“There is absolutely no evidence and nothing to do with me,” the prime minister said. Kyriakos Mitsotakisexpressing deep concern about the publication in the newspaper Documentoemphasizing: “Shame and disgrace“.

Speaking on ANT1 television, Mr. Mitsotakis said that “Behind Mr. Vahewanis is Mr. Tsipras, who wants to drown this place in mud”, noting that if the publisher of Documento does not provide proof, then it will be “nationally dangerous“.

He added that “political confrontation cannot stoop to such a levelthe prime minister cannot be accused without evidence of spying on his ministers”, noting that he excludes that “there is a Greek who believes that in my spare time I watched the ministers of my government”.

“I never claimed that there is no malware center. predator, but this is very different from someone accusing the prime minister of organizing this surveillance,” he said, when asked about it, noting that “from the very first moment when we recognized the existence of a problem, we do not know where it comes from, we will unravel this mess.”

“I don’t know who is monitoring, we need to find out, it’s not EYP that deals with malware, and I have nothing to do with it,” he stressed and repeated that Greece would be the first country to expressly prohibits the use of malicious software.

Mr. Mitsotakis said that “the prime minister’s personal responsibility for supervising ministers is not understood“And added:” For the past seven years, I have been constantly subjected to mud attacks – the modernization efforts are of concern to many.

‘I call on Mr Tsipras to move a vote of no confidence’

He emphasized that he was challenging Mr. Tsipras vote of no confidence. “Let’s talk about everything in Parliament. And find out whether the government enjoys the confidence of parliament. He will receive a deafening response,” he stressed, adding: “I will not allow the country to sink into this miserable mud. I have to lead the country safely to the elections.”

When asked about this, he said: “We are doing everything possible, ensuring the confidentiality of communications is not an easy task,” and when asked to comment on the timing of the elections, he emphasized: “The elections will be held in 2023, on time.”

He added: “I will not involve professional extortionists in the development“.

“Definition of slander”

The Prime Minister went on to call the reports “the definition of slander,” stating: “The Novartis case is exactly the same case. Ten people were hanged on the gallows, but they were later acquitted.”

On the issue of the removal of Mr. Dimitriadis he said: “Procedures were not followed. Responsibilities have been taken, people have been removed, we are adjusting the work of the EMP.”

“We all have to do what we have to do to shed light on this case. The problem is not Greek, but global,” he stressed.

“We are not the object of blackmail”

Mr. Mitsotakis was asked yesterday to respond to her statements. Olympiacos leadership about the criminal organization and emphasized: “Olympiacos has won three championships, if I am not mistaken, by 26, 19 and 18 points from the second, in the last three years. Where exactly was this criminal organization then? This concerns a specific comment, which I expect will be absolutely unequivocally condemned by the leadership of the team.

“Some have mixed up the roles roles here. Some believe that because they may own the group or control some of the media, or perhaps both, they feel they can extort, to dictate to the government, to undermine – changing opinions from day to day – the way of the country“, – he noted and emphasized:

“We have to make it clear here that everyone’s roles are absolutely defined. The government enjoys popular legitimacy. We are elected by the people. We need business partners in efforts to develop the country. But they are not our subordinates either.They are also not agents of their own interests who put pressure on the government to do it for their own sake.”

“So the message I’m sending in all directions is that the government and I personally are not subject to pressure and are not objects of blackmail. And it would be nice for everyone to think about what their role is, ”he concluded.

The choice of Pacis is problematic

In response to a question about the Patsis case, Mr Mitsotakis, calling the choice of an MP problematic, said that takes responsibility.

“Obviously, the choice of Mr. Patsis was problematic. Next time we should be more strict with those who enter the ND ballots. I take responsibility. It is necessary to reform the control system for those who are required to submit declarations of origin,” he stressed.

No to VAT reduction

The “home basket” is an attempt to help households cope with import accuracy,” the prime minister said and was categorically against the horizontal reduction of VAT on essential goods, since “no one guarantees us that it will be inherited.” end consumer. This will deprive the state budget of significant revenues. All the countries that have implemented it have failed miserably.”

“We will push for a structure that supports disposable income while trying to contain prices as much as possible. With electricity bills, all Greek citizens today receive a bill, see how much they will pay and what is the amount of the state subsidy. Basically, we collected this money from the producers themselves.”

“We will see our diesel capabilities”

“We had a political choice to support gas station prices. Now our weight has fallen on the support of fuel oil, because you understand that heating is an even greater need than traffic. I’m not ready to tell you what we can do with diesel. We will see our financial possibilities. I want to emphasize that whatever we do, we always do it very carefully and very measuredly, because we cannot deviate from budget indicators. And since we are ready to announce something, you will hear it from competent lips,” Mr. Mitsotakis said.

“The Internal Dimension of Turkish Threats”

Asked if the possibility of a sharp episode with Turkey worries him, he said: “I have spoken many times about my decision not to engage in a daily verbal confrontation with Turkey. President Erdogan and all that he testifies in our country. We have expressed our positions with absolute firmness and clarity in all international times, and I myself had the opportunity to say this to Mr. Erdogan when we were in Prague.”

“Besides this, the Turkish threat has an internal dimension. This is due to the elections in Turkey, the terrible state of the Turkish economy, the need for Mr. Erdogan to change the agenda. However, there is also Turkish revisionism, to which our country will respond, has already responded, with absolute rigor and consistency,” he stressed.

ExxonMobil Research

The Prime Minister announced the exploration of natural gas fields: “Perhaps this time we will be surprised here. We can inform you that seismic surveys for the exploration of natural gas fields will begin immediately. When I say immediately, I mean within the next few days, at two locations southwest of the Peloponnese and Crete, from ExxonMobil.”

And he added: “Our country, as I have repeatedly said, regardless of its commitment to a rapid green transition, must find out whether it currently has the ability to produce natural gas, which will contribute not only to our energy security, but also to energy security of Europe. So these investigations will be initiated by ExxonMobil in the coming days.”

Twelve miles: all options on the table

When asked about the twelve nautical miles, he said: “I will point out that all those who criticize us for not doing something now that we could do in the future, we have never ruled it out, these are the same the people who made the decision about 4.5″. years, and they did absolutely nothing when they had the opportunity to do it.”

“All options are currently being discussed. But since you asked me about it Turkish-Libyan memorandumapart from condemning it in all international forums – and no one recognizes this illegal “memorandum” except part of the Libyan government – we want to make a hole in Libya as a whole so that we can finally delimit maritime zones with Libya. Because Greece and Libya have shores opposite each other. Libya is our natural interlocutor. And we could explore the possibility of joint development of hydrocarbons located in the area between Greece and Libya.”

Solution for the port of Alexandroupolis

In response to a question about the port of Alexandroupolis and information that its sale is being cancelled, Mr Mitsotakis said: “The government has decided that Alexandroupolis is currently of such great strategic, geopolitical and energy importance to our country that it should property of the Greek state and, in particular, TAIPED, which has the opportunity to develop the port and fully exploit its full potential.”

“I don’t think I need to expand even further because we currently see no reason to sell the port of Alexandroupoli to a foreign investor,” he added.

“A message to those who fantasize about empires”

Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who was asked to comment on Greece’s criticism of “excessive support” for Ukraine, said: “We are doing exactly what almost all European countries are doing. We are concerned about the war in Ukraine. This worries us because it is essentially a war of one protector against one. despotic empire who wants to redraw borders by force of arms.”

“You understand that there are many similarities with our own region, and if we want to send a message to all those who fantasize about empires that came from the past, and at the same time through this fantasy want to challenge sovereignty and sovereign rights, we must support Ukraine “, – he said and added: “This is what we did, this is what we do, this is what we will continue to do.”

He concluded by saying that “this choice has a price, it has a financial cost, but in the end it is a choice that I have absolutely no doubt history will back up.”

“Instability bomb or a simple analogue”

“I don’t believe in mere analogy. What I am telling you is not new. The simple proportional system is an exception in the history of the country’s electoral systems, Mr. Tsipras voted for it for very specific reasons, it is today a bomb of instability in the foundations of the country and the reason why – it seems – we are holding repeat elections is precisely because this simple proportional ballot box,” he said and added: “I have said many times and I repeat to you that our goal is independent and strong government, not one-party“.

“An independent new democracy does not mean a one-party government. I have proven many times that I can open big doors and bring leaders into the New Democracy as well as into the government,” he stressed.