In Skiathos today the Prime Minister was found Kyriakos Mitsotakischairing a meeting with local bodies and businessmen at the island’s town hall. On the agenda, mainly issues of infrastructure, tourism development and environmental protection were found, with an emphasis on the Alonissos – Northern Sporades National Marine Park.
Mr Mitsotakis particularly struck the need to maintain public dialogue locally “away from the tensions and divisions that characterize the central political scene”. He emphasized the importance of resolving “small but important to the local community of problems”, giving the Municipal Authority for the utilization of resources and promoting projects, such as the Marina auctioned.
According to the prime minister, Marina Skiathou “will contribute to the development of a new, more environmentally friendly tourism”, while the operation of the Sporades Marine Park was presented as a model for the new maritime protected areas in the Ionian and the South Aegean.
During his stay on the island, Mr. Mitsotakis visited the 1st Skiathos Elementary School, which is renovated through the “Marietta Giannakou” program, as well as the Museum in Alexander Papadiamantis’ father. At the same time, he had contacts with residents and tourists in the port.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis: In Skiathos and Alonissos on Saturday the Prime Minister
Skiathos Mayor Thodoris Tzoumas thanked the Prime Minister for his “personal support” and re -raised the issue of ferry connection, demanding completion of the Master Plan Infrastructure.
Although the visit was the character of a mild development tour with an emphasis on the environment and local needs, the selection of themes cannot be noted. The prime minister’s public discourse, no matter how carefully built, cannot be disconnected from the more general political context: corruption scandals that remain unsubstantiated, critical social structures under pressure and a diffuse political cynicism that often expands in the local government.
Invoking soberness and avoidance of “toxicity” is not sufficient when government practice itself produces toxicity to other areas: from the spy and the Dimitriadis cases, to the constant crises in the NHS and inequalities in education. The political reason for “friendly tourism” and “flagship works” sounds closer to a communication exercise than to a plan that inspires real trust.
For local communities, the question is not only to finance a project, but the consistency of reasons and actions.