Mitsotakis: Greece is not France – we do not discuss increases, but tax cuts

At this juncture where other European countries, such as France, are obliged because they have deficits, to increase taxes or reduce spending, Greece is happy to be able to produce not only primary but also real surpluses. which give us the budgetary capacity not to discuss increases, But for tax cutsand not to discuss expenditure cuts But for spending increases, In critical areas such as health and education, the Kyriakos Mitsotakisduring his speech at the event on the presentation of the works of Thessaloniki.

For the TIF redevelopment plan proposed by the government, the prime minister noted that it includes no hotel, no individual participation, and the project will be done exclusively with national funding of 120m euros.

Will predict the construction of 600 -seat parking lots The reform and reconstruction of the Ioannis Vellidis Conference Center and the extension of the green area.

The inauguration of the subway extension to Kalamaria will be made with certainty EThe first quarter of 2026, The prime minister also assured and announced that by the end of the year the OSE passenger station would be connected to a suburban to Sindos, while planning and studying the extension of the subway to western Thessaloniki.

Earlier, the prime minister today attended the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the establishment of academic headquarters “Ancient Greek History: Alexander the Great and his time»In School of Philosophy of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and met with them You of her five public universities Macedonia and her Thrace.

The new headquarters will be granted for three years by the Association of Industries of Greece, the Hellenic Exporters Association, the Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce, the Thessaloniki Chamber of Crafts and, with a symbolic amount, from the Department of Macedonia.

The purpose of the establishment of the seat is to systematically and documented Alexander the Great’s History, to support interdisciplinary study and to strengthen the AUTH international presence through the conclusion of collaborations with research centers and academic institutions abroad.

The new headquarters will provide research project and teaching courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, while taking actions such as the organization of conferences, seminars and lectures, the creation of a digital platform with research and educational materials as well as the organization of summer schools.

As part of the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding for the establishment of the new seat, the Prime Minister said:

“I would like to express my satisfaction with the fact that today we will sign the establishment of this very important seat for the systematic study of the period which starts with Alexander the Great.

Let me make two individual observations. I find it very important that our top universities are now going on to create specific themes. It is something that I would say, a rule in universities abroad, and we are starting to incorporate it into the way we perceive the organization of academic research and the transfer of knowledge.

And my second observation relates to the fact that this headquarters is funded by substantially, I would say, the private sector, by city agencies, and this is a common practice abroad.

And I would like to thank the SEBE, the Exporters Association, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Chamber of Commerce, the Crafts Chamber for offering to secure the funding of this seat for a three -year period, so that we are sure to be financially viable.

So again, thank you very much. “