Greek design for supporting households and businesses in electricity pricesin the event that there is no agreement on a common European solution, the Prime Minister promised to prepare, speaking at the pre-conference of New Democracy, which is being held in Heraklion, Crete.
I am sure that after the next elections we will have even more blue MPs in Crete. “What I see at this impressive pre-conference makes me more confident that in the 2023 elections we will achieve our goal and Crete will be blue from end to end,” he said. the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis from the podium of the 2nd pre-conference of New Democracy that takes place at the Indoor Gym of Lido in Heraklion, adding that he feels “doubly excited after your reception today. This warm welcome because it comes from my compatriots Cretans but it marks the final straight to our conference “.
The prime minister and president of ND stressed that “a strong Greece of development for all Greek women for all Greeks is a stable destination” and continued:
I think this image of our pre-conference says it all because some others are supposedly holding a conference now in Athens. Not open to the people but to each other to support again the oldest leader who has been sitting in his chair for 15 years and not to see what went wrong and the people condemned them three times. To repeat the same ideas with the same people. With only their weapon the bile to the opponent. In this photo of yesterday we respond from Heraklion with our own open procedures.
Always consistent in our program and always ready to adapt to the conditions. A lively party that goes hand in hand with real life. A parallel that depicts the two paths that the citizens will be called to choose in the elections. We are not compared to our predecessors in power. We face every day the problems of the citizens and the many surprises that have happened to us during these 3 years.
Who was finally vindicated for his choices. An everyday life that is burdened by an international explosion. These problems add to the obstacles that the pandemic inherited from us and to the parallel problems. When in Evros, when in the Aegean and when in the face of natural disasters.
“We endured and we proceeded as we will endure now. The anxiety of the citizen is also my daily concern “stressed Mr. Mitsotakis and referring to the energy upheaval and the many price increases, pointing out that” the government immediately opposed the shield of support from September “.
“They ask me if that is enough. I will be the first to answer no, because when the price of electricity depends on the price of gas, which has doubled, then even half of the increase to be covered by the state will again be considered very expensive. While price increases are being transferred to more and more products. We will show zero tolerance to anyone who tries to take advantage of the crisis to make a profit. “ underlined.
He noted that the government has allocated 4 billion in this battle and explained: “We voted for an additional budget, adding 2 billion. We will have bigger discounts on electricity and gas bills, low-income pensioners, the uninsured, the elderly and the disabled will receive 200 euros next Wednesday to spend the days of Easter. Concerns for farmers, stockbreeders and fishermen continue “.
He went on to point out that “no national fund can offset the costs of an ongoing crisis and war” and stressed: “Our country is a leader in shaping European policy. We all bought the vaccines together at better prices. The same can be done with natural gas. There are also unallocated resources of the Recovery Fund. I know that the burden of rising electricity prices is unbearable for many. I pledge that if there is no European solution, our country will prepare an additional and larger support plan for electricity prices on its own. “
The Prime Minister then referred to the difficulties faced by the country, but also the way the government dealt with them. “All this time that ND is at the helm of the place, we are facing difficulties. But I do not want to forget what we have achieved. “Because in these almost 3 years, Greece has grown and become stronger”, he noted and added:
There is a road that brings investment to the country and jobs to the workers. A few days ago, I asked my staff for the government’s program statements. It’s worth doing this exercise to see how consistent we are. We had said tax cuts, we did. We said it, we did it. We had said that we would reduce employers’ contributions. We said it, we did it by almost 4 percentage points. There is still a reduced VAT on a number of goods and services. In December, the guaranteed minimum income was doubled. I can not ignore the abolition of the mobile phone fee for young people while the other age groups were also reduced.
The economy in 2021 exceeded all expectations
The Prime Minister spoke about the combination of economic relief with the development goal of the government’s policy: “Our economy in 2021 exceeded all expectations with one of the highest growth rates in Europe. We made the important and symbolic decision to repay the IMF loans two years in advance. We had talked before the election about development for everyone. We are not just changing, we are transforming our national economy so that it is a protagonist from a retarded hiker. There is a government that is interested in supporting entrepreneurship and its first concern is to create new jobs, especially for young children. 250,000 new jobs, de-escalation of unemployment. This year, we will subsidize 100,000 new positions from OAED programs alone. The institution of the first seal begins “.
Continuing the report with the measures to support the work, Mr. Mitsotakis noted: From July 1, the work card is applied. Finally in the arbitrariness of the employer, the employee will be paid for the time he works. Craftsmen are treated the same as employees and those employed on digital platforms are protected. Children who work in delivery, the employer must provide them with a helmet and uniform. These are progressive policies that support the weakest. Harassment is now punishable in the workplace. We introduced paternity leave for the first time.
“We are with the defender, we are with Ukraine”
The Prime Minister then referred to the war in Ukraine and the position of Greece. “I could talk for hours about aspects of our government policy. Let me speak a little today and insist on what I call the patriotism of responsibility. Critical choice that strengthens the country’s position in an increasingly unstable environment. An issue in which neither equal distances nor embarrassing “yes but” fit. For Greece, it is not just a matter of principle when a country invades at gunpoint. “It is not just a matter of democratic order as an authoritarian regime tries to impose itself on another government of another country, legally elected,” he noted.
When asked what Greece should do, he said that “the words of our Ethnarch, Eleftherios Venizelos, are answered when the German ambassador in 1915 asked him to withdraw from our then alliance with Serbia. “My nation is small to commit such a great dishonesty,” El. Venizelos “and stressed:
“Our position is clear because our ideology is also clear. We are on the side of the defender and peace, we are with Ukraine because we love our country and we know how to defend it. Yes, we are with the West because we are part of it and part of its culture. Do not expect half-heartedness from me. We are with Freedom, we are with Democracy, we are with Peace “.
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