“Change Medal” for Greece in Berlin – Mitsotakis messages for migration, European defense and Turkey

With the budgetary results certifying the conversion of the country’s international image, as well as a programmatic discourse with a potential audience in total in Berlin, the Greek prime minister returned from Berlin. Kyriakos Mitsotakisafter completing his visit to the Chancellor, which evolved in a very warm climate.

Making… a podial to the new German Chancellor, as the Greek Prime Minister was the first European leader to visit the Friedrich Mertz After taking up his duties, Kyriakos Mitsotakis attempted to set all national and European priorities, but also to send clear messages in many different directions.

Although in German political class and public opinion Greece is now putting an example of healthy growth and successful implementation of demanding reformshowever, for Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the dangers, populism, but also the geopolitical challenges continue to be in line, making any thought of complacency prohibitive.

In the opposite direction and attempting an indirect account of his five -year and more governance, the Greek prime minister attempted to unfold the full spectrum of bilateral – and not only – agenda, while sending strong messages to the economy, Ukraine, migration and the common European defenseas for the new dynamics of Greek -German relations.

In this atmosphere of positive acceptance for Greece, the new chapter has been opened over the last six years for the country, which has surpassed the ten -year crisis, leaving behind the “troubled child” of bankruptcy. Positive growth rates, larger than the average of the eurozone, coupled with 500,000 new jobs, were one of the many “change” writing samples, which was extensively mentioned by the Greek prime minister, describing a new page for the country.

But neither the increase in industrial production and exports, nor the tourist growth would have been achieved if “brave reforms” had not been effectively implemented, as the Kyriakos Mitsotakistalking about overcoming ideologies in the face of the need for “real solutions”. In a programmatic tone, he focused on his government’s determination, reiterated the word center next to the center -right, and warned of the danger of populism, which offers no magic solutions, as he concluded.

Migration, European Defense and Turkey Messages

On the contrary, in a tense geopolitical period, the Greek prime minister is demanding that the reinforcement of the competitiveness her Europe As a supranational entity between multiple geopolitical crises, along with the organization of European defense, but also to deal with it migratory.

For the latter, it was found Concerning between Mr Mertz and Mitsotakis, who raised the issue on the basis of national security. For the Greek side, the emphasis is focused on the external dimension, returns and the proper implementation of the European Immigration and Asylum Pact, policies that can carry mutual useful solutions, as noted, through the framework of cooperation with the relevant ministries.

The European Unity, after all, diplomatic, economic, military and defensive, was at the heart of Mr Mitsotakis’ position in Germany, at a time when meeting the defense needs of the Member States should be accompanied by similar funding.

“We have demanded flexibility for defense spending, my country will never go through a similar crisis again like the one that knelt us down in 2015 and this is a non -negotiable priority,” the prime minister said, however, clarifying that the entry of other, third -party “players”. Otherwise, Athens raises a matter of security of the interests of the individual Member States and ultimately Europe’s autonomy and credibility in an indirect reference to its relevant investment interest. Turkey.

Of the agenda, the Greek Prime Minister did not miss the fighter aircraft. Eurofighterwith the German side understanding that corresponding partnerships with third countries require high compliance with common foreign and security policy. In this regard, “in order, at the EU level, to have defensive cooperation with third countries, it is not enough for a country to be formal candidates to join the Union. It has to meet the conditions for compliance with the common foreign security policy and policy, or have security and defense partership with the EU – there must be rules, “government sources explained. “Otherwise, we are in danger of creating new addictions or developing partnerships with players who act against EU interests,” as they noted.

Especially when the conflict in Ukraine It remains ongoing, with the German Chancellor observing yesterday that “the ball is only on the Russian side. Peace and security in Europe are not self -evident. ” Both, however, Mrs Mitsotakis and Mertz confirmed their support for the possibility of immediate and unconditional 30 -day truce between Russia and Ukraine, aiming at Europe’s central role as a guarantee in every peace attempt.

‘Confidence returns’

Speaking, in any case, of the “Greek miracle”, Kyriakos Mitsotakis noted for the Greek economy that “growth is mainly due to investment, foreign and domestic, and no longer to consumption, which was funded by an unsustainable debt”, as “confidence”.

At the same time, the Greek prime minister did not overlook that for the “difficult” reforms “it helps to have the absolute majority in parliament”, setting the electoral forearm early on the ND self -sufficiency.

“I think we deserve to rule the country autonomously,” Mr Mitsotakis typically said, while focusing on his own reforms saying that “they were designed by us and implemented by us”. “We knew that we had to run quickly to cover the lost decade of the crisis,” the Greek prime minister concluded.