Economou: Tsipras proposes inapplicable solutions that have nothing to do with reality

"Two images show the massive difference between today and the period when SYRIZA was in power in 2015-2019," government spokesperson Yiannis Economou said during a press briefing on Thursday.

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"The first (image) from the period of SYRIZA's government shows the head of the Eurogroup coming to Athens to clash with the then prime minister and finance minister and to warn them of the consequences of the SYRIZA-ANEL government's policy of experimentation for our country, which was soon confirmed by the third unnecessary memorandum.

"The second image comes from yesterday's event at the finance ministry, in which the president of the Eurogroup praised the effort of the Greek government, stressing that it should be proud of the services it has offered to the Greek people, pointing out that Greece currently has one of the highest growth levels and one of the lowest levels of inflation. Pointing out and expressing the belief that our country will soon achieve the investment-grade credit rating and that this will happen because, as he said, the work of the government has brought our country to this point," Economou said.

He underlined that "2023 is nothing like the over-indebted country of the 2015-2019 memorandum period, it is nothing like the country that shut down the banks, the country with capital controls, the increase in taxes and social insurance contributions, the cuts in wages and pensions. The country that had zero growth but also low international credibility."

He then referred to the 12 upgrades of the Greek economy and the country's momentum for regaining an investment-grade credit rating within 2023 with a stable government.

"Within four years, productivity, investments, exports have soared. The national product returned this year to the levels of 2010, while 2022 finds Greece with the second highest growth in the eurozone," he added.

"We immediately turn the gains in growth into social gains. For the citizens. For all. By reducing taxes, increasing wages, supporting the weakest," he underlined.

Regarding main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras, Economou said that he is proposing inapplicable solutions that have nothing to do with reality.