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The leader of the parliamentary group of the European People’s Party (EPP) in the European Parliament, Manfred Weber, is on the side of Greece over the crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean.
“It should be clear that Europe and Germany are on the side of Greece and are talking about economic sanctions, the suspension of the customs agreement with Ankara and much more to react to Erdogan’s attacks,” he told Spiegel. at the same time he criticizes the federal Foreign Minister Haiko Maas (SPD).
“The fact that Foreign Minister Haiko Maas travels to Athens as a mediator is unacceptable to me. This is a dispute between a member state of the European Union and a third country, which also acts as an aggressor. It must be clear that Europe and Germany are on the side of Greece. The Foreign Minister must be careful not to be blackmailed for fear of a new refugee crisis. “Instead, we need to talk about economic sanctions, the suspension of the customs agreement with Ankara and much more, to react to Erdogan’s attacks, “Weber said.
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