Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made reference to the incident with Lefteris Avgenakis, without naming him, during the meeting with the President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou.

The Prime Minister noted that citizens have high demands on the behavior of politicians. “Nothing annoys citizens more than behaviors of those in power that project an image that politicians are in a different class of citizens who can behave in a different way. These behaviors cannot be tolerated, because they damage the overall credibility of the political system and the great effort we are making to rebuild relationships of trust with citizenssaid the prime minister.

He went on to say that “the country has been through a lot and that citizens’ trust in politicians has been wounded».

“Today they are completed, I remind, nine years since the ridiculous 2015 referendum, which was perhaps the crowning glory in the crescendo of populism and unreliability that so afflicted the country. That is why I will personally insist on issues of ethics and style of political behavior. Because these are sometimes even more important in the minds of citizens than efficiency».

A real reduction in supermarket prices

Mr. Mitsotakis made a report to the issue of dealing with accuracy saying that it is extremely encouraging that for the first time we have evidence showing not just a reduction in inflation, but a real reduction in supermarket prices.

“It is a first encouraging sign that the war we have declared is actually beginning and bringing the first results. Obviously, our effort will continue until inflation returns to its pre-crisis levels and we will continue to insist on a market that operates transparently, with proper rules, with real competition, without oligopolistic and monopolistic practices” he said.

He added that he will insist at the European level that the issue of differentiated prices of multinational companies be addressed “so that countries located in the European periphery are not forced to pay their citizens more expensively for the same products. The President of the European Commission replied to my letter acknowledging the correctness of these arguments and I expect Europe to take its own initiatives to deal with a problem that also has a European dimension” write down.

The prime minister also referred to the recruitment of 10,000 permanent teachers and the renewal of the bus fleet.