Politics

The Prime Minister went home on Tuesday morning, with the champion declaring: “The 'Personal Assistant' program was a breath of fresh air. For me it is something unreal, because my mother was suffering for so many years", said Anna, while as soon as Kyriakos Mitsotakis crossed the threshold of her house she said to him: "I want to show you my medals. There are 14 in total I think. It's just the international medals."

For his part, K. Mitsotakis noted: "I am very happy that we put into practice what we said. And you have your personal assistant and I'm glad to see already that you have developed a very nice relationship.

And I know how important this is to you and to thousands of disabled people who need this help, but not only to you, but especially to your family. For your mother to be able to rest a little more, to feel that there is someone else who loves you and takes care of you, and it is a very important relief for you to be able to do many more things."

"The concept of parents is this. So we will "leave" at some point and what will happen to our children? So this, yes, was a breather for us, for the parents, and to be able to prepare a pre-prepared meal at noon. Because we always cooked from the evening because we left in the morning, in the morning for training, and now it's okay," said Anna's mother.

"It is a great pleasure to start the program. We still have work to do, of course, we want to expand it for another 1,000 people in the region. We start with the first 1,000 in Athens. I want to remind you that the pilot program is financed by the Recovery Fund.

I say this because it is a very good example of how European money, which we secured for the country, ultimately has a very important social footprint. And they are facing a chronic problem that no one has been able to solve until now", noted Kyriakos Mitsotakis. "Among the many things we have done for people with disabilities, much more needs to be done," he added.

Together with her personal assistant, Elena, 'Anna and the prime minister took a walk in the neighborhood, and then headed to 'Alsos Pagratiou, Anna's favorite place to visit.

During their discussion it was noted that the program is also an opportunity for people who want to work as personal assistants. "The truth is, it's a good solution for the new world that doesn't work," said Elena. "From my own experience I don't think it's something that someone can't do," he added.

"I'm glad you're saying that. Because one of the difficulties we saw in the program was that there is still not that much interest in prospective personal assistants. Apparently interested parties are interested in having a personal assistant, yesterday. That's why your own experience is so important, but I'm sure that as the candidates get to know the program, they realize that it can be a good opportunity for them, but above all to build a very beautiful relationship, like the one you you are developing, and to do something really good for the people themselves who need a personal assistant, but mainly for their families", emphasized Kyriakos Mitsotakis, adding that only in the first phase "1,000 personal assistants, therefore 1,000 jobs" are foreseen.