‘The time has come or Europe to mobilize European resources to support joint projects European defense Like, for example, anti -missile protection or as the defense wall against drones penetration, one of the plans proposed by the European Commission and which are expected to be discussed today, “the prime minister said Kyriakos Mitsotakis, coming to the informal session of the European Union at Copenhagen.
According to the prime minister, the war in Ukraine And the more general geopolitical turmoil “create a sense of urgency for the need for Europe, finally, to pass from words to practice as to its single European shield.”
Reminding that Greece belongs to countries that support the defensive costs At a level much higher than the European average, Mr Mitsotakis stressed that Europe should proceed with projects of common European defense “such as, for example, anti -missile protection or such a defense wall against drones infiltration, which is one of the European plans and the European Commission”
However, the Greek prime minister called for no restrictions on common European projects only to the east, but also wider, noting that the southern border should also be covered. “What I would like to emphasize is that any common European Defense project concerns Europe can not be limited to the eastern border of Epirus. It must see Europe’s security as a whole. Obviously, both the southeast border and the southern border of Europe should be covered, so that our continent is shielded against any possible future threat, “he said.
In detail the statement by Kyriakos Mitsotakis:
We will have the opportunity to discuss critical issues on the geostrategic security of the European continent. The ongoing war in Ukraine but also the general global geopolitical upheaval create, I would say, the sense of urgency for the need for Europe, at last, to pass from words in practice to its single European armor. Greece belongs to those countries that have been supporting their defense spending far higher than European average for many years and we will continue to do so, binding more than 3% of GDP resources for our defense spending for the coming years.
But it has been time for Europe to mobilize European resources to support European European Defense projects, such as, for example, anti -missile protection or such a defense wall against penetration from drones, which is one of the plans proposed by the European Commission today.
What I want to emphasize is that any common European defense project concerns Europe cannot be limited to the eastern border of Epirus. It must see Europe’s security as a whole. Obviously, both the southeast border and the southern border of Europe should be covered, so that our continent is shielded against any possible future threat.
