Mr. Hatzidakis claims one of the positions of Vice President of the EPP
The Prime Minister and President of the New Democracy Kyriakos Mitsotakis will take part today Tuesday and tomorrow Wednesday at the conference of European People’s Partyin Valencia, Spain. The conference will be elected the leadership of the European center -right for the next three years, at a critical juncture for the European Union in the new geopolitical and economic environment.
Reportedly, European challenges, such as collective security and defense, competitiveness and protection of democratic institutions, are expected to be found, while the EU aspires, following the presentation of the Rearm program, to implement its strategy for the strengthening of European and European disabilities. Greece has starred in the consultations on the preparation of the EU plan, especially in the proposal for fiscal flexibility.
Also on the sidelines of the work, Kyriakos Mitsotakis will have meetings, among other things, with the elected Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Mertz, Finnish Prime Minister Peteri Orpo and Swedish Prime Minister Ulphrostason, while the Vice -President of the Government Kostis Hatzidakis, He claims one of the positions of Vice President of the EPP.
According to government officials, the prime minister’s European and reform agenda, political stability in Greece as opposed to other European countries, coupled with the candidacy of Kostis Hatzidakis, reflect the strong position of ND in EPP, and therefore the European environment in Greece, policies that will deeply affect the future of the EU.
It is recalled that Friedrich Mertz, who has met in Berlin with the prime minister, is a proponent of a more romantic policy in the field of equipment for the defense of Europe. The leaders of Finland and Sweden had participated with Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the North-South Summit last December, where goals and policies were discussed with the needs and funding of European defense, given by the US-based government. Defense spending for NATO members.