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Mitsotakis before Thessaloniki trade fair: “We do not spend a euro more than we can afford”

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece would not spend beyond its means and that the government’s program had been costed “down to the last euro.”
  • He said Greece was borrowing at low interest rates and questioned whether markets were anticipating the outcome of the next election.
  • Mitsotakis dismissed reports about school textbooks and said it was too early to decide whether elections would take place in March or May.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis used a traditional pre-Thessaloniki International Fair meeting with journalists to project confidence in Greece’s finances, saying he was not worried about the winter because the government was spending within its means.

I am not worried about the winter; we do not spend a euro more than we can afford.

· Kyriakos MitsotakisThe Greek prime minister defended the government’s management of public finances.

“The government program is costed down to the last euro,” the prime minister said, adding that Greece had reached “the ceiling of spending.” He also pointed to the country’s low borrowing costs and said, “It is not by chance that the markets are not worried about Greece with us.”

Mitsotakis wondered whether financial markets were already anticipating the next election result. He highlighted Greece’s borrowing costs compared with other major economies, asking: “A few years ago, who would have imagined that we would borrow more cheaply than four G7 countries?”

It is not by chance that the markets are not worried about Greece with us.

· Kyriakos MitsotakisHe cited Greece’s low borrowing costs as evidence of market confidence.

The prime minister described reports concerning school textbooks as “nonsense” and called for greater seriousness. Asked about Education Minister Sofia Zacharaki, he said, “Yes, there is an issue, that is why Sofia was beside me today,” while referring to the recent inauguration of 17 schools. “When they have nothing to deal with, they pick on these things,” he said.

A few years ago, who would have imagined that we would borrow more cheaply than four G7 countries?

· Kyriakos MitsotakisMitsotakis highlighted Greece’s borrowing costs compared with major economies.

Mitsotakis called attendance at Nikos Androulakis’ political gathering respectable. On the timing of elections, he said it was still too early to decide between March and May, adding that candidate lists would be announced shortly before the vote.

When they have nothing to deal with, they pick on these things.

· Kyriakos MitsotakisHe criticized reports about school textbooks.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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