Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday outlined a plan for new legislation that will clearly define the responsibilities of all state agencies at every level – as well as his intention to arrange electricity bill discounts for consumers left without power during the recent bad weather – in opening remarks at a meeting of ruling New Democracy’s parliamentary group, ANA reports.
The prime minister thanked all those still in the field and working to restore the damage from the heavy snow while noting that people’s anger was justified. He also expressed displeasure at the attempts by various officials and services to shunt blame for the situation on each other.
“For this reason, it is our decision to go ahead at greater speed with one of our central pre-election pledges, which is none other than the clarification of responsibilities at all levels of state functioning, starting with the central state,” he announced.
The recent bad weather had shown the problems that arose when these issues were not clear, such as in the case of who was responsible for pruning trees, when local authorities, forestry departments, regional authorities, and companies such as the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO) might be involved in the process.
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