The government … throws the glove on A. Tsipras for the measures and participates in the front of the South

Of Dimitris Gatsiou

“I hear from now on the cries of the opposition for ‘crumbs’ and ‘social analgesia.’

But, unfortunately, our country has not yet fully recovered from the ten-year economic crisis. We have not yet reached the coveted investment level. And speculators will always lurk to exploit any of our weaknesses.

So, as the coming seasons are uncharted, I am not going to, temporarily pleasingly, undermine the development course of our place. “We have made many sacrifices to roll back.”

With this remark, as expressed in his message to the citizens on Wednesday afternoon, the Prime Minister had hastened, in advance, to respond to any objections that would bring to the fore the opposition parties and, above all, SYRIZA, regarding to support measures of € 1.1 billion.

Megaro Maximou and the financial staff propose the key concepts of “shielding” households, businesses and farmers and at the same time fiscal stability, at a time when government officials… throw down the gauntlet to Alexis Tsipras and Koumoundourou to answer if they will overrule.

“The president of SYRIZA owes a clear answer on how he will vote for the measures announced today by the government, with which we actively support the whole society, with emphasis on the weakest strata”, was the characteristic disgust of the government representative, Giannis Oikonomou. which came in response to the reports of the leader of the official opposition, from Thessaloniki.

In the wake of the announcements of specialization of the measures, executives note that these new interventions are targeted and not horizontal, emphasize the support of the weakest and are in line with the “prudent”, as they characterize, fiscal policy.

“It is a choice that converges with the needs of society but does not deviate from the resilience of the economy, faces the challenges of the present without undermining the future, respecting the sacrifices made by citizens in the past.

The new set of initiatives supports the income of the weakest, helps families, ensures the absorption of part of fuel price increases and enriches the network of support measures for the rural world… No other European country has taken such drastic consumer protection measures proportionally with the population and the size of the economy.

At the same time, however, it is clear that no EU Member State can tackle these challenges alone, nor bear all the costs. This requires coordinated European action “, they point out. And their latest report is the που bridge that leads to the current agenda of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Almost a week before the next meeting of the 27 leaders of the European Union in Brussels, for the regular March Summit, the countries of the South are forming their own alliance, against the “sparing” member states of the North.

The “date” of March 24 and 25 is crucial for joint decisions to take action to support consumers and businesses towards the η energy grip. Everyone in Brussels recognizes the need for additional intervention and the four Southern leaders their energy strategy.

“The meeting was born spontaneously and it is important to coordinate our positions in view of the new European Summit, with two main objectives: one is to be able to set a ceiling on the price of gas, which we consider necessary.

“The second issue is that the price of electricity depends, so far, on the price of gas, while we believe that the cost of the two energy sources should be separated,” said Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, looking at the meeting. with Pedro Sanchez and Antonio Costa in Rome and the participation of the Greek Prime Minister via video conference.

It is reminded that among the proposals considered by the European Commission, which is called to present to the “27” shielding movements, is the plan of the “six points” of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who has proposed:

– Ceiling in the prices of the Securities Transfer Fund, which will have as reference point the historically highest price of gas before the crisis.

-Daily Price Limit as a Protective Measure: A range of fluctuations in the prices of the Securities Transfer Fund, for example of the order of +/- 10%.

– Price setting in case of Emergency: Price setting in the Securities Transfer Fund, as an emergency measure in case there are announcements regarding the gas flows through pipelines from Russia.

– Ceiling in the gross profit margin in the wholesale electricity market, for example of the order of 5%, based on the monitoring of production costs by market regulators and the Weighted Cost of Energy Production in production units.

– Trade with Natural Delivery: To consider the possibility of allowing the option for a specific period of time, which will allow transactions only with natural delivery.

-Increasing liquidity in the gas market by connecting the US / EU / Asian markets. For example, by strengthening cooperation with China on liquefied natural gas consignments, with possible ceilings on transport costs to neutralize any speculative incentives.