Authorities spokesman Pavlos Marinakis, referring to Kyriakos Mitsotakis' assembly with Tayyip Erdoğan tonight in New York, talking to r/s Actual Fm, mentioned that the objective is to protect what now we have gained on this part of the dialogue. He famous that they aren’t few and talked about the annihilation of violations, the great cooperation in immigration and the attraction of authorized vacationers.
Mr. Marinakis emphasised that this is a crucial and strategic selection for each Greece and Turkey, which nevertheless doesn’t indicate a reduction or any dialogue of crimson traces and rather more to place problems with sovereignty on the desk.
“Right now's is one other such vital assembly. We see it step-by-step, with out naivety however with religion, based mostly on the outcomes it yields”, he pressured, repeating that the dialogue doesn’t indicate an settlement and the truth that we’re speaking doesn’t imply that we’re naive.
“It’s a provided that now we have by no means been beneath the phantasm that our neighbor will change his views in a single day. However all the pieces in life have to be seen as compared, or a minimum of that's what the federal government thinks. Kyriakos Mitsotakis shouldn’t be a kind of politicians who promote false patriotism, simply to be quickly pleasing to the Greek residents. It consciously chooses to strengthen the nation in any respect ranges, on the protection stage, on the diplomatic stage, on the stage of initiatives in Europe for vital points, similar to electrical energy, such because the Restoration Fund and, on the similar time, to advertise the Greek positions by way of the dialogue,” the federal government spokesman added.
And amongst different issues he added: “What did we hear concerning the notorious cable, {the electrical} interconnection between Greece and Cyprus? That it’ll not proceed for geopolitical causes, that the federal government, Mitsotakis, the Cypriots will again down. We mentioned from the start that it’s an financial and technical difficulty. Discussions progressed. There was a really, very productive assembly between the 2 leaders, Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Nikos Christodoulidis, the Greek Prime Minister and the Cypriot President, and the settlement progressed and is being carried out. I need to say that, , in such a course of it’s the troublesome means, we perceive that, however it’s the nationally accountable means, given the truth that Greece has not misplaced something. Neither is he going to weigh in on problems with sovereignty.”
Relating to the deletion of Mario Salma, the federal government spokesman mentioned it had nothing to do with expressing positions or criticizing or opposing some authorities insurance policies. “His deletion has to do with the repeated formulation of accusations, and apparently slanders, to non-competent our bodies and, most significantly, in conditions or in his appearances on tv exhibits, which don’t have anything to do with Justice”, he reported.
As well as, he mentioned that Mr. Salmas requested a query in Parliament and was answered by the accountable minister, whereas a couple of days later he requested and was given related paperwork.
Mr. Marinakis famous that for this particular competitors, all the pieces has been determined on the stage of administrative courts and added that ND is a celebration that completely respects parliamentarism. “However he additionally respects one thing else. He respects establishments, Justice. And when there’s something critical, now we have realized to deal with it there. It isn’t the job of any ND MP, any of us, to go from one channel to a different and make accusations for which he has acquired a solution. How else might any minister defend himself on this explicit case?”, he added.
The federal government consultant additionally identified that through the 5 years that the ND is within the authorities of the nation, the prime minister, the KO of the ruling celebration has exercised 9,200 parliamentary devices, of which greater than 6,000 are the questions, in addition to that of the deputies.
“It’s a each day routine for MPs to ask ministers and it’ll proceed to be a each day routine, as a result of that is how critical events and critical governments work. With the nice expertise you’ve, a lot better than me, I invite you to make a comparability of the Mitsotakis authorities, which is in its second four-year time period, with corresponding second four-year governments. I can’t keep in mind a extra compact Parliamentary Group. And given the difficulties, primarily exterior, however essential for society”, he continued.
Mr. Marinakis acknowledged that this system with which the Mitsotakis authorities was re-elected is a “sacred contract”. “That's all we're involved about. The whole lot we mentioned to the world in 2023 and it honored us with its vote, regardless of the numerous difficulties it nonetheless confronted and remains to be going through, we are going to implement. A really pivotal a part of this effort is the Parliamentary Group”, he added.
Particularly for “crimson” loans, Pavlos Marinakis acknowledged that in 2019 it was at 40% and now it’s at 7.5%, he recalled that the Mitsotakis authorities legislated the duty of suppliers to just accept a choice of the extrajudicial mechanism and in August 2024 they’re recorded 22,200 profitable preparations for money owed amounting to 7.52 billion euros.
“That’s, in comparison with the earlier August 2023, now we have a rise of fifty.36%. Right here I’ll let you know one thing, in order to not analyze “Hercules”. Our job is to reply. And our job is to reply primarily to our MPs and primarily to society and to reply with knowledge. Greece didn’t grow to be a paradise. Greece nonetheless has many steps to take to achieve the European common. However he has additionally made vital strides. So, now we have to focus on these and a technique of highlighting them is for the ministers to answer the affordable requests of the parliamentarians – whether or not they signify the residents or their voters, they signify the native communities. And that's what we are going to proceed to do,” he emphasised.
Relating to the results of the European elections, Pavlos Marinakis acknowledged that it’s a given that there’s a share of voters or potential voters of the N.D., which he supported, both in 2019 or in 2023 – that is an evaluation of the consultants – who’s ready for the subsequent , simply over 2.5 years, to see the course of all that the federal government has introduced.
“Some have already moved ahead, some are transferring sooner, some must be made rather more environment friendly, in order that when the time comes for the crunch, he’ll give us what he considers to be a good end result and we are going to completely respect that. And let me let you know why. If you happen to see two numbers, one is the one you say up and down, the discount, a little bit extra, we’re, in any case, within the electoral percentages of the European elections. However there’s additionally about 40%, which initially sees positively what was introduced within the second. What is that this world ready for? – and will it’s much more: let these come true. We have now to do them and at the moment we will probably be judged”, he added.
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