Commission: Greece an example in promoting reforms

Of Tasos Dasopoulos

Greece is an example in the field of reforms within the EU. Together we have completed over 200 difficult and complex projects, most recently the preparation of RRF projects.

This was stated today by Mario Nava, Director General of the Commission’s DG Support for Structural Reforms, speaking at a panel with Finance Minister Christos Staikouras from the Delphi Economic Forum on the subject of promoting reforms.

The foreign technocrat stressed the commitment of the Government and its ministers to the promotion of critical reforms for the economy, citing as an example the law on out-of-court settlement and the provision of a second chance, which he stressed is a decisive step for the final consolidation of banks. , referring to the current period, referred in particular to the technical assistance to Greece in the project for the Development of the Capital Market Strategy. The capital markets must be placed at the center of the efforts, so that they can contribute to the economic recovery and development of Greece.

The Minister of Finance, in turn, stressed that through the commitment to reforms, the financial staff aims at a modern and dynamic mix of economic policy, which is based on the implementation of prudent fiscal policy by reducing the tax burden on households and businesses and promoting structural reforms. dealing with long-term distortions of the Greek economy, expanding its productive base and strengthening business extroversion.

“A total of 5 pillars of our reform agenda have made a decisive contribution to achieving strong recovery and sustainable growth, creating new jobs and strengthening social cohesion,” Staikouras concluded.