Pappas: Nothing went according to plan for the Greek people
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Main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance parliamentary group president Nikos Pappas “welcomed” the Prime Minister to parliament during an off-the-agenda debate on the handling of fires during the summer, held on Wednesday. Pappas lashed out at the Prime Minister and the government, questioning why they seemed to think that “everything went well” and wondering why Mitsotakis did not explain “why the fire in Attica reached the urban areas?”,
Specifically, he referred to some 400,000 hectares that have burned since 2019, to the 3,500 unfilled positions in the Fire Department, to the fact that the most of Fire Department fleet is over 20 and 30 years old, while he also presented data on overpriced rental costs and aircraft purchases. What of this is a product of imagination”, he wondered, and demanded answers from the prime minister, underlining that for the Greek people it is not “convincing” that “everything is going according to plan”.
“Civil protection requires prevention, firefighting, restoration”, Pappas pointed out, underlining the need to strengthen the forestry services and the fire brigade both with personnel and equipment, while he pointed out that the restoration of the burnt areas so far is insufficient. He strongly criticised the government for the anti-flooding projects that have not been completed in Thessaly, speaking of “inaction”.
Pappas also referred to issues that mainly concern the economy, in view of the passing of the budget, accusing the government that its policy essentially favours the “few”, the “shareholders of energy companies or banks”, as he characteristically said. In particular, he spoke of “anaemic growth”, refuted the government’s narrative of tax cuts, stressing that in 2025 “we will pay 2.5 billion more in taxes”, while he pointed out that the country is last in Europe in purchasing power and also in foreign investments. “Greece is not experiencing a development miracle”, stated Pappas, explaining that with the government’s policy, the majority of households are experiencing a “recession” and a “decrease in the standard of living”. In this context he accused the government that it intends to proceed with major privatisations and of responding with new divestments.
“From 2010 to 2014 we had the absolute collapse, the period 2015-2019 is characterised by the stabilization of the economy and reconstruction and from 2019 onwards we have anaemic growth for a few”, he said, while accusing the government of an attempt at “revisionism” in order to “not let the world look to the Left again”.
source ANA-MPA
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