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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met today with the former Commissioner and Minister and President of the Network for Reform in Greece and Europe, Anna Diamantopoulou, whom Greece will designate as Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). .
After the meeting, the Prime Minister made the following statement:
“Faced with pandemics, global economic turmoil, security problems and new challenges such as immigration and climate change, the role of international organizations is becoming critical. Even more so when we talk about the OECD, the main cooperation body between States with the objective of peace and common development.
Our country was a founding member of this important organization. In fact, a Greek, Xenophon Zolotas, was the narrator of its present form. It is my pleasure, then, that 60 years later, for the first time in its history, our country is running for your leadership. And a dignified Greek woman is nominated for the post of Secretary General of the OECD: Anna Diamantopoulou.
Ms. Diamantopoulou is a multi-party option, with a multi-dimensional scientific and social background. With experience and international recognition. But also actions in areas such as Education, Employment, New Technologies and the Environment. That is, issues that belong to the first line of interest of the OECD for the XXI century.
Her personality has been linked to bold choices, great consensus and innovative proposals: as a European Commissioner she has honored her Employment and Social Policy portfolio. As Minister of Education, he was the protagonist of the educational reforms in our country. And as Minister of Development he worked for the modernization of our economy.
While, for 8 years, he is responsible for the Network. A pioneering Institute, which focuses on the reforms required by the ND Industrial Revolution, counting on international collaborations on 4 continents.
Anna Diamantopoulou marks the modern Greek woman of progress and the world. With knowledge, prestige and scope that go beyond our national borders. Therefore, she is the most suitable candidate for the post of Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. I wish you good luck and desire to work. “
Anna Diamantopoulou stated
“The announcement by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of my candidacy for the post of Secretary-General of the OECD is a great honor for me and, at the same time, a great responsibility.
The electoral process is a noble rivalry between states and important personalities, for noble and noble goals. The very path to the goal deserves our organized joint effort.
Greece, through the arduous and meticulous efforts of our people and political forces, has demonstrated the eternal resilience of its democratic institutions and its potential for courageous extroversion. This attitude is now recognized internationally and provides you with additional benefits.
The world after the pandemic must be open to cooperation and solidarity between countries and must be a deterrent to conflict, exclusion and discrimination.
Greece can become a co-moderator of developments in international organizations, joining national forces, taking advantage of individuals and individuals and securing international alliances. And that is exactly what we will try to achieve. “
Of the 37 OECD member states, 22 are also members of the European Union, while four more are European (Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Norway and Iceland). It is highlighted that the current Secretary General, Ángel Gurría, comes from Mexico while his predecessor, Canadian Donald J. Johnston, also came from the American continent, facts that strengthen a candidacy from Europe.
Claiming the leadership of such an important organization offers our country the opportunity to highlight its role, its image and its contribution. In this context, the election of Ms Diamantopoulou would be a significant success for Greece.
Projecting a well-founded and ambitious vision for the OECD, the Greek candidacy presents a renewed, meritocratic, dynamic and future-oriented Greece that embraces reforms that bring prosperity and progress to all. The personality of Mrs. A. Diamantopoulou offers to embody such a narrative. Thanks to her long political career, which includes the management of various portfolios, and her studies that go beyond a narrow financial specialization, Ms Diamantopoulou meets all the criteria set by the OECD in the call. Also through her activity as President of the Network, she has developed relationships in the most important countries of the world.
Curriculum vitae of Anna Diamantopoulou
Anna Diamantopoulou is the President of NETWORK for Reform in Greece and Europe, an independent research and policy organization based in Athens.
He has served as Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs of the European Commission, Minister of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religions and Minister of Development, Competitiveness and Navigation. In addition, he was a member of the Greek Parliament for eleven years.
He taught European affairs at the Kennedy School of Harvard University as a Fisher Family Fellow and at the Lee Kuan Yew School of the National University of Singapore. He was also a Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow at the Robert Bosch Foundation in Berlin, and works closely with African Development at the Brenthrust Foundation, one of the continent’s leading institutions.
In addition, he has lectured at more than 20 universities around the world, including Bocconi, Boston, Frankfurt, London School of Economics, and MIT.
Anna Diamantopoulou is a non-executive board member of Coca-Cola HBC, one of the 100 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange with the highest market value.
In addition, Ms Diamantopoulou is a member of the Council of the European Council on External Relations (ECFR), a member of the board of the Friends of Europe Foundation and of the Scientific Council of the Foundation for Progressive European Studies (FEPS), based in Brussels. He is also a member of the Advisory Committee of the Delphi Economic Forum and of the six-member Council of the Bussola Institute, a Brussels-based institution that promotes cooperation between Europe and the Gulf countries.
Anna Diamantopoulou has been honored with important awards and distinctions, including the “Legion of Honor” award, for her contribution to European social policy, by the President of the French Republic, the International Award for the promotion of social dialogue as a means for competitiveness, by the Scandinavian Industrial Association and the Cross of the Crusaders of the Holy Sepulcher of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
Anna Diamantopoulou is a Civil Engineer, with postgraduate studies in Regional Development.
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She is married and has a son.
What is the OECD?
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is a forum in which representatives of the governments of the member states debate and promote policies that improve the socio-economic well-being of the world’s citizens. It is an evolution of the Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OECD), which took over the management of the Marshall Plan in 1948. Greece was a founding member of both organizations.
Since its inception in 1960, OOSA has contributed to the development of global standards, international conventions, agreements and recommendations in areas such as the fight against corruption and corruption, education, taxation and the industrial transition. The OECD worked closely with Greece (2012-2016) to assess legislation and regulations that prevent competition.
The head of the Organization since 2006 is the Mexican Ángel Guria, who will not run for a new mandate in the OECD and will leave his post in June 2021.
The Secretary General of the OECD chairs the OECD Council and heads its Secretariat.
The Council is the highest body of the Agency and a fundamental decision-making body. It is made up of the Permanent Representatives of the member countries and the European Commission and decides on all the Organization’s actions unanimously. Permanent Representative of Greece to the OECD is George Prevelakis, Emeritus Professor of Geopolitics at the Sorbonne. The OECD Ministerial Meeting takes place once a year and brings together the heads of government of the member countries.
The OECD Secretariat carries out the work of the OECD and has about 3,300 employees. It consists of the directorates and departments that work with the political leaders of each country.
Unlike other international organizations, the OECD’s role is advisory and its recommendations are not binding. With peer review as the main tools for cooperation, dialogue and peer review, the OECD supports the work of member governments in all areas of their activity.
Ο Ο.Ο.Σ.Α. It currently has 37 members: Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Greece, Estonia, United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Israel, Italy, Canada, Colombia, Korea, Latvia, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, the Netherlands, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey, the Czech Republic, Finland and Chile. Costa Rica is in the process of joining the Organization. The European Commission is involved in the work of the OECD. The OECD also works with more than 100 additional economies, including key partners such as Brazil, India, Indonesia, China, and South Africa.
OOSA’s headquarters are in Paris.
Source: skai.gr
