products. Many of our food industry goods,
whether produced in the primary or the process-
ing sector, are renowned for their superior char-
acteristics and nutritional value. Similarly, our
tourist product is of excellent quality, given that
the country is endowed with ideal climate condi-
tions, especially for senior citizens from the rest of
the EU. I suppose that pension fund managers
and planners across the member-states will see
the advantages of this dimension.
Greece is changing. The serious crisis we have
experienced has forced us, has motivated us, to
run a kind of marathon in order to get ahead of it.
The run has not come to an end, but the worst is
behind us. The country is succeeding and proving
wrong all those who predicted an imminent doom
and a Grexit, which would implode the euro zone
and disrupt the world economy.
The positive messages regarding the improve-
ment of the country’s finances, the impressive
decrease in the spread between Greek and other
bonds, in conjunction with the inflow of savings
back to the banks that we are now witnessing and
the achievement of near-zero inflation rate, are all
signs that the exit from the crisis is coming into
sight. Yet, this optimistic mood does not permit
the government any relaxation in its efforts, espe-
cially since the solution to our problem will not be
found in the catchy phrases or the promises
made by those who will never be asked to fulfil
them, but at the problem’s root; namely, the need
for reforms in all sectors.
And this we are carrying out, day in, day out.
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Greece is chang-
ing. The serious cri-
sis we have experienced
has forced us, has moti-
vated us, to run a kind of marathon
in order to get ahead of it. The run
has not come to an end, but the
worst is behind us.
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