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K. Mitsotakis: We will bring back with Draghi the issue of the ceiling in natural gas

The Prime Minister is ready to raise again, together with his Italian counterpart, Mario Draghi, the issue of imposing a ceiling on the wholesale price of natural gas, as he stressed in his statement coming to the work of the Summit.

“Because this problem is a European problem. Because the root cause of this problem lies in the very high gas prices that accompany the electricity prices, I will return – together with the Italian Prime Minister – the urgent call for bold initiatives to be taken. “European level, such as the imposition of a ceiling on the wholesale price of natural gas”, stressed Mr. Mitsotakis.

“This is an issue that we have been discussing for a long time, unfortunately so far there has not been the necessary mobility. I want to hope that now all members of the European Council recognize the need for a coordinated European response that can support national budgets. “so as to reduce, as far as possible, the negative effects of accuracy on our households and our businesses,” he noted.

The Prime Minister will brief his counterparts on the new challenges of Turkey, with the Greek capital stating that it is fully satisfied with the draft Conclusions of the European Council.

“I will also brief the European Council on developments in the Eastern Mediterranean. Athens is fully covered by the draft Conclusions, which clearly calls on Turkey to stop questioning the sovereignty and territorial integrity of European Union countries and to return. in a process of de-escalation, with full respect for international law, and I really hope that Turkey will listen to these urgings this time around, because only in this way can the tension that has been building up in the eastern Mediterranean over the last two months be reduced. “with the sole fault of the neighboring country”, said Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

The statement of the Prime Minister, upon his arrival at the Summit of the European Council, is as follows:

“Today ‘s European Council has a special significance, as we will unanimously confirm the granting of candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova. It is a very important political decision taken by the European Union in response to Russia’ s overt invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine has the right to claim membership of the European family and the decision to grant it candidate status sends a clear message from the European Union, not only to Ukraine in support of this difficult situation, but also to open a door to the Ukrainian people can now claim membership in a united Europe.

We will also have the opportunity to discuss a number of other issues of geopolitical interest. I will also brief the European Council on developments in the eastern Mediterranean. Athens is fully covered by the draft Conclusions, which clearly asks Turkey to stop questioning the sovereignty and territorial integrity of European Union countries and to return to a process of de-escalation, with full respect for international law. And I really hope that Turkey will listen to these persuasions this time, because only in this way will it be possible to reduce the tension that has been created in the eastern Mediterranean over the last two months, with the sole fault of the neighboring country.

From there on, we will have the opportunity tomorrow, in the context of the Euro Summit, to discuss developments on the economic front. European economies are facing the spectrum of precision and inflation. The possibilities for budgets to deal with this crisis are finite. In our country we have already launched a very important National Support Program for households and businesses which manifests itself in many different directions. At the moment, there are currently three government policy initiatives: the Fuel Pass, the Power Pass, and the replacement of energy-intensive air conditioners.

All of this, combined with the government’s tax-reduction policy, provides a framework for supporting households and businesses against the precision that gnaws at disposable income. But because this is a European problem. As the root cause of this problem lies in the extremely high gas prices that entail electricity prices, I will reiterate – together with the Italian Prime Minister – the most urgent call for bold initiatives at European level, such as the imposition of a ceiling on wholesale price of natural gas.

This is an issue that we have been discussing for a long time, unfortunately so far there has not been the necessary mobility. I want to hope that now all the members of the European Council recognize the need for a coordinated European response that can support national budgets, so as to reduce, as far as possible, the negative impact of precision on our households and businesses. us.”

Source: Capital

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