“Europe has shown itself to be stronger through crises. “No one can feel safe without participating in this supranational context that guarantees our common future, which is why our response to any form of populism is more Europe,” said Deputy Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, speaking today at an event. of ELIAMEP in the framework of the project “Moving EuropE Together” (MEET).
In particular, as stated in his statement, Mr. Varvitsiotis stressed that we want a Europe with policies that will address the concerns and daily lives of citizens, as well as a Europe that will show resilience to external pressures. “A Europe that in every crisis embraces all efforts. “Today we want Europe to buy natural gas for us and electricity to be available at uniform prices within the European Union,” he said.
Regarding the intergovernmental nature of the EU, as also pointed out, the Deputy Minister referred to the importance of the right of veto in national issues. “A country like Greece, which has a living and very strong security problem with the aggressive Turkey, can in no way revoke the right to veto foreign policy issues,” he stressed.
Regarding the immigration issue, Mr. Varvitsiotis noted that “the EU may face a new wave of refugees due to the food crisis caused by the war in Ukraine and should find a single way to deal with these flows so as not to repeat what we experienced in 2015 “. He even pointed out that in the case of Ukrainian refugees, the Union had repealed the Dublin regime.
Finally, according to the same announcement, he stressed that Europe must face the demographic challenge and the challenge of bureaucracy, while it must take important steps in the field of innovation and new technologies.
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