Prime Minister Mitsotakis welcomes reforms in Eastern Partnership states, at e-meeting with EU leaders
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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that strengthening cooperation in economy, energy, environment and climate change, migration and digital transformation in the broader European continent are all key, speaking after the e-meeting of the Eastern Partnership countries and EU member states’ leaders, which he attended on Thursday.
He welcomed progress in reforms observed in the Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine) and stressed the need to intensify reforms efforts concerning democratic institutions, the rule of law, the protection of human rights and the fight against corruption.
Regarding the coronavirus pandemic, he stressed the significance of EU’s solidarity during and after the outbreak, and he said that the Union has stood by its eastern partners from the outset, helping to address both the immediate health needs and the socioeconomic consequences of the pandemic.
- ‘Antonis Tritsis’ is a flagship project
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday presented the “Antonis Tritsis” development and solidarity programme for local administration which, as he said, is a flagship project.
Mitsotakis underlined that this programme is a road map for growth as well as a roadmap for social welfare.
“It is the compass that will help local administration become again a lever for the restart of the economy. At the same time, it is a pillar of the national strategic plan for the 21st century,” he stated.
The prime minister stressed the importance of local administration in our every day life adding that it constitutes a critical part of a democratic state.
He also said it is a costed and well-studied programme that covers all the regions of the country. It focuses on the creation of jobs and better quality of life for all.
“Three words characterise this emblematic package of thousands of interventions: innovation, flexibility and prospect. And three are the targets: growth, environment and social cohesion. Three are also the directions that will focus on: digital convergence, improvement of the quality of life and social cohesion without forgetting the civil protection,” Mitsotakis underlined.
The prime minister said that 2.5 billion euros will turn into thousands of works in the entire Greek region over the next years which will create approximately 40,000 new job positions. He also underlined that all the local administration organisations will have access to the programme based on the participation of each region in the national plan and specific criteria – geographic, demographic and social – for every region.
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