Friends,
Dear delegates of New Democracy,
“A strong economy means a strong Greece.”
It is not just a slogan. It is the great truth of our time.
Because today the economy is not only a matter of numbers. It is the hard core of a country’s national power. A country with sound public finances, strong investment, production and exports has a louder voice in Europe, greater credibility in the markets and greater resilience to international crises.
In recent years, Greece has proven that it can stand strong. And this did not happen by chance.
New Democracy has proven that it knows how to turn stability into results for the citizen. From 2019 until today, under the leadership of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the country has moved from uncertainty to credibility.
From defence to initiative.
From crisis management to creating prospects.
A strong economy begins with fiscal seriousness. With a state that respects the hard work of its citizens, limits waste, reduces burdens where it can and supports growth with rules, consistency and responsibility.
But the battle for the economy is not fought only within our borders. It is also decided outside them. In the markets where Greek products arrive. At the investment tables where we compete for capital. In the international partnerships where the country’s position in the world is shaped.
That is where the mission of economic diplomacy lies. To open doors for Greek businesses. To connect Greece with investment, partnerships and new markets. To make extroversion an everyday political practice.
The battle for extroversion is won with professionalism.
With a plan.
With measurable results.
With priorities by market, by sector and by region of the world.
Because economic diplomacy today is not a theoretical concept. It is national policy. Every new investment, every new export opportunity, every new international partnership means more jobs, higher incomes, growth and greater security for the country.
And here lies the great difference between the political camps.
New Democracy is the party that kept Greece in Europe. That kept the country standing in the most difficult moments. And that today is putting it at the forefront of growth and progress.
Our party believes in private initiative. It believes in production, work, investment and meritocracy. It believes in an economy that creates opportunities instead of handing out illusions.
We believe in a Greece that looks ahead. That opens markets, earns trust and makes use of the talent of its people.
In a Greece where growth reaches every corner. The regions, the islands, the local communities that have enormous potential in the primary sector, tourism, innovation and the green economy. A strong economy means growth with social cohesion and national balance.
Personally, I have had the honour of serving the country’s economy from different positions: in public revenue, in tourism, in tax policy and today in economic diplomacy and extroversion.
And in all these roles there is a common thread: reform, effectiveness, transparency and extroversion.
Friends,
The next elections will not be an ordinary political contest.
They will be a choice of direction for the country.
On the one hand, the Greece of stability, progress, responsibility and confidence.
And on the other, the voices of populism, introversion, illusion and a return to yesterday.
The Greek people now have experience.
They have compared.
They have judged.
They know who kept the country standing in difficult times.
And they know who invested in division, false promises and the politics of easy talk.
New Democracy was and remains the great democratic and patriotic party of responsibility.
The party that kept Greece in Europe.
The party that kept the economy standing.
The party that today is leading the country forward, with a strong mandate and international prestige.
And let everyone remember one thing:
The highest electoral percentage of those who today present themselves as “judges” of our party is lower than the strong popular mandate achieved by Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Because society is not asking for a return to the past.
It is asking for stability.
It is asking for results.
It is asking for prospects.
And the only clear answer to the forces of populism and illusion is one:
A strong, united and self-reliant New Democracy.
With all of us together.
Without introversion.
Without pettiness.
With faith in our homeland and in the abilities of the Greek people.
Because at this moment Greece does not need backtracking.
It needs unity, stability and a clear path forward.
And this path can be guaranteed only by New Democracy and Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
For a stronger Greece.
A safer Greece.
A prouder Greece.
Thank you.
