His disgust at the climate of toxicity systematically fostered by the opposition was expressed by Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Council of Ministers, which passed a series of important government interventions and initiatives including the waiver by the State of legal remedies for compensation to the relatives of victims and survivors of the Tempi train accident, as announced by the Minister of National Economy and Finance, Kyriakos Pierrakakis.
The Prime Minister stressed that in conditions that make safety and normality a national priority, the last thing the country needs is to be dragged into a morass and instead of political confrontation, mud prevails and accused the opposition of sliding into extreme slogans and hateful rhetoric, which he said is probably borrowed from the Internet underworld and does not honour the parliamentary parties.
“AI will leave aside what I have heard personally, how many times I have been called a “murderer” and a “minority”,but I will dwell on what is said about our party and our party, which is presented as a “mafia”, “gang”, “criminal organisation” and all the rest,” he said. Mitsotakis said, referring to a downward slide, which is spreading poison and hatred throughout society. “We have a duty to stop this downhill slide. And, unfortunately, I will say again, even “institutional” parties, with great, I would say, momentum, are joining this dance of toxicity.I will say it again, it is irresponsible, it is sad,” he continued, taking a picture of PASOK without naming it.
“We will not follow this route,” he assured, while also responding for the second day in a row to criticism recorded within the ruling party about the executive state and the role of MPs.
“The executive state is about us, it is about the executive, not the legislature. The obligations of the government are different, the obligations of the parliament are different. These are clearly defined by the constitution,” he asserted. Strong Greece The Prime Minister also noted that the Council of Ministers is meeting in an environment full of uncertainties that do not allow for safe predictions, but that Greece, compared to other European countries, remains a pole of certainty and progress. In this regard, he referred to the visit of Emmanuel Macron and his meeting yesterday with the Emir of Qatar, during which it was confirmed that our country is recognised as a stable bridge between the EU and the Gulf countries, but also as a dynamic partner. “It is something that has a very important geopolitical footprint, but obviously it also has great economic importance, as Qatar is an important investor in our country and I estimate that it will significantly increase its footprint, the investment footprint, in Greece,” Mitsotakis stressed.
The Prime Minister referred in detail to the positive developments in the economy. Namely, the fact that we had a primary surplus that allowed the government to proceed with measures to support society to the tune of 500 million euros, at the same time that in most European countries governments are making cuts.
He also referred to the rapid reduction of public debt at the fastest rate of any developed economy in the last 40 years. “Public debt has been a drag on our country for 40 years. It was essentially the root cause of the great economic crisis of the past decade. And the fact now that this government can simultaneously achieve high rates of growth, a surplus that is returned to citizens, reduce unemployment, attract investment and decelerate debt, so we can fuel growth institutionallyand not by borrowing, is a great success of our economic policy as a whole over these seven years,” Kyriakos Mitsotakis said, estimating that at the end of the year Greece will no longer be the country with the highest debt in Europe as a percentage of GDP.
