The Prime Minister and President of the New Democracy Kyriakos Mitsotakis will take part in today, Tuesday and tomorrow, Wednesday, at the conference of European People’s Partyin Valencia, Spain, where the leadership of the European center -right will be elected for the next three years, at a critical juncture for the European Union in the new geopolitical and economic environment.
European challenges, such as collective security and defense, competitiveness and protection of democratic institutions, are expected to be at the heart of the conference, while the EU aspires, after the presentation of the Rearm program, to implement its strategy to strengthen European and European disadvantages. Greece has starred in the consultations on the preparation of the EU plan, especially in the proposal for fiscal flexibility.
On the sidelines of the work, Kyriakos Mitsotakis will have meetings, among other things, with the elected Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Mertzthe Prime Minister of Finland Quitting and the Prime Minister of Sweden Ulphrusonwhile the Vice -President of the Government and the ND, Kostis Hatzidakisclaims one of his vice -president positions EPP.
The prime minister’s European and reform agenda, political stability in Greece as opposed to other European countries, coupled with his candidacy Kostis Hatzidakisreflect the strong position of the New Democracy in the EPP, and therefore Greece’s upgraded role in shaping European decisions, especially in a challenge environment, where policies are forming deeply affecting the EU’s future.
It is recalled that Friedrich Mertz, who has met in Berlin with the prime ministerhe is an advocate of a more romantic policy in the field of equipment to defend 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.