New Democracy Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had a telephone conversation with the leader of the Christian Democratic Party of Germany (CDU), Friedrich Merz.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis congratulated Mr Merz on his electoral victory, which, he stressed, is important for the political family of the European People’s Party, for Germany and for Europe

It is recalled that with the head of the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) of Germany and the winner of the German elections Friedrich Mertz, the Prime Minister and President of the New Democracy Kyriakos Mitsotakis had met on the sidelines of the leaders of the European People’s Party leaders. in January.

During the meeting, issues of mutual and European interest were discussed with emphasis on EU economy and competitiveness.

The CDU election program -which has quite a few points in common with the program implemented by the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis -was also discussed -as well as the dynamic recovery of the Greek economy. The prime minister particularly focused on the importance of state digitization and Greek success in this area.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Friedrich Mertz still exchanged views on European defense. The Prime Minister reiterated the need Common European funding for important defensive projects Common interest in the EU, such as European air defense.