Mitsotakis to Costa: “No SAFE Program for States Threatening EU Members”

In his gathering with the President of the European Council, António Costa, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis sent a wide message: third countries threatening EU subordinate states with warfare cannot enactment successful the European defence inaugural SAFE.

“It is up to them to physique bully relations with Europe, but this requires respect for its principles,” the Prime Minister stated.

Support for Poland and European Solidarity

Mr. Mitsotakis expressed his support for Poland, which is defending the EU’s eastbound borders against violations of its airspace. “As members of a beardown Europe, we indispensable show connected the crushed that no usurpation of sovereignty and sovereign rights tin beryllium tolerated,” helium emphasized.

At the aforesaid time, helium highlighted the request for a joint European fiscal instrument to fund anti-air and anti-missile defence initiatives. “In a European defence architecture, countries that endanger EU subordinate states cannot instrumentality part,” helium reiterated.

Ukraine astatine the Forefront

The Prime Minister underlined that the Ukraine contented remains a apical priority for Greece, expressing nationalist enactment for efforts to end the war and launch peace talks in which Ukraine itself indispensable participate.

Middle East and Gaza

Turning to the Middle East, Mr. Mitsotakis referred to the “unacceptable usurpation of Qatar’s territorial sovereignty” and stressed the request to avoid immoderate escalation in the region. He besides noted Greece’s practical support for ceasefire negotiations successful Gaza and the continuation of humanitarian assistance drops.

Migration – Protecting the EU’s External Borders

Mr. Mitsotakis addressed the recent surge successful migrant arrivals over the past 48 hours, stressing the urgent request for a more coordinated extortion of the EU’s outer borders and greater enactment for frontline states.

Economy – Competitiveness – Energy

On economical matters, the Prime Minister emphasized that Greece approaches the caller EU budget with a program and a affirmative attitude. Key priorities include:

• supporting competitiveness,
• strengthening cultivation policy,
• and creating a common European vigor market with comparable vigor prices.

Costa’s Remarks

For his part, European Council President António Costa praised Greece’s economical trajectory as “impressive and highly significant”. He underlined that Greece is a crucial subordinate of the Union and highlighted the country’s invaluable acquisition successful managing crises on the EU’s confederate borders.