Mitsotakis – Politics requires you to be a manager and a leader

"Politics for me requires being a manager and at the same time a leader in order to solve problems and steadily manage crises, big and small. Today we need to produce results because that is what people expect from us. Being a leader means first of all telling the truth and occasionally making unpopular decisions. We are in this position and we have to make decisions that others are afraid to make about the political costs they may have. It must also be able to distinguish what is important and what is less important, with a view to the immediate future but also to what the long-term strategy requires. That's the job of the politicians today. "

This was emphasized by the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during his introductory speech at a panel in which he participates in the framework of the Bled Strategic Forum 2021, in Bled, Slovenia.

In another speech at the panel of the Bled Strategic Forum 2021, the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed:

"I agree with what David Sassoli said about the ambitious agenda of reforming the European institutions, but I would kindly express my disagreement with his remarks about yesterday's European Council decision at the level of prime ministers on Afghanistan. What we have made clear is that we do not want the uncontrolled and irregular wave of migration flows of 2015 to be repeated. agree on a common approach to immigration - refugees. But we agreed that there is a need to protect our borders, which we must do in a disciplined manner, with respect for our principles and international law. We must also, as Europe and European institutions, learn from our mistakes. And I believe that what happened in 2015 was wrong, we openly acknowledged it and we also recognized the need to further support the social...