Summary
Five Minute Read
Twelve policies. One page. Everything AURIO stands for.
01 Food
Feed Greece from Greece
- Support small cooperative farms and local food networks
- Municipal procurement prioritises local producers
- Oppose the EU-Mercosur deal
240,000 tons Greek rice at risk from Mercosur
02 Energy
Owned by the People Who Use It
- Community energy cooperatives with guaranteed grid access
- Village level solar installations
- EU structural funds redirected to residential retrofits
€14.5bn green funds that never reach communities
03 Economy
Build Where People Live
- Local procurement commitments for municipal contracts
- Small business support outside Athens
- Maker spaces and craft workshops with municipalities
€5.2bn SME support stuck in Athens
04 Democracy
Give Power Back to Communities
- Participatory budgeting at municipal level
- Real decision making power over budgets
- Not consultation. Control.
7,000+ cities worldwide. Greece: zero.
05 Education
Liberate, Trust, Build
- End the banking model of education
- Reduce standardised testing, invest in teachers
- Craft and vocational pathways with equal prestige
-10% education budget being cut
06 Border Regions
Strategic Contribution Demands Local Benefit
- Formal community benefit framework
- Host European infrastructure, receive investment
- Currently no such obligation exists
€1.6bn border funds, none for communities
07 Culture
It Is Infrastructure
- Fund culture as economic infrastructure
- Village revival, local music, craft events
- Culture retains talent. Without it, people leave.
€0 rural cultural funding outside Athens
08 Foreign Policy
Greece as a European Sovereign
- European sovereignty over American dependency
- Cooperation with Türkiye through shared interests
- Principled consistency on international law
€30bn on arms to 2036
09 EU Reform
Make the Parliament Real
- Give the European Parliament legislative initiative
- Cap industrial farm payments, support small producers
- Direct regional access to EU funds
0 laws the EP can initiate
10 Governance
Parity, Anti-Racism, Cooperation
- Zebra system on all candidate lists
- Legislated gender parity
- Name institutional racism. Build intercontinental cooperation.
22% women in Greek parliament
11 Healthcare
Care Where It Is Needed
- Primary care centre in every municipality
- Abolish the fakelaki. Rural doctor incentives.
- Triple mental health funding to 9% of spending
1:800 GP ratio in rural Greece. Athens gets 1:250.
12 Social Security
Protect the People
- Minimum pension above the poverty line
- Restore the pension-wage link. Universal child benefit.
- Municipal basic income pilot
€8.1bn surplus. 52% above target.
That is the programme.
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