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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will host a diplomatic marathon to highlight the Turkish challenges in Brussels.
The start will be at the meeting of the European People’s Party that will take place before the Summit from 3:00 p.m. Brussels time, and will be attended by several European leaders.
The question of Turkey will be discussed on the second day of the Summit, that is, on Friday; However, according to information from SKAI, the Prime Minister will most likely raise the issue of the Turkish provocation from the beginning of the meeting.
Athens expects strict wording in the text of the Summit conclusions, so that there is a tangible way for the European Council to impose sanctions on Turkey.
According to diplomatic estimates and other sources, this is likely to happen through the foreign ministers, who could undertake the preparation of a roadmap that would lead to sanctions against Ankara.
The conclusions of the previous summit indicated that the EU would monitor Turkey until the end of December and make decisions.
Government sources say that, based on what Turkey is doing in the eastern Mediterranean, December seems too far away. The goal is to impose sanctions much earlier if Ankara continues with the same tactic.
“Brake” on Berlin sanctions
The climate is completely different in Germany, where government sources say that no decision on sanctions against Turkey will be made at the Summit, although the issue will be discussed after being raised by Athens and Nicosia.
DW’s Costas Symeonidis explained to SKAI’s main newsletter that the key phrase from the German government source was that although the condition for dialogue is that there should be no challenges, “this does not mean that when challenges arise we should react automatically.” with sanctions “.
German Foreign Minister Haiko Maas from Athens also came up with the idea for this post in Berlin yesterday. He may have expressed German dislike for Turkish actions, even in unusually high tones, but noted that what Berlin was asking for was an escalation of tension and dialogue.
German government sources also point out that the Greek side has not formally suggested at the Summit the imposition of sanctions against Turkey.
Source: skai.gr
