The Cabinet is currently meeting under the Prime Minister. Kyriakos Mitsotakis in his introduction referred to everyday life and its problems, punctuality and the opposition, while he announced that from October 6 the tolls on Attiki Odos will be reduced to 2.5 euros from 2.80.

The Cabinet is currently meeting under the Prime Minister. Kyriakos Mitsotakis in his introduction referred to everyday life and its problems, punctuality and the opposition, while he announced that from October 6 the tolls on the Attiki Odos will be reduced to 2.5 euros from 2.80.

“I am given the occasion by starting to comment on the climate that some are trying to rebuild around the prices in the market at a time when inflation is falling, while for the second month in a row food price increases in our country fell below the European average condition” emphasized the prime minister and added:

I asked the Minister of Development to inform us in detail with comparisons of the same products last year and this year. I think that these figures will show that the ramparts we have raised so far, which are many, are effective and that this difficult phase we have been through is coming to an end.

We have a first front now which is none other than school supplies, as schools will reopen in September. I was pleased to see that several chains now offer prices that are noticeably lower than last year. So I believe that both competition and state controls will work in this area as well.

Household expenses will not be disproportionately burdened this year. Not to be misunderstood. We’ve said it many times. No one is saying that prices have not gone up in our country in recent years. What we are saying is that we are resisting and that things will gradually get better. I’ll say it again. In fact, food price increases fell below the European average and indeed if we remove the disproportionately large effect of olive oil on the food price index in our country, the food price index is now moving downwards.

We will have the opportunity to talk about all of this shortly at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition, proving that Greece, despite the obstacles, is picking up speed and that our government is implementing its plan with many daily steps. I want to remind you of a four-year plan. We have passed one of the four years of our government term and that all these steps which are finally taken, will lead to big leaps, to big changes for the benefit of the citizens. Our main goal and the best answer to accuracy is permanent increases in income. We continue to serve her.

We will have the opportunity to say more about all of this in 10 days from now, so that we can of course answer some of the myths that are being circulated, which present Greece as roughly worse than Bulgaria with a basic salary of 477 euro. Let me remind you that Greece is at 830, which is the second fastest growing GDP per capita and a country in which the consumption index, which is perhaps the most indicative because it contains all household expenses, is constantly improving. Surely the opposition can remain captive to its impasses. We leave it to her own judgment. What I want to say, however, is that as the impasses of the opposition intensify, so do our own responsibilities increase. It is our duty to preserve the prestige of politics. And the only way we know is none other than the intensity of our work to respond with tangible work to the slogans.

I don’t think people care much about what’s happening in the opposition. But he is too concerned with his own problems and how we can respond to them. To give an example only from today’s agenda: We will give the authorization to sign the new Attica Road concession contract. The public coffers will be strengthened by more than 3 billion euros from the company that will manage it, but there will also be a tangible benefit for the citizens, as from October 6 the tolls on Attiki Odos will be reduced from 2.8 euros to 2. 5 euros. This is a tangible result for citizens, especially those who regularly use the city’s main highway.

Our presence in Thessaloniki yesterday was similar, where I would like to thank the ministers who participated for the first time. I think that those present in Central Macedonia realized the scope of the interventions, which are implemented at many different levels. Similar presentations will be made in all Regions. And the platform that we have posted on the internet erga.gov.gr presents in detail all the projects that are implemented throughout the territory, more than one million. Who is the implementing body? What is the implementation stage of the project? What is the source of funding? See it as a “Transparency” essentially for all the projects that are done in the country and of course an accountability mechanism so that we can monitor the implementation of what we have committed.

Another intervention, I think important for the daily life of the citizen, was my presence at the OASA depot in Eastern Attica, with the new buses already making their presence felt in Eastern and soon in Western Attica. I want to remind you that the strengthening of Public Transport is our central priority. We will have a total of 950 new buses on the streets of Athens and Thessaloniki by the summer of 2025.

Regarding the topics on our agenda, apart from the Attica Road concession contract, three short observations:

First, the presentation that Mr. Papathanasis will make on the report on the course of the Recovery Fund. I think the message is common. You know very well that we all have to do our job to ensure that we achieve the milestones, absorb the relevant funds, so that in the autumn the country can collect the 5th tranche of aid from the Recovery fund.

Another Justice Department bill that adds new weapons to our domestic violence quiver. I want to welcome the great effort made by the co-competent Ministries in this field and the Ministry of Citizen Protection. The new offices dealing with domestic violence. I believe that we have already conquered the consciousness of women, primarily, that the state can effectively stand by them and that they have the courage to report such incidents. I think that the Ministry rightly judged that interventions should be made in the legal framework to allow additional preventive measures for people with a troubled past. To expand the concept of a partner, the management of suspicious behavior within relationships, but also the immediate coverage of the victim’s financial needs.

The Minister of Justice will speak to us about these and the Minister of Citizen Protection will present his plans for further interventions to reorganize the Greek Police, modernization programs, use of new technologies, interventions that will take place in the Police Academy, organizational reorganization of ELAS.

I attach great importance to the new technical means that we can have at our disposal and this obviously includes many new cameras on the roads. Soon we will have the opportunity to say more about them.