the green transition commitments and what this means for the days and obligations of our farmers and breeders in the next and the next day” concluded the prime minister.

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Followed by introductory statement of the Prime Minister:

“As you can see, meetings and conferences on the issues concerning the primary sector, and especially the issues of Thessaly, are frequent and we wanted to follow up on our previous discussion to discuss a little more in detail and hear the views of the institutional representatives of the primary sector.

As you are focused and focused today at this table, I will not repeat in quotes what we said last time, to dwell on just two points which I think are of interest and for the sake of timeliness: the legislation was launched regarding the commitment we had made to be able to offer low-cost electricity to our farmers and ranchers within a decade. She is one significant intervention whichif anything, ensures predictability for a significant cost factor for many of our farmers and ranchers.

The second thing I want to emphasize and I think is also relevant: taking into account where we are in the broader election cycle, three months from now, a little less than three months, we will have European elections and one of the important issues that we will be asked to discuss in the European elections will be what will happen the next day with the Common Agricultural Policy.

Our point of view is very clear and formulated at Ministerial level: interventions in the Common Agricultural Policy and direct interventions are needed. Already, the Ministry has submitted a series of considerations to the Council of Ministers regarding the reduction of bureaucracy and greater flexibility in the CAP tools.

But possibly a more substantial mid- to long-term discussion will also be neededwhich will probably reach our level as well, for the speed with which we are implementing the green transition and what this means for the commitments and obligations of our farmers and ranchers in the next day and the day after.

Let me also emphasize, in closing, how much importance we attach – and I think that’s something that is expressed at this table as well– in general cooperation in the primary sector.

You know very well that we have supported co-operative schemes through a range of tax and other incentives and we are also investing in technology and know-how and this qualitative transition of our primary sector to one that can really be competitive, innovative and exportable, so that the value that is created, especially in terms of our exports, can to remain in the country and to be reaped by all the links of the production and processing chain.

I’ll stop here, and you’re welcome again we are at your disposal to hear your thoughts”.

They participated in the meeting on behalf of the government the Minister Minister of Infrastructure Christos Staikourasthe Minister of Environment and Energy Theodore Skylakakisthe Minister of Rural Development and Food Lefteris Avgenakisthe Minister of State Stavros Papastavrouthe Deputy Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Christos Triandopoulos and the General Secretary of Rural Development and Food Giorgos Stratakos. The President of ELGA also participated Andreas Lykourentzosthe President of OPEKEPE Kyriakos Babasidis and the Vice President Giannis Kourdis.