Two facts from the visit of the Greek Prime Minister to the United States of America highlighted the Minister of State George Gerapetritis, in an interview with the radio station “Parapolitika 90.1”. Specifically, “In his keynote address to Congress, all – Republicans, Democrats, the Vice President of the United States, the Speaker of Parliament, heterogeneous political parties responded very warmly to what the Prime Minister said.».
And the second, “the Prime Minister spoke on behalf of Hellenism, as an equal, as a partner towards an equal partner “. On the other hand, “he did not show any regrets, he only had a positive narrative, he showed the Greece of the next day. It is worthwhile for Greece to appear not as the poor relative in the international environment, but as a pillar of stability of the united, today, West“I fully understand the embarrassment of Turkey, it sees the upgrading of the relationship between the United States and Greece and in general the upgrading of the diplomatic position of Greece, it is reasonable to cause concern,” he said. Minister.
«Nevertheless“, He added,”“I do not understand the embarrassment that SYRIZA is showing” he said and asked “to stand once and above all the party controversies, above all as Greeks. Finally, once in Greece, let us leave the political discord and regret and stand as the Americans stood before the Greek Prime Minister, that is, let everyone stand up to applaud, putting aside any political disagreements.».
He added another aspect of Mitsotakis’ visit, noting that “anyone who knows the institutional architecture of the United States understands what it means to create a critical mass among senators and members of the House of Representatives, who are in favor of Greece. have the last word in both bilateral relations and international relations. “
The members of the Senate were “all present in the speech of the Prime Minister and all stood up and applauded more than ten times what he said about Cyprus, about the need for stability in our region, the need not to act in violation of international law, such as overflights “.
Specifically for the F-35s, he noted that a government “does not only care about today and tomorrow, it looks to the day after tomorrow and the next decade. “F-35 fighters are a weapon that changes the balance of power (…) they have an operational capability that surpasses anything we knew until now”, he noted with the parallel clarification that the money for their purchase will be spent at a much later time.
«I say with bitterness and sorrow that such an image would hardly be seen in the Greek Parliament […] “Any foreign leader would come – there would be a polarization of political affairs,” he said.».
On the issue of energy and accuracy, he stated categorically, as he said, that “the Greek State will stand by our vulnerable fellow citizens within the framework of our budgetary capabilities for the duration of the crisis.” By analogy with the fiscal strength of the countries, “the package is the largest in Europe”. However, he acknowledged that “there is absolutely no need for any reinforcement, no expansion”, adding that “there is no magic formula”. Compared to other countries, “prices in Spain and Portugal are higher than in Greece, in objective quantities».
In addition, “The European Commission’s proposals under the Repower EU program are proposals that can hardly completely cure the problem“, He even remarked and assured that”we are preparing for all the possibilities, both for the rapid de-escalation and for the possibility of a long-term energy problem».
No to elections, yes to stability
On the issue of elections and their central dilemma, according to G. Gerapetritis, “obsolete ideological barriers no longer have any impact on society, they serve only a political polarization that creates toxicity in society and divides. What the citizen demands today is a government with stable characteristics, based on solid principles and values, such as the creation of primary development wealth, well-paid jobs, the reduction of the burden on citizens and the strengthening of the welfare state. The logic of stability, of predictability, is absolutely necessary and our country, much more than other European countries, needs this stability due to the enormous challenges it faces.“, He emphasized emphatically.
«It sounds a bit luxurious, but being able to enter the investment stage is of great importance, because it will give us the opportunity for a larger fiscal space and the opportunity for a growth share for every citizen. This means a much easier flow of money for Greece, bigger funds, more fiscal space, more benefits for social spending “, he also stated and clarified:” There is no room for relapses that will bring us to times we do not want to remember. We need a lot of stability and all citizens understand that stability can only exist with a government that will have the characteristics of the current government, that is, it will be professional, purposeful and, above all, on the side of the citizen. So, no elections, it is not something that at the moment would bring something to the country, yes to the stability that will guarantee the future of the country».
And, continuing, ““The big challenge is to alleviate inequalities and unfortunately every time we have a crisis, these events always increase inequalities.” The government is trying to reduce inequalities, with horizontal action plans, to vulnerable or under-represented groups (people with disabilities, women, LOATKI +, he argued further, while specifically for same-sex marriage found that “society is much more mature to which are reduced to the essential equality of all citizens “, in addition,” in the next period the debate on the legislative level will be opened».
On the issue of university police, the government’s position is that “the university should finally return to where it belongs, especially to students and teachers.” He stressed that the members of the university police are university graduates and that is because “they should have an emotional familiarity with the university space”.
Following the decision of the Council of State on the constitutionality, the Supreme Court annulled the Draft Presidential Decree on the details of its operation, the Minister of State announced, expressing his hope for a short decision.
For the sculptures of the Parthenon, finally, he underlined the systematic work on behalf of the Greek government: “We will continue our efforts both bilaterally and at the level of international organizations so that the sculptures return home. What needs to be done will be done in the most capable way“, concluded.
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