His support in a Common defense policy With external borders guarantees, but at the same time his refusal in Turkey’s involvement in plans for common defense and supplies, Left MEP said. Nicolas Farantouris.
At an event on its strategic autonomy European Union and the European Defense held in the permanent Greek delegation in the EU, in Brussels, by the Hellenic Union for the Federation of Europe, Professor Nikolas Farantouris, a member of the upgraded European Parliament Defense and Security Committee and the Board of Directors of the EU and the Board of Directors Defense.
He pointed out that he himself as a federalist is in favor of common policiesincluding common defense policy.
🇪🇺 Common Security & Defense Policy:
✅️ Yes to the common defense
policy.❌️ NO to the involvement of countries such as Turkey 🇹🇷 with the threat of external borders of the EU Member States (Greece 🇬🇷 & Cyprus 🇨🇾) and third countries.
➡️ If we want to shield Greece and Greece should… pic.twitter.com/voHAlpc17B
– Nikolas Farantouris / Nikolas Farantouris (@nfarantouris) March 27, 2025
As he said, it is “a natural and logical evolution of European integration but also a necessity for countries such as Greece that is threatened”.
“If we want to shield Greece too We should say yes to policies that declare the readiness of the Union to act en Bloque [δηλ. σύσσωμη]. But it is important to clarify the objective. The treaty speaks of an external border, but the Union does not guarantee the external border, “the Greek MEP noted.
In his intervention, he was expressed in a vertical way to Turkeytrying to use the situation to participate in European institutions, noting that “if it attempts to use the defense as a back door, it must find Greece and Cyprus across. The essence of Turkey’s possible involvement should be linked to all that is red line For Hellenism for years. “
At the same time, he also referred to the process of making the relevant decisions, Asking to establish sects (Conditionalities) such as “the removal of Casus Belli for Greece, the respect for human rights, the explicit recognition of Greece’s external borders and the withdrawal of occupation troops from Cyprus.”
“Support A common defense, not only because of the circumstances but also as an integral part of European integration. And we want Turkey to respect and incorporate European institutions, but we do not want to conquer them to our country, “Nicolas Farantouris said in his speech.