“History shows that a small country in size such as Greece, to make a great influence, needs a vision, but also a plan, which will serve specific national and social goals. Today it is more than obvious that the New Democracy government has no national strategy. Her choices are taken by compass polls and avoiding political costs“, Nikos Androulakis emphasized in his greeting in the afternoon at the Insocial Institute’s event for the 25 years since Greece’s accession to EMU.

THE President of PASOK Change He said that there is general pessimism, a strong sense of suspicion and rage, as two years after the tragedy of Tempi, and questions, instead of answering, multiply for six years, instead of policies that lead to social convergence and durable economic growth.

“In a time of rapid geopolitical changes, which are also accelerated by the election of Trump in the US Presidency, Greece remains a mere spectator, without starring in creative proposals for the future of Europe. At the time, when we are honoring PASOK with its president Costas Simitis, he was a co -worker of the major European policies“, Nikos Androulakis stressed.

He set a “double social convocation” as a new national goal, as he said, “more necessary than ever”.

“Convergence with the most developed member states, but also internal convergence. At the core of this goal should be the drastic restriction of inequalities in Greek society and the ability to enjoy the increasing parts of our people to enjoy the prospects and benefits of sustainable development“, He added.

He expressed concern by saying that increasing internal discontent from unjust and ineffective government choices is likely to weaken the necessary social support for the goal of external convergence. “That is, while Europe has given us the most money for the recovery fund, in subsidies and low -profile loans to our population, to increase anti -Europeanism“, He explained.

THE President of PASOK-KINAL He noted that “25 years after the decision of joining the euro, we have a duty to re -inspire the Greek people, with a deeply social and progressive vision that will raise our national confidence and optimism. PASOK is ready to stand up to these historical circumstances.”

He recalled Kostas Simitis’s saying that “the decision to integrate our country into the euro permanently rejected the image of a small and uninsured Greece. A country on the sidelines of major international developments, “explaining how it was a stake, which exceeded the purely economic benefits of a small economy like Greek, coming out of a time of great exchange hazards, high real interest rates.

“But the great political objective behind the accession to EMU was none other than Greece’s social convergence with the most developed Member States. Strong growth was translated into better salaries and a powerful social state, as social spending by 2004 had increased dramatically. Thanks to intensive efforts since 1993, Greece has won with its sword, entry into the common currency, “Mr Androulakis said, and stressed:” We have proven as a lineup that with a well -edited plan we can achieve what it seems impossible. By setting national goals with a clear social and development sign, we are able to release productive forces, but above all, to rally wide strata of society that act as participants of national effort. This truly modernizing venture put our homeland in Europe’s hard core and upgraded our voice to the decision -making centers internationally“

He commemorated the historical success of Cyprus to enter the European Union, unresolved the Cyprus issue and left clear spikes to deteriorate conditions in the country with the change of government in March 2004. “The revenge “census” came and an incredible attempt from the inside to undermine the country’s attempt to enter the euro. The highlight of this reckless policy was the fiscal derailment and everything that happened below“, He noticed.