Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is a “destabilising factor” for the country and citizens cannot stand his “authoritarian” attitude, senior socialist lawmaker Michalis Katrinis told EURACTIV after it was unveiled that the secret services bugged the phone of Greek socialist opposition leader and MEP Nikos Androulakis.
by Sarantis Michalopoulos
Part 4 - Recovery funds for Mitsotakis’ friends
Pasok and Syriza recently proposed setting up a parliamentary committee to monitor the distribution of EU money from the Recovery Fund and the 2021-2027 NSRF funds; a call rejected by the ruling New Democracy party.
Katrinis said the ruling party came up with the national recovery plan without consulting other political parties, the public or other relevant stakeholders.
“Since the beginning, we had expressed our disagreement with the way the funds are being distributed, excluding the vast majority of small and medium-sized enterprises and not contributing to the domestic added value,” Katrinis said, adding that the government still has not evaluated the €42 billion allocated during the pandemic.
“The resources of the Recovery Fund should and must give a growth impetus and contribute to the restructuring of the production model of the Greek economy and not for Mr. Mitsotakis to distribute them to his political friends and an oligarchy,” Katrinis said, noting that accountability and control are urgently needed.
Katrinis said the ruling party came up with the national recovery plan without consulting other political parties, the public or other relevant stakeholders.
“Since the beginning, we had expressed our disagreement with the way the funds are being distributed, excluding the vast majority of small and medium-sized enterprises and not contributing to the domestic added value,” Katrinis said, adding that the government still has not evaluated the €42 billion allocated during the pandemic.
“The resources of the Recovery Fund should and must give a growth impetus and contribute to the restructuring of the production model of the Greek economy and not for Mr. Mitsotakis to distribute them to his political friends and an oligarchy,” Katrinis said, noting that accountability and control are urgently needed.
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