“If the war continues for a long time, it is certain that Europe will be one of the heaviest losers in this crisis,” the SYRIZA president warned, calling for a diplomatic solution.
In favor of sanctions in Russia, but only on condition that they exert effective pressure to end hostilities “and do not hurt those who impose them more than those who suffer them” Alexis Tsipras attending the PES (European Socialist Party) Preparatory Session.
“When sanctions hit those who impose them more than the one who suffers them, then they can not be the only means of dealing with the crisis,” he said.
Regarding the expansion of NATO, the President of SYRIZA Progressive Alliance even noted that “the discussion today in the Summit on the granting of Ukraine’s accession status to the EU, only makes sense if it is part of a broader framework for peace and stability. A framework that will obviously include and the non-expansion of NATO in the region “.
“If the war continues for a long time, it is certain that Europe will be one of the heaviest losers in this crisis,” the SYRIZA president warned. That is why, he continued, it is time for the European Union to take initiatives, to stop being the tail of the diplomatic developments of international developments and to take active diplomatic initiatives, to end the invasion and peace in the region.
“I will therefore ask the European Socialists today to take initiatives for diplomatic solution aimed at ending the invasion and making peace. Also, to take initiatives to halt the economic effects of the crisis, for the possibility of suspending and reforming the framework of the energy exchange, to have a cap on the profits of producers in the wholesale electricity market, but at the same time to extend the Escape Clause and “The Recovery Fund should be expanded, both in terms of time and material resources,” said Mr. Tsipras.
Finally, the president of SYRIZA stated that he will have the opportunity to inform the Eurosocialists about the escalation of the rhetorical tension on the part of Turkey and to ask for commitments for substantial support of Greece and not only in words “.
The announcement of SYRIZA
“If the war continues for a long time, it is certain that Europe will be one of the heaviest losers in this crisis. That is why it is time for the European Union to take initiatives, to stop being the tail of diplomatic developments in international developments and to take active diplomatic initiatives to end the invasion and bring peace to the region.
The debate today at the Summit on granting Ukraine accession status only makes sense if it is part of a broader framework for peace and stability. A framework that will obviously include the non-expansion of NATO in the region. Sanctions only make sense when they are effectively pushing Russia to end military operations. When sanctions affect those who impose them more than the one who suffers them, then they may not be the only means of dealing with the crisis.
I will therefore ask the European Socialists today to take initiatives for a diplomatic solution aimed at ending the invasion and making peace. Also, to take initiatives to halt the economic effects of the crisis, for the possibility of suspending and reforming the framework of the energy exchange, to have a cap on the profits of producers in the wholesale electricity market, but at the same time to extend the Escape Clause and expand the Recovery Fund, both in time and material resources.
“Finally, I will have the opportunity to inform them about the escalation of the rhetorical tension on the part of Turkey and to ask for commitments for substantial support of Greece and not only in words.”
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