G. Oikonomou: SYRIZA and Tsipras behave with unprovoked irresponsibility

By Dimitris Gatsios

The government launches a frontal attack on SYRIZA and personally on Mr. Tsipras, on the occasion of the reports on the super profits of the energy companies. From the press room of the journalists, Mr. Oikonomou stressed that the party of the official opposition is behaving with “unprovoked irresponsibility”, as he characteristically noted.

“Mr. Tsipras announced that they have 1.4 billion super profits… 1.7 billion. Tzanakopoulos said today. It is a lie and extreme populism… Mr. Tsipras and SYRIZA consider the citizens to have a reduced perception. They aim at their deception “, The government spokesman pointed out, accusing Koumoundourou of not realizing the seriousness of the crisis and an attempt at polarization and division.

“Our country has moved much more advanced. The state and PPC are financing part of the increases, through discounts ΣΥ SYRIZA is lying to the citizens…”, noted Mr. Economou.

Looking at the Summit, the government spokesman stressed that Kyriakos Mitsotakis during the European Council, insisted on the proposals he had developed in his letter to the President of the European Commission and then discussed with the leaders of the European South, Spain, Italy and Portugal. “He emphasized the need to put a stop to the wholesale gas market in order to build a pan-European barrier to international speculative games and to ensure lower prices. reported. “Finally – after long and difficult consultations – an explicit reference has been made to the Conclusions, which calls on the European Commission to consider – along with other proposals – the choice of a ceiling internationally on the wholesale price of natural gas. negotiate with all market participants and propose, as soon as possible, interventions, including the imposition of a cap on the wholesale price of gas. This is a distortion that is already causing a very serious problem and this distortion cannot be extended at a time when gas prices have soared to unprecedented levels. solutions and we must not forget this neither at national nor at European level “, added e.

Mr. Economou described as important the Council decision that gives the European Commission the opportunity to discuss, with large gas suppliers, long-term liquefied natural gas markets. “It is a very important first step, which Greece supported from the first moment, citing the example of the single vaccine market. “An additional 15 billion cubic meters of liquefied natural gas from the United States by the end of 2022,” he said.

Source: Capital

You may also like