1. What do you think are the main problems facing young people today?
The main problem facing young people today, in my opinion, is the lack of guidelines and stable values. Young people are exposed to a multitude of conflicting ideas and messages every day, and technology and social media have intensified this confusion. In the European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR Group), to which I belong, we place particular emphasis on safeguarding the fundamental values of our society — family, responsibility and social cohesion. We believe that the new generation needs support not only financially, but also morally, through strengthening education, highlighting the importance of the family as the core of social stability and formulating policies that restore the concept of role models and purpose in the lives of young people.
2. Finally, the so-called brain drain. How do you assess it?
This phenomenon is extremely regrettable. Young people with knowledge, qualifications and ambition are forced to leave their country in search of more decent living conditions and professional development. However, it is not unexpected; the lack of opportunities and incentives naturally leads to flight. As a member of the ECR, I have repeatedly pointed out that Europe must support peripheral Member States, such as Greece, so that young people do not feel that their only option is migration. The creation of a stable framework for investment, innovation and meritocracy, as well as the recognition of the value of the traditional institution of the family, can act as a shield against this phenomenon.
3. How do you think this issue could be addressed?
Addressing the brain drain requires targeted policies to support young people. Measures must be taken to facilitate entrepreneurship, improve working conditions, reduce taxes for new businesses, and provide incentives for those who have gone abroad to return. The ECR Group supports exactly this logic: a Europe that empowers young people through freedom of creation, hard work and personal responsibility, and not through supra-state interventions and dependence on state benefits. Young people must feel that they can stand on their own two feet, build a family and a future in their own country.
4. What is your position on punctuality in the country?
Today, punctuality primarily affects households and young workers. With the sharp change in temperature and winter just around the corner, we are in a completely exposed position to the prices of energy and basic goods. Prices in supermarkets have skyrocketed, while heating costs are becoming unbearable.
The government, instead of taking substantive measures to support purchasing power, is limited to communication moves. As an MEP, I have repeatedly raised the issue within the ECR Group, supporting policies that promote energy self-sufficiency, consumer protection and a realistic transition to the green economy. The green transition cannot be at the expense of citizens, young families and small businesses.
5. How do you think the situation could be improved?
The solution lies in realistic and not ideologically charged policies. The reopening and modernization of lignite plants, the imposition of a ceiling on fuel prices, and the strengthening of energy production from domestic sources are measures that we have proposed for a long time, without however being listened to.
The ECR Group supports the position that energy policy must serve people and not the other way around. Societies cannot progress when citizens struggle for the basics. That is why a conservative but progressive approach is needed, combining environmental sensitivity with economic logic and support for the middle class and young families.
