In September, interventions will be specialized water scarcity The Deputy Prime Minister said today Kostis Hatzidakis In an interview with SKAI, following yesterday’s government announcements.
‘Will be presented’he added, “A comprehensive package that will include measures for the next half to run the projects as well as medium -term interventions. Certainly a parameter will be fragmentation. Today we have 739 bodies dealing in one way or another with water supply, irrigation and drainage. You have to see the subject with a more holistic look. For example, Ireland has a carrier. And in the 1950s and ’60s we proceeded with the electricity and development of telecommunications with a company. We need to see all this and we will see in consultation with obviously with self -government, TOEB, the GEV, etc. We are ready to hear every view because here is a social and national issue, a reform that will have a thirty -year horizon. But here the supreme goal is to keep our quality of life high and to secure a future at least as good as our own for our children. If we let the thing evolve without control the ordinary citizen will blame all of us».
The deputy prime minister made it clear once again that there is no issue of privatization of water. “Even if we wanted it couldn’t be done. There has been a decision of the Council of State since 2014 that said no to the further privatization of EYDAP. So as the country has to face the problem, the debate should take place on real data and not fantasies. “
Mr Hatzidakis also said that the government’s action plan for the second half of 2025, which would include Specific reformist initiatives In each ministry, it will be finalized tomorrow at the Council of Ministers meeting.
“We will highlight,” he added, “With political criteria specific initiatives per ministry that should proceed quickly and if possible some to be completed in the second half. Why governments are elected not for public relations but for solving problems».
One of these initiatives, as he said, will concern the urban planning for which the relevant ministries prepare intervention with the aim of serving the citizen, transparency and a modern spirit of speed and functionality. “It cannot be done from one moment to another, there will be discussions and studies but it is a reform that will take place in the second half of 2025“, He said. “There are,” he added, “complaints and complaints about corruption, delays and under -planning. It is a part of the deep state. The government has addressed several issues with the digital modernization of the State, in the issue of pensions we have made very important steps as in tax evasion. And Town Planning is an area that needs to be taken many and substantial steps».
Asked about the issue of agricultural subsidies, Mr. Hatzidakis pointed out that the government’s effort would be, in a quick and transparent way, to move from OPEKEPE and at the same time paying the subsidies. “The effort is not to impose other fiscal corrections in the future because this is at the expense of everyone. That is why we will be careful. This first means that farmers themselves will have to make clean and precisely because they will check and secondly that it may take some time to go to the European Commission with credibility and say that this case has cleared. ”
Finally, for the “package” of the TIF, the Deputy Prime Minister reiterated that the available fiscal space will be available for the benefit of the middle class and added: “This space exists because we apply a policy that produces greater growth than the average of the European Union, surpluses and we also have a successful effort. I do not claim to live in Paradise, but with this government we are taking steady steps ahead with a policy of common sense. Because paradoxes and populism do not lead anywhere. “