The next day of the war in Ukraine in the political balances in the European Union, and especially in the relations between Germany and France, were at the center of the panels of the 7th Delphi Economic Forum held in Delphi and is under the auspices of the President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
The war in Ukraine, with its economic, social and political implications exacerbating the energy crisis and deepening the imprint of the health crisis was highlighted.
The speeches highlighted the pursuit of the West, as the change of political balances brings reorganizations in the energy and supply chain.
Ms. Sakellaropoulou said that the war in Ukraine “froze historical time and space” highlighting the nuclear threat, but also the need for the West to reorganize against revisionist and violent practices.
In this context, the EU and Greece sided with the law, that is, with the Ukrainian people. “The EU and Greece are now bridges of peace and security in the world and in the region.”
Evangelos Venizelos, Professor of Constitutional Law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, noted that Europe was unprepared, as it is often lethargic and did not show the necessary reflexes despite US warnings and samples taken by the Kremlin in Georgia and Georgia. Regarding Putin’s main argument for the invasion, he stressed that it is not true as NATO did not act aggressively against Russia, while noting that Europe’s energy policy has been handed over to Russia.
For her part, the new President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metzola, noted that Europe today is being tested by war and its effects. For this reason he highlighted the need to achieve three ambitious goals. First, defense integration, with increased funding and investment in technology and border guards. Secondly, in accelerating the goals of climate change and energy independence from Russia. Third, address structural problems in supply chains, including the removal of risks such as the food crisis.
On the issue of “New Realities“After the First World War and the Spanish Flu, feminism, communism and psychoanalysis emerged,” he said. economic, pandemic, geopolitical and energy and climate change is strengthened by the “New Reality” related to technology and digitalization. classes: the one that is dominant and has access to technology and the one that is outside.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sends message of solidarity and social cohesion as an antidote to crises, whether economic, geopolitical or climatic. In his speech, the Ecumenical Patriarch stressed that the economy is at the center of man and life, but sustainable development and prosperity do not coexist without taking into account the people and the environment that feeds life.
The opening of the Delphi Economic Forum closed with the intervention of Mrs. Marianna Vardinoyannis, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, emphasizing the need for solidarity and social cohesion in dealing with crises – something to which the Council contributes. as it is a meeting point and analysis of top analyzes, views and trends.
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