Geopolitical and economic challenges for the government – K. Mitsotakis’s four with Erdogan

Of Dimitris Gatsiou

“As the geopolitical environment is still shaken by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the war situation there is causing chains.
effects in the fields of energy and the world economy. The internationals
developments thus increasingly dramatically affect each national challenges
country. And in a world that is changing rapidly while at the same time
interdependent, all these problems become even more complex. They can
but to find solutions if they are bold and coordinated. “
With these 70 words, at the beginning of the last sitting time
Cabinet, the Prime Minister described the challenges that
open on the government horizon in the coming months. Challenges
geopolitical, but also economic.

The landmark

With the proceedings of the extraordinary Versailles Summit having been in history for a few hours now, Brussels is called upon to find
points of perfect equilibrium for dealing with the… Unions of the energy crisis and the “tectonic changes” that are taking place, with the
Russian invasion of Ukraine. And the European brands for the αλ bridle in
of the accuracy of the goods have, in any case, a direct reflection in the
Greek reality, as Megaro Maximou and financial staff are called upon to… solve last minute puzzles, before the announcement of the next package of measures for the shielding of households, businesses and farmers. “Support will continue for the duration of the crisis,” is the message at a time when European leaders do not seem ready to breathe new life into Macron’s idea of ​​issuing a common Eurobond. the Netherlands and the rest of the “frugal” countries, as they are commonly called) but converge on the need for bolder measures to support increased energy spending in the Member States, pointing to the next European G20 .

New support measures

After Versailles, the κι ball is on the European pitch
Commission, which is called upon to run at a sprint pace, in order to work out and announce a package of interventions in the coming weeks to alleviate millions of consumers. In this package that will be prepared by the Commission, the proposal of six points of Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Ursula von der Layen will be taken into account, as it was reflected in the letter of the Greek Prime Minister in the middle of the week and the main protagonist is the ceiling in wholesale gas price, emergency pricing and profit margin in the wholesale electricity market. Countries such as Belgium and Spain are in favor of the prime minister’s proposal, with the calendar for the Commission’s proposals showing the 24th and 25th of the month. When the pressure for immediate decisions from the “27” will be even greater. On the domestic front, the focus is on the forthcoming government announcements for the additional support program, through the utilization of national as well as European resources. The interventions, which will come to the forefront next week, will move in the direction of subsidies for energy costs, to be followed by the so-called “accuracy check”, in a range that will embrace as much as possible part of social groups. “We have difficulties, we will continue to face difficulties. Our effort and will is to do what we can, to mitigate the consequences and the imprint of these price increases on the lives of all of us,” is the. Summary of government positions. A compass, however, as to what will be born on the front of the shield and the so-called “precision check” could be the model that the Maximos Palace carved before the Christmas period. When additional aid was given to 800,000 low-income pensioners 250 euros (increased by 50 euros for each protected member) additional assistance to 173,000 people with a disability of 250 euros and twice the amount that they would normally receive to the beneficiaries of the minimum guaranteed income.

The Mitsotaki-Erdogan meal

The meeting between the Prime Minister and President Erdoάνan at 2 pm on Sunday is part of the geopolitical challenges that the government is facing. This is the fourth quarter of the two leaders in three years (they were preceded in New York, London and Brussels) which takes place in a liquidity setting in Europe, as outlined by the dramatic developments in the Ukrainian forehead.

Government officials, a few hours before Mitsotaki left for
Istanbul (will celebrate Orthodox Sunday in Fanari with
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew) note that, under the present
The Mitsotaki-Erdogan meeting is of particular use, since
at a time when the Russian invasion of Ukraine has dramatically changed security in Europe, but has, at the same time, undermined the international community ‘s unequivocal condemnation of all forms of expansionism and revisionism. “In this security landscape, both our country and Turkey have a special responsibility for stability in the Eastern Mediterranean and the southeastern wing of NATO,” officials said. And this will be a key framework in the discussion of the two leaders.
“The fact that we disagree does not mean that, especially at this juncture, we should not discuss. In fact, Greece has every reason to seek discussion, as our positions are based on international legitimacy. My expectations, therefore, are measured and realistic. “That’s why I come to this meeting with the confidence that our substantiated national views offer us”, notes Kyriakos Mitsotakis, with Athens lowering the bar of expectations. “Disagreements with Ankara are not expected to be resolved. The neighbor’s objections to a number of issues are well known. We, for our part, reject them and oppose them at all levels and at every opportunity. After all, our own positions. they are known “, comment agents.

It is also noted that the Prime Minister had, on the sidelines of the emergency
Synod, a substantive discussion with Olaf Solz, whom, according to information, he informed about the meeting he will have with Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul. In fact, one day after this four, the German chancellor, in turn, visits Turkey.

* Republished from the circulating CHAPTER