“As far as the activation of the fuel platform is concerned, there are technical issues, I think we are very close to opening next week,” he said. Giannis Oikonomou in an interview with ERT.
The government spokesman stressed that we are facing an explosive situation as after the pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine made things worse. “April is a month in which the government implements many measures to support Greek society. We have the doubling of support for electricity, fuel policy, and aid to the most economically vulnerable, the 200 euros, which will be given shortly before Easter, to relieve price increases to give a way out, for the people to respond to needs, which are more intense during the holidays. At the same time, the government is playing a leading role at European level in tackling the problem. The Prime Minister has made concrete proposals to the European Commission and has co-authored a strategy with other European leaders. The European Commission has received a directive from the European Council to submit concrete proposals at the end of May, for a significant support of European citizens in dealing with price increases. No country alone can tackle the problem as a whole. At the same time, because the difficulties of the citizens are great, because the difficulties are intensifying, the country is working on its own plan, in order to add to the support we have given so far. “he said.
At the same time, he noted that the government has been implementing measures since September, while regarding the content of the policy that we will follow, he said that “When it is measured correctly and concretized, it will be announced by the prime minister and the competent ministers.”
He also assured that the support provided by the government will be a decisive intervention at the root of price increases. “What is certain is that we will not stop exhausting the existing possibilities and creating new possibilities, whether it concerns our national strategy or the European strategy, to stand by the side of the Greek society, which is obviously being tested. “We have a war, the resilience of all European peoples is being tested, there are enormous difficulties for Greek citizens.”he added.
The government spokesman also said that she the situation found Greek society with reduced resilience due to the crisis of the memoranda and the pandemic but also after two years during which the income of the citizens increased. “We pay less and lower taxes, less insurance contributions. We have permanent tax cuts. The government has pledged not to put in a single new tax euro, unlike in the past. All this creates the conditions so that, as soon as the crisis is over or a new balance is found, after what has happened in the world since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we have the conditions to move forward vigorously. “The policy we are pursuing is characterized by prudence and prudence, so that we do not blow up the budget.”he added.
He also stressed that we have uncharted waters in front of us and we have to keep reserves, to constantly weigh the data.
That is why we do not follow the logic of “money trees”. That’s why the society he knows closes its ears to the magicians who claim that they will get “hares out of their hats”. As for now raising the minimum wage, the prime minister has pledged that it will be a significant increase in income. In the next period, as we move towards the 1st of May, there will be specific announcements that will determine the amount of the minimum wage. “It will be the second increase in the minimum wage in 2022,” he said.
At the same time, referring to the young couples, he stressed that they need well-paid jobs and special support in housing.
“And these are the core of our policy for the next period. We will continue our policy that has created jobs, that understands the basic problems of the new generation, in terms of housing, for example. The first steps are already being taken with the law that was passed for OAED. “In the next period, we will unfold a plan to strengthen the political roof for the new generation,” he said.
Regarding the pandemic, he said that after two years, the degree of immunity in Greek society and around the world has increased greatly.
“We have the vaccines and the medicines that we did not have before. We have seen that the new mutations obviously bring diseases, but not at the level of the previous period with serious diseases. All this is weighed by the experts. They are the ones who suggest to the government and the government based on their suggestions makes the decisions on how to remove the restraining measures that we had during the first period of the pandemic. All measures will be re-evaluated from September “he said.
Finally, referring to the Turkish provocation, he said that Athens always responded as it should immediately and with determination.
“Our reflexes are always activated, whether it is about deterrence or the activation of our diplomacy in the European Union, in NATO, in bilateral relations with the great powers. The country has greatly strengthened its geopolitical and geostrategic imprint during the crisis. And this is something else that must be considered as a result of the policy we have pursued and this has no return. “Greece has climbed many steps in terms of its geopolitical role and influence, not only in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean, but also internationally.”he underlined.
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