OUR Kyriakos Mitsotakis he has never hidden, even since his time in opposition, that he is especially interested in returning the country to its place in the European pendulum, which, after a decade of crisis and especially during the reign of SYRIZA-ANEL, has slipped in credibility. The “return” of the country to European status inevitably passed through the “party” family of ND, European People’s Party (EPP). In recent years, Kyriakos Mitsotakis has succeeded in strengthening ND within the framework of the EPP, which was closed last week, where on Friday and Saturday Athena. The decision of all EPP leaders to come to Athens is also a vote of confidence for the ND. and Kyriakos Mitsotakis, as New Democracy is currently – relative to its voters – the strongest center-right party in terms of percentage.

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What made a special sensation and shows the importance of the conference is that the speeches and … conversations were closed, without the presence of journalists, without announcements and press releases. The reason is that it was about the party’s strategy, taking into account the long cycle of national elections in 2023 in Greece, Spain, Poland, Finland and Cyprus, as well as, mainly, the European elections in 2024. Open in its own circles, the EPP concerns a possible successor to Charles Michel, who is said to play a central role in his party’s Belgian election campaign. The situation is much more fluid than in the past, since after the departure of Angela Merkel and the Christian Democrats from power in Germany, Berlin ceased to function as the informal headquarters of the European centre-right.

in Maximos Palace It should be noted that the meeting of the EPP in Athens is also a signal of support for the Prime Minister, since our country is already in the pre-election period. The message becomes stronger, according to the same sources, due to timeliness, since the opposition, against the background of wiretapping, “played out” the narrative of N.D. According to the information, at a Friday working lunch, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Parliament President Roberta Metzola and EPP President Manfred Weber praised the work of the Greek government and the Prime Minister’s footprint, stressing that the policy that has been pursued in the past three years, in the midst of successive external challenges, is a role model that other centre-right forces should study. At the same time, in many bilateral meetings and discussions that Kyriakos Mitsotakis led, he was asked to talk about the policies followed by Greece, with an emphasis on measures to support society and the economy in the face of an energy inflationary crisis and a combination of fiscal policies, that they have a dual purpose, stability and growth.

Electoral dilemmas could not but be present at the conference. The Greek prime minister focused on “strategic responsibility” as he described it and, speaking to the leaders of the centre-right parties of the official opposition, said he was investing in “responsible political thinking” without “populist excesses or proposals.” Well-informed people say that the two-day event held at Asteras Vouliagmenis was “constructive” and was the first start of important starters for the future of the EPP.