Speaking at the Warsaw Security Forum, the foreign minister claimed that if something can wake him up at night like a nightmare, it is the disintegration of Europe
The foreign minister expressed the belief that as long as Europe remains united and strong, he is optimistic about the future Nikos Dendiasspeaking to Warsaw Security Forum on the EU’s response to global challenges.
Asked by the moderator of the panel what challenges can wake him up at night, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, after mentioning that every night he takes a look at the Turkish overflights over the Greek islands, replied the disintegration of Europe and not just instability.
If you ask me what can wake me up at night like a nightmare – because every night I read about the Turkish overflights over the Greek islands – it is the disintegration of Europe. If Europe manages to stay united, then I am optimistic about the future. #WSF2022 pic.twitter.com/HX2bzEMDLR
— Nikos Dendias (@NikosDendias) October 5, 2022
At the beginning of his posting on the Forum, Nikos Dendias referred to main challenges it poses to the EU the Russian attack on Ukraine, with an emphasis on energy, security and inflation. All these challenges together threaten the European project, he pointed out and expressed his belief that they can be dealt with. The unity of Europe in the face of the Russian aggression against Ukraine is a very optimistic sign for the European project, he underlined.
In particular, he proposed the need to create one defense arm in the EU. “If we have decided in Europe that we have to become a geopolitical player, we need the defense arm,” he said.
He also expressed Greece’s strong support for the EU enlargement process. “It is clear that we cannot allow black holes on the European continent and it is clear that European countries are entitled to become members of the EU, clearly under the specified conditions,” he noted.
Answering a question whether Ukraine’s accession to the EU will increase the stability of the EU and make it stronger, the foreign minister said that we should help these states, including Ukraine, to become members of the EU family as soon as possible.
Still, the Minister of Foreign Affairs pointed out that another big challenge is the situation in South Caucasusunderlining that the EU should try to help Armenia as much as possible.
In the same panel participated the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Olga Stefanyshina, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland responsible for European Affairs, Konrad Szymanski.
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