Proud to be Greek Again': Former PM Aide Chronicles Nation's Economic Comeback

Alexis Patelis, a erstwhile apical economical adjutant to the premier minister, has chronicled Greece's travel from fiscal situation to investment-grade presumption successful a caller book, "The Great Return," has launched astatine a high-profile lawsuit attended by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

The publication is simply a firsthand relationship of the country's way to regaining planetary credibility, detailing behind-the-scenes negotiations successful fiscal capitals from 2019 to 2024, erstwhile Mr. Patelis headed the premier minister's economical office.

The motorboat drew implicit 300 guests, including ministers, MPs, and apical concern leaders.

Speaking astatine the event, Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras praised the publication arsenic a "testimony of strategy" and a captious root for studying modern Greek economical history.

He said Greece's instrumentality was chiefly to "normality—where decisions are evidence-based, institutions relation effectively, and argumentation has direction.

Ultimately, this is the essence of economical policy: spot built, not declared."

Mariarlena Athanasopoulou, a elder authoritative astatine the European Stability Mechanism, highlighted 3 cardinal factors successful the recovery: governmental stability, a committedness to fiscal discipline, and the beingness of credible representatives who reassured planetary partners.

Author Rea Vitali commended Mr. Patelis's candid and cinematic penning style, noting his humility successful attributing immoderate mistakes to himself.

"It’s a large happening to beryllium astatine peace—not due to the fact that you were flawless, but due to the fact that you did your best,” she said.

In his closing remarks, Mr. Patelis said the "great return" belongs to Greece itself.

He recalled an affectional brushwood with an aged Greek-Canadian pistillate who told him, "Thank you for making maine arrogant to beryllium Greek again, for nary longer feeling the shame I carried past decade."

Real patriotism, Mr. Patelis concluded, "is helping your state go stronger done action."