At challenges to which the European Union must respond convincinglythe Member of Parliament of Kozani and Head of KTE Finances of PASOK-Movement was mentioned, as a speaker on behalf of the Parliamentary Group during the joint meeting of the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs, the Standing Committee on Production & Trade and the Special Standing Committee on European Affairs, on “discussion and exchange of views with the members of its Budget Committee Berlin State Parliament on financial and other issues».
Taking the “baton” from the report of the President of the visiting Committee that “Athens is the cradle of Democracy“, P. Koukoulopoulos welcomed the delegation noting that “for European citizens Berlin is bright example where bloomed the most modern form of Democracy, the liberal democracyas it was one of the most welcoming points of the European continent in modern ideas and to promotion of dialectics method».
“THE liberal democracybut nowadays is disputed more and more intense than them citizens, much of which they turn their backs on politics, are away or -when they are not far away- reinforce extremes and as a rule dead ends voices. This n crisis will continue, as long as we collectively weaken in the E.U. to give persuasive answers on two fronts: the climate crisis and them inequalities“, he underlined.
Especially not for Europe, he added two additional critical ones parameters, the demographic and common European defense. “The E.U. -and Greece in particular- faces the great threat of demographic, is in danger of not being able to to keep the Welfare State standingif it continues to he is getting old at these rates» he stressed about the demographic. As for her common European defensepointed out that “for Greece the defense spending is one constant “bleeding”, than in any other European country. We seek friendly relations of good neighborliness with Turkey, but we are obliged to arm ourselves, because we are not negotiating our national sovereignty».
Further, focusing on just green transitionsaid that “from my many years of service in the Local Government, I know well that Berlin pioneered in good green transition practices, such as with energy upgrade of buildings that generate energy with photovoltaic panels. You achieved the goals very early of the EU Your experience is therefore valuable to us, because in Hellas we have it paradox the development of RES has been limited to the right of one energy oligarchy. More generally, the E.E. copes with the transition with a quite reckless way. We just have to look at the issues competitiveness in the industrybut also what takes place in rural sector».
P. Koukoulopoulos reminded that “the PASOK, many years ago, it was the 1The party in Greece that he spoke about green growthone of the first in the entire EU.“, making it clear that “we remain stable in this direction, with priority her Energy Democracy. With cooperation of the member stateswe can find one joint gait, utilizing applied best examples of your Country, for the energy communities, self-production in every homewith her participation local Authoritiesof farmers and her processing».
At the end of his presentation, he pointed out that “we must confess that we are far from what the founders of the EU envisioned. Today, however, we are here to confirm it will us let’s move forward. The parameters I mentioned above, from the climate crisis to inequalities, demographics, common European defense and Energy Democracy, are open fronts of cooperation us. The continent we dream of, with the right initiatives, can become a reality».
In more detail, you can see the video of the speech here: https://collab.parliament.gr/~0U958
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