The European Union and Greece were not prepared for the developments launched by US President Trump’s decision to increase duties, and it should be, based on Donald Trump’s first four-year experience, PASOK-KINALIS President Nikos Androulakis said in We see today is “a damaged phone between European countries”.

At the heart of the meeting were the problems that exporters are called upon to face in view of the World War War.

Mr. Androulakis stressed that PASOK is in favor of dialogue and consensus at European level, in order to have a necessary shield of the Greek and the European economy.

“Unfortunately we are in front of a trade war that we cannot yet calculate the impact,” Mr. Androulakis said.

He noted that “in order to shield Greek interests there must be a healthy economy and a healthy economy cannot exist without strong competition, without strong export power, but with deficits and with a very large proportion of imports, which show that, unfortunately, we have taken steps but not as we need to be one.”

“We are not prepared, and we knew since 2008, from Trump’s first four years, what could happen if we had a four -year period again,” he said and continued: “So, the European Union and our country had to be prepared by the then experience then, and today we are seeing a locking phone between the European states.”

He added that “the answer cannot be in the nature of safeguarding the powerful industrial forces of northern and central Europe. Because this is what we see today imposed or adopted, which is wrong for me. We have to find the golden cut. Otherwise we will have a plurality on the EU side that the US will exploit at the expense of the countries. That is why we are prioritized by dialogue, consensus and at European level, so that we can resist this unprecedented situation, which will surely harm international trade, will certainly create new data in the European Union and we are certainly not prepared. “

For his part, SEVE Symeon Diamantidis informed the PASOK president that Greek exports had doubled in the period from 2010 to 2024, despite the financial crisis, wars and pandemic.

He noted that each increase in four units in exports means a GDP increase by one unit, ie 2.4 billion euros in the government to reduce taxes and help those in need without borrowing.

80% of exports today in Greece are made by large companies and the target is 2028 to reach exports to 60% of GDP or 120 billion euros.

SEBE, based in Thessaloniki, has 800 businesses from all over Greece, which employ 80,000 people and is the most active body currently existing in Greek exports, Mr. Diamantidis stressed.

The meeting was attended by members of the Board of Directors of SEVE and PASOK by Paris Koukoulopoulos (MP, KTE Economics) Rania Thraskia, Stefanos Parastatidis, Petros Pappas (MPs) Anna Diamantopoulou Investment), Thanassis Glavina, Member of the Coordinating Political Center.