Androulakis meeting with Portuguese Prime Minister: The gift tie, Fernando Santos and Dionysios Solomos

By Haris Ioannou

Gifts and hits that reached the coach … Fernando Santos included the visit of Nikos Androulakis to Lisbon and his meeting with the socialist Prime Minister Antonio Costa.

According to information, the president of PASOK-Movement for Change donated to A. Kostas a tie and presse papier from the Benaki Museum, which represents the print of the seal of Dionysios Solomos with the inscription “VERUM AMO VERUM VOLO” (The Truth I Love, The Truly I wish).

The Portuguese ministers were also offered as a gift a press papier from the Benaki Museum with the saying of Herodotus “good luck”.

His meeting with A. Costas also had … football extensions. The Portuguese coach Fernando Santos, especially famous and beloved in Greece, helped for this, as Mr. Costa said, with the PASOK president completely agreeing with him and both bursting into laughter.

What Androulakis – Costa discussed

It is recalled that the Prime Minister of Portugal, Antonio Costa, and the President of PASOK-Movement for Change, Nikos Androulakis, had a 2-hour meeting yesterday, at the headquarters of the Portuguese Socialist Party in Lisbon.

The two men discussed a wide range of issues, most notably economic issues, tackling energy prices with proactive policies that protect citizens from speculation in energy markets, the social housing program already in place in Portugal, and new geopolitical data created by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Critical moment for the future of the European Union

“We met with Prime Minister Antonio Costa, at a very critical time for the future of the European Union, with the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis and of course the growing inequalities,” said Nikos Androulakis.

“I believe that the ideas of social democracy are useful ideas for us to have policies of solidarity. Policies that will be designed so that at this time, Europe will have a common defense and security and common financial tools to deal with the energy crisis, which undermines the future of “most vulnerable European citizens, but also the economy and competitiveness of Europe” commented the president of PASOK – Movement for Change, according to KINAL sources.

The Greek government is timid

Nikos Androulakis pointed out the government’s reluctance to tax the super profits of energy companies but also to take immediate emergency measures such as reducing VAT on basic goods despite the oversupply of state revenues in the months of high inflation.

For his part, the Portuguese Prime Minister informed the PASOK president that on a weekly basis in his country VAT overpayments to state coffers are calculated, which are then returned to consumers through corresponding reductions in the excise tax on fuel.

Emphasis was placed on the importance of energy interconnections as well as the high share of Renewable Energy Sources in electricity generation (currently in Portugal exceeds 60%), a fact which the Iberian countries took advantage of at the recent Summit ensuring exceptional exceptional national measures for the protection of family budgets, as stated in a relevant announcement by PASOK – Movement for Change.

The two men agreed on the importance of the Social Democratic Forces playing a leading role and strengthening their presence in the European institutions, in order to promote more commonly the common foreign policy, defense and security and the common financial tools for tackling inequalities, the energy crisis and development. .

Mr. Costa invited Nikos Androulakis to the events planned next year on the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Portuguese Socialist Party.

Androulakis: The ideas of the Social Democracy are useful for us to have solidarity policies

The meeting with the Prime Minister of Portugal, Antonio Costa, comes “at a very critical time for the future of the European Union, with the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis and of course the growing inequalities,” he said in a statement shortly after the meeting. President of PASOK-Movement for Change Nikos Androulakis.

“I believe that the ideas of the Social Democrats are useful ideas for us to have policies of solidarity. Policies that will be designed so that at this time, Europe will have a common defense and security and common financial instruments to deal with the energy crisis, which undermines the future of “Europe’s most vulnerable citizens, but also Europe’s economy and competitiveness,” he said, adding: “That is why we all need to do more together to have a better common future.”

Thanking the Portuguese Prime Minister A. Costa, for the hospitality and the discussion they had, but also the ministers, with whom “we will discuss important issues for the Recovery Fund and especially issues concerning the new generations, the demographic, such as social housing “. “A political choice of the Portuguese government, to support young couples through 26,000 houses, which can be rented at a very low price, so that young people can build a better future for them and their children,” he said. Androulakis.

Source: TheToc