{"id":13242,"date":"2026-06-28T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=13242"},"modified":"2026-06-28T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T06:00:00","slug":"adonis-georgiadis-everything-that-has-happened-in-the-economy-bears-the-hallmarks-of-the-mitsotakis-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=13242","title":{"rendered":"Adonis Georgiadis: Everything that has happened in the economy bears the hallmarks of the Mitsotakis government"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a clear intention to respond to the recent statements by Alexis Tsipras, Adonis Georgiadis<\/strong> published a lengthy post on social media, in which he chose to describe the trajectory of the Greek economy through an allegorical narrative. <\/p>\n

Beginning with the image of \u201cMrs.-Economy<\/strong>\u201d who \u201cwoke up\u201d in the summer of 2019<\/strong>, he argued that the country changed course thanks to the choices made by the government of New Democracy. <\/p>\n

In his post, he lists a series of what he describes as significant achievements over the past seven years. Among other things, he mentions a reduction in tax rates<\/strong>, attracting investment<\/strong>, faster repayment of public debt<\/strong>, regaining investment grade status<\/strong>, a 60% increase in the minimum wage<\/strong>, a reduction in unemployment<\/strong>, strengthening national defense<\/strong>, hospital renovations<\/strong>, digital transformation of the government<\/strong>, combating tax evasion<\/strong>, as well as agreements in the sectors of energy<\/strong>, infrastructure<\/strong>, and hydrocarbons<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

At the same time, he argues that Greece has gone from being a \u201ccautionary tale\u201d to a \u201crole model\u201d for other European countries. <\/p>\n

The jab at Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the direct reference to Alexis Tsipras <\/h2>\n

In the final part of his post, the minister directs his criticism personally at Alexis Tsipras<\/strong>, arguing that the results he describes did not arise on their own but were the product of specific government choices. <\/p>\n

Adonis Georgiadis<\/strong> wrote characteristically: \u201cSometime in July 2019, with the birds chirping in the trees, Lady Economy opened her beautiful eyes after a deep 10-year slumber and said to herself: \u2018I\u2019ve slept long enough; now it\u2019s time to excel.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n

And he went on to list the areas in which, according to him, progress had been made: \u201cSo the first thing she did was to lower tax rates and social security contributions and attract billions in investment to the country. <\/p>\n

But that wasn\u2019t enough for the economy: <\/p>\n

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  • She began paying off the country\u2019s enormous debts faster than even our most skeptical creditors ever imagined.<\/li>\n
  • It upgraded the country\u2019s credit rating to investment grade, up from the \u201cjunk\u201d category that Greek bonds had been in.<\/li>\n
  • It increased the minimum wage by 60% over the course of 6 years.<\/li>\n
  • It began carrying out hundreds of projects across the country.<\/li>\n
  • Strengthened the country\u2019s defense to \u201cAstakos\u201d status.<\/li>\n
  • Is renovating hundreds of hospital units and health centers.<\/li>\n
  • It maintains a subsidy policy that has, to a large extent, helped address the crises caused by the pandemic and geopolitical developments related to fuel.<\/li>\n
  • It has entered into agreements that will make Greece a transit, energy, communications, and data hub for all of Southeast Europe and the Middle East.<\/li>\n
  • He signed agreements for natural gas extraction off the southern coast of Crete and in western Greece.<\/li>\n
  • Halved unemployment.<\/li>\n
  • Forged strong alliances with the U.S., France, and Israel, with India following suit.<\/li>\n
  • Created one of the most effective e-government platforms in Europe.<\/li>\n
  • He cut tax evasion in half and brought in an additional 6\u20137 billion in tax revenue each year, even though he had lowered tax rates.<\/li>\n
  • \u201cIn just seven years, it managed to transform us from a cautionary tale into a model to be emulated by other European countries with large deficits.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Concluding his post, the minister highlighted the political dimension of his stance, writing: \u201cThese are the things that, as you say, my dear friends, Mrs. Economy, and she was so effective that \u2018Kyriakos\u2019 sat in a corner watching her in amazement as she outperformed expectations, and \u2018Achastos\u2019 Leader Alexis Tsipras felt unhappy that he didn\u2019t get to see her excel while he was Prime Minister\u2026 <\/p>\n

    Except, my dear Alexis, the economy didn\u2019t do all this on its own\u2014it was because we had this particular governmentand that particular Prime Minister. And thank you for the public recognition you gave us for our good work for Greece.\u201d <\/p>\n

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    Somewhere, in July 2019, with the birds chirping in the trees, Lady Economy opened her beautiful eyes after a deep 10-year slumber, and said to herself: “I\u2019ve slept long enough; now it\u2019s time to excel.”<\/p>\n

    So the first thing she did was to reduce the\u2026<\/p>\n

    \u2014 Adonis Georgiadis (@AdonisGeorgiadi) June 28, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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