The issue of redefining the country’s historical perspective as Western liberal democracy focusing on the issue of security after the new policy of policy Trumphighlighted Evangelos Venizelos Opening, in the afternoon, the three -day conference of the ideas cycle “Greece after VIII: Europe, Greece and the storm of new challenges. Looking for a reference framework. “

“Everything is disputed by the actions of the new US government even the West as a liberal democracy,” he said, noting that in this context “we should be concerned with the country’s security issue”.

He even stressed that ‘we may be in NATO But the EU is not the issue of security we do not consider to be international but national. “

Speaking in particular what Europe should do, he noted that it should not enter a logic of revisionism of the post -war security system and, above all, today’s borders but to convince the US that Europe is necessary to boost its own security.

On Turkey’s position in the new framework formed, Mr Venizelos said that there is a question of a new Helsinki-2.

Concerning what Greece is doing, he stressed that “we need a new interior consensus, as throughout the transition, for its basic and stable orientation. But I do not see it possible in today’s political conditions because there are no conditions. There is no leadership power that will move on. “

He further proceeded to warning that it undermines the country who does not defend the recent economic crisis and underlined: “The hasty declaration of return to regularity reinforces anti -systemic forces.”