By Gifts Antoniou

Athens, as shaped by US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose duties, is being sought by Athens.

The Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, has convened a meeting for the Governmental Council of Economic Policy today, and since Friday and after the relevant ministries are mapping the new data and impacts they may have on the Greek economy. At the same time, the government is in line with Brussels, where a marathon is evolving, in order to achieve a single European attitude towards Washington’s movements, without it being considered easy and simple.

Thus, today at the Maximos Palace, the Deputy Prime Minister, Kostis Hatzidakis, Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Minister of Environment and Energy Stavros Papastavrou, Minister of Development Takis Theodoros, Minister of Finance, Minister of Finance, Minister of Finance, Minister of Finance, Minister of Finance, Minister of Finance, Minister of Finance, Minister of Finance, Minister of Environment and Energy. Minister of Rural Development Costas Tsiaras, Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogiannis and Digital Politics Minister Dimitris Papastergiou. The assessment of the situation is the first step, and there will be a debate on the national reaction to the developments and attitude of Athens in the debate on the co -ordination of European initiatives. In addition, the government is studying interventions to enhance the extroversion of the economy, such as boosting exports to other markets.

No matter how some are believed that the Greek economy is not so much exposed to new challenges, there is concern about the impact that may arise for Greek exports, mainly food and drinks and to a lesser extent other products, for possible price increases and, finally, for the possibility of affecting tourism. In any case, when it comes to turmoil in the global economy, no one can discount the size and extent of the impact.

The prime minister in yesterday’s weekly message referred to a “new, still unmistakable, landscape created by President Trump’s decision to impose duties” and added that “no one can benefit from a generalized trade” war “.

Athens is waiting to see the EU’s moves, as the list of US products will be expected today, which will propose the European Commission to impose additional duties, and very useful, in terms of the evaluation of the trends within the EU. The first political meeting will be held by the Member States’ Ministers responsible for the trade. There will be a common ground there for the EU to move quickly and effectively. across the new data. What is highly pointed out by government sources is that the EU Overall it is the largest exporter of agricultural products to the US and this gives a different dimension to current developments and shapes data under which X EU. It will need to redefine its policy in the primary sector. In this context, the EU’s debate appears to be back to the forefront. of agricultural products produced by the Member States. The Minister of Rural Development, Costas Tsiaras, described such a choice. Athens will attempt to achieve the exception of some products from the imposition of duties, such as feta and edible olives, which are not directly competitive and do not affect American agricultural production. However, it is very difficult to think that this could be achieved.