Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to put the finishing touches today on the speech he will deliver the day after tomorrow at the Vellidio Convention Centre, just hours after the opening ceremony of the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF).
Mitsotakis at TIF: Citizens who were “wronged” in previous years take center stage
The focus is on two groups of citizens “who, in previous years, were wronged more than others — partly due to the many crises we faced,” as government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis noted yesterday. The first group is those who consistently meet their tax and social security obligations, and the second is the middle class. The government spokesperson also hinted at plans to expand the pool of pensioners eligible for the state’s annual November financial boost, by raising the income thresholds.
Mitsotakis to unveil measures worth up to €2 billion for 2027 at TIF
The Prime Minister is set to present a package of support measures for citizens and businesses that could reach €2 billion for 2027. More broadly, he will outline a comprehensive economic programme with a four-year horizon, laying out his vision for Greece in 2030. It is worth recalling that the government recently unveiled the National Development Programme 2026–2030, which, according to figures presented by Deputy Minister of National Economy Nikos Papathanasis, amounts to €17.1 billion for that period. An additional €5.8 billion has been allocated to complete commitments from the previous programming period, bringing the total mobilisation of national resources to €23 billion.
The €23 billion being mobilised for growth
The plan for Greece in 2030, which the Prime Minister is expected to outline at TIF, is built upon this €23 billion resource base. These funds will be directed toward social cohesion, infrastructure, transport, civil protection and climate crisis response, as well as innovation, extroversion, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and green development. The plan also serves a core objective that Mitsotakis has consistently championed: convergence — both Greece’s alignment with Europe across all key indicators, and the closing of regional disparities within the country. As he has previously stated, “By making better use of European and national resources, we continue to work toward dual convergence — that is, drastically narrowing our gap with Europe while also reducing regional inequalities.”
“The Prime Minister can describe a positive, robust leap forward for the future,” foreshadowed Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister Thanasis Kontogeorgis (speaking on ANT1), noting that “he will obviously say certain things about 2027, but he will also set out a clear and very specific horizon for what we are aiming to achieve over the next four years” — so that businesses, professionals, and others can plan accordingly.
“Greece 2030” at the heart of Mitsotakis’ address
Mitsotakis will also place the so-called “Greece 2030” vision within a broader political framework, which is expected to shape New Democracy’s pre-election campaign. One of the key choices to be put to the public will be which government and which prime minister they trust to deliver the development leap the country needs. “We know very well that between now and 2030, Greece’s place in a changing Europe will essentially be decided. It will be determined whether we can achieve genuine convergence for the benefit of all Greek citizens, or whether we will remain among those countries that are perpetually struggling to keep pace with Europe’s leading nations. Personally, I have set the bar of our expectations very high,” is one strand of the narrative that Mitsotakis has been steadily building.
The philosophy behind the measures to be announced on Saturday was explained yesterday (on SKAI) by Pavlos Marinakis: “Under extremely difficult conditions — wars and crises — we managed to cut taxes while simultaneously increasing tax revenues. Something that every party criticised us for in the budget debate. Because all those parties that make promises about spending the revenues generated will simply hand them out. The primary driver of revenue growth is economic expansion,” the government spokesperson said, adding: “What we offer is fully costed. We find the money first, then we spend it. That is the fundamental qualitative difference.”
