{"id":5898,"date":"2026-05-16T17:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T14:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=5898"},"modified":"2026-05-16T17:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T14:19:00","slug":"akis-skertsos-at-the-nd-conference-we-are-the-party-that-unites-greece-and-the-greeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=5898","title":{"rendered":"Akis Skertsos at the ND Conference: ‘We are the party that unites Greece and the Greeks’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The central thrust of the Aki Skurchos’s<\/b> speech<\/a> at the New Democracy conference was a defence of the “executive state<\/b>“.<\/p>\n

The Minister of State ‘Akis Skertos<\/b>in his speech at the 16th conference<\/b> of the New Democracy<\/b> referred extensively to the policies<\/b> for the creation of a “modern and effective state”, linking the government policies of the New Democracy<\/b> with tangible results in the daily lives of citizens.<\/p>\n

The central focus of his speech <\/b> was to defend the “effective state<\/b>” and to promote the government’s journey from 2019 to the present as a period of reforms <\/b> which, according to Mr.Skertsos, have substantially changed the operation<\/b> of the state.<\/p>\n

Mr. Skertsos made special reference to the interventions<\/b> and proposals<\/b> heard at the conference, which – he said – will contribute to the formulation of the party’s strategy<\/b> in view of the forthcoming elections <\/b>. He referred to a personal family experience the serious heart attack<\/b> suffered by his father<\/b> 25 years ago and his death<\/b> in 2009<\/b> and linked that experience to the Prevent<\/b> programme.<\/b> He said in particular that today the state now gives the possibility of prevention and early diagnosis<\/b> to thousands of citizens, something that was not available before, and stressed that the new model of the state is a state that “cares and cares<\/b>“.<\/p>\n

He gave particular weight to the data and indicators of government work<\/b>, which were presented<\/b> not as statistics – as he said – but as policies that affect human lives. He said that 8.9 million citizens<\/b> use gov.gr<\/b> and that 2.7 billion digital transactions<\/b> with the Government<\/b> were carried out, evidence – he said – of the state’s digital transition.<\/p>\n

He also referred to 7 million preventive examinations<\/b> through the “Prevent<\/b>” programme, to 200 thousand citizens<\/b> who identified serious health problems<\/b> in time, and to the 5.2 million citizens<\/b> who have registered with their personal doctor. In the field of labour and the economy, it was highlighted by Mr. Scurco that 2 million workers<\/b> are protected by the digital work card,<\/b> while more than 563 thousand formerly unemployed<\/b> have found work since 2019 to date. <\/p>\n

He also mentioned the reduction<\/b> of the pension<\/b> awarding period, the situation in universities<\/b> without active occupations,<\/b> the postal vote<\/b> for Greeks of the diaspora and the support programmes for persons with disabilities. <\/b>She also made a special reference to road safety<\/b> measures, noting that dozens of people were saved thanks to the new interventions. Skertssos also stressed that New Democracy is the party that “unites Greece and the Greeks<\/b>“, rejecting the logic of disagreement<\/b> and promoting a model of governance based on planning, responsibility and measurable effectiveness.<\/p>\n

He presented the basic principles that – as he said – should characterize the new state:institutional continuity, cooperation<\/b>, transparency<\/b>, accountability, efficiency, speed in decision-making and empathy towards the citizen. In this context, he referred to the debate on the “executive state”,<\/b> arguing that it is not a mechanism for concentration of power<\/b> but a tool for institutional regularity, coordination and continuity of the state.<\/p>\n

“The modern effective state is not a simple administrative mechanism<\/b>; it is our overall collector<\/b>. It is the organized expression of our collective responsibility. It is the way a democracy<\/b> cares for, protects, liberates and unites its citizens,” he said.<\/p>\n

The speech of Mr. Skurchos concluded by admitting that there are still pathologies<\/b> and significant problems<\/b> in the functioning of the Greek state, but expressed the belief that the country<\/b> has already changed significantly by 2019<\/b> and that the effort for a “modern, effective and humane state” will continue in the next period<\/b><\/p>\n

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The central axis of Akis Skertzos’ speech at the ND conference was the defence of the “executive state”.
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