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Thessaloniki is experiencing a different September. The life of the city this month was determined by the celebration of the International Fair in recent decades, while the visit of the respective Prime Minister for the inauguration gave the impetus for the start of the season… politics.
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This year everything is different. TIF’s position was taken by an economic forum and city life during the day is reminiscent of a normal weekend, without the bustle of Athens being transferred to it. This is helped by the absence of half of Parliament, several actors and many more who want to become actors and are present at the inauguration. The image arrives to complete the license, after 12 at night, Aristotle’s measures to limit covid19. As for the start of the political season, how can it be declared, since the coronavirus and the hot August in Greek-Turkish did not give the opportunity to rest …
Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s speech at Vellideio fully adapted to the new environment. His choice, as he described it, was to answer the two main questions that concern citizens, how we deal with Turkish aggression and how we will overcome the economic crisis of the coronavirus. Present a roadmap for the coming months, understandable to all, without getting lost in forests of announcements, goals and long-term aspirations and presenting a package of 12 and 6 meters for the Economy and Defense respectively. After all, the double crisis we are living in does not leave much room for long-term plans. You need immediate responses and be prepared for what you can book.
The 6.8 billion package in the economy is ambitious, targets the middle class and contains specific measures to support the most vulnerable and those most affected by the pandemic. The burden falls on wage labor and small and medium-sized businesses, with reduced taxes and levies. However, at the same time, it creates the necessary conditions for the preservation of jobs and increased employment. The truth is that there have been no reports from officials, but the answer is that they have not seen adverse changes in their income, while the retroactive payment from October stimulates the income of retirees.
In the country’s defense shield, the increase in the strength of the Armed Forces is evident with the purchase of 18 Rafale aircraft, four submarines and other weapons systems announced by Mr. Mitsotakis. The cost of the weapons program remains to be clarified, as well as what it means to reevaluate the term referred to by the Prime Minister, a subject on which iefimerida.gr had written since yesterday morning. The suggestions made by the military leadership foresee increasing the service in the Army from 9 to 12 months, as it is today in the Air Force and the Navy. The establishment of an age limit for compulsory military service has also been discussed, but the government has not made any decision.
An interesting parameter is the fact that Mr. Mitsotakis decided not to make any reference to Alexis Tsipras and SYRIZA. Its aim was to address citizens by describing the dangers that lie ahead in the coming months and how it intends to deal with them. In the framework that he built, he did not give Koumoundourou space, he showed that he does not intend to face this critical period with the opposition, but rather with the problems that concern society and has chosen to explain his policy to him and not to. .
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