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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis participated as an honorary guest and keynote speaker at the global meeting of the international consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) held by teleconference.
The invitation to the Prime Minister came as a recognition of the effort made by Greece in the fight against the crown, the results of which made our country a positive example at the international level.
Addressing 500 BCG leaders, Mitsotakis spoke about the challenge of coronaire and its treatment for the entire world, as well as the effects it has on Greece, the European Union and the world economy.
At the beginning of his speech, the Prime Minister spoke about events in recent months. “It just came to our attention then.” Many forget that in early March we faced a difficult geopolitical challenge when Turkey carried out its threat to push tens of thousands of migrants and refugees and encourage them to cross the border into Greece, “he said. “No one could enter Greece under these conditions.”
Referring to Greece’s reaction to the coronation pandemic, Kyriakos Mitsotakis noted that this collective effort was based on immediate action aimed at protecting public health, the safety of citizens, and the suggestions of scientists.
“The better you handle the health crisis, the faster the economy will recover,” he said, linking the reaction to the health crisis to the resilience of the economy. The catalyst for success in this initial phase of managing the pandemic, as Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated, was the new relationship of trust and honesty between the state and citizens.
“We made the first decisions even before the first case was recorded. We have announced the cancellation of major carnival events in the city of Patras,” the prime minister said, recalling that the government received strong criticism on those days.
“I guess we were roughly two weeks ahead of most European countries in making decisions that were obvious at some point.” Therefore, my choice from the earliest stages was that if something needs to be done, it is better to do it early, rather than being late. We informed citizens with very clear messages and gave the floor to the experts. I don’t do the daily updates, they are done by the head of the committee of health scientists together with the head of civil protection. I addressed citizens seven times with television messages explaining exactly what we are doing from the first steps, “said the Prime Minister, stressing that the government used the time to strengthen the health system.
Regarding the possibilities of restarting tourism, Kyriakos Mitsotakis said, among other things: “If things go according to our plan, we will be open (for tourism) from July 1 with a protocol that will be reasonable not to just for them. people who want to travel, but also for our tourism industry. We want a bigger market share than a much smaller cake. The European tourist cake will be much smaller, but this summer we want more participation. “
The prime minister also emphasized the need to accelerate investment with an emphasis on the green economy and said that “the privatization program will continue according to plan.” He also noted that the pandemic should not be a bulwark, but should accelerate efforts to tackle climate change.
Regarding addressing global challenges, the Prime Minister stressed the importance of multilateral cooperation in the international arena and the benefits that the European Union can have from better coordination in areas of common interest to make faster decisions.
BCG President and CEO Rich Lesser, European and Middle East leader Christoph Schweizer, and BCG Athens partners Vassilis Antoniadis and Chrysos Kavounidis started the discussion on behalf of BCG, who underlined the acceleration and acceleration of the reforms in the reforms. technological updating and at the same time optimism and confidence in the institutions observed in Greek society.
Source: RES – EIA
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