“Greece of 2021 has nothing to do with Greece of 2015 or 2010, while the Europe of the Recovery Fund is now different,” clarified government circles in view of the last visit of Angela Merkel as chancellor in our country.
“Angela Merkel’s visit, following the invitation extended by the Prime Minister to her during the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Slovenia, is a highly symbolic visit, as it has the character of an account of Greek-German relations, as noted by Kyriakos Mitsotelkis last week. . “It is an account that will be made in another phase for both Europe and Greece,” government sources stressed.
According to government sources, Angela Merkel’s visit to Athens marks a turning point both for the balances within the EU, but also for Greece, which has now fled. At the same time, it comes at a time when the energy crisis and the pandemic coexist in Europe and solutions are being sought.
As they stressed, “the meeting will provide an overview of bilateral relations, while issues such as Greek-Turkish and Euro-Turkish relations are expected to be discussed after the latest developments and the ongoing Turkish provocation in the Eastern Mediterranean, Immigration, the situation in Libya, but also Kyriakos Mitsotakis raised the moves made by Greece in the energy sector with the most recent example being the signing of an agreement with Egypt on the electricity interconnection with Egypt-Greece, an issue along with its geopolitical dimension and the importance for Europe’s energy security. at the recent European Council “.
The talks will also focus on bilateral economic relations, as well as the European debate on fiscal rules that will meet the challenges of the times and the new reality created by the pandemic.
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