Greece is ripe for investment, the EU ‘will not be blackmailed’ Mitsotakis tells economic forum

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis outlined his goverenment's economic plans and the impact of the emerging migration crisis at Greece's eastern borders, which are at once the borders of the EU.

In addressing the German-Hellenic Economic Forum in Berlin Mitsotakis stressed that Greece and Europe cannot be blackmailed, referring directly to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's use of migrants to push for EU, US concessions.

Regarding the economy, Mitsotakis declared that Greece is already on a path of growth and that new problems are making it accelerate, not slow down reforms.

«The asymmetric threat from the East changes the priorities and the health crisis makes our work more difficult," he added.

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"In the last 10 days we have shown that we can defend our national and European sovereignty. Greece and Europe cannot be blackmailed by anyone,» he said.

"The support offered by many European countries is tangible proof of European solidarity," said Mitsotakis. »

"When we needed our friends, dear Angela (Merkel), they gave us both moral and practical support,» he added.

Mitsotakis sees 'new phase' in migration crisis, seeks de-escalation

«We are entering a new phase as regards migration. President Erdogan will be in Brussels this afternoon and this development is positive. I hope it is the start of a de-escalation of the crisis,» Mitsotakis said.

He pointed out that if the Turkish president wants a review of the EU-Turkey agreement on migration «which he has, himself, effectively demolished,» then he must take the following actions: remove the desperate people in Evros and stop spreading fake news and propaganda.
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