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Greece beyond Cyprus and the strong “ally” France seems to have assembled an arc of “allies”
Tonight: The thriller is expected to be tonight in Brussels, where the subject of sanctions against Turkey. Both Greece and Cyprus are pushing EU leaders to abide by the terms of the October Summit, and Ankara is finally facing the consequences of its actions in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Greece beyond Cyprus and the strong “ally” France seems to have gathered an arc of “allies” including Austria, Luxembourg, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland and Denmark.
On the other hand, Germany seems to be setting fire to the Summit, which is joined by Italy, Spain, Malta, Poland and Hungary, who want an “extension” or even a liberation to Ankara.
However, according to Reuters, the draft conclusions state that the EU expand the list of Turkish individuals and companies to be sanctioned.
Athens, despite the pressure it exerts, seems to fall into Merkel’s “no”, you are not entirely satisfied with the text of the conclusions, but also more generally due to the attitude of various states.
THE Kyriakos Mitsotakis sent a clear message to the EU, raising the question of the credibility of the Union and how the agreements reached on the Turkey issue should be maintained.
We will work to improve the conclusion
The position of the Greek side, as clearly stated in the Prime Minister’s statement, is the implementation of the framework of the October European Council decisions, which was reaffirmed in November. Regarding the draft conclusions text, government sources emphasize that “we will work to improve it. Unfortunately, even today there are countries that do not want sanctions for Turkey. For us, the credibility of the EU is at stake“The same sources conclude.
It is noted that the Prime Minister intends to highlight other aspects of Turkey’s criminal behavior that directly concern Europe, such as the attempt to instrumentalize immigration. Mitsotakis will also repeat the proposal he made at the November Summit for a European arms embargo on Turkey., as he did yesterday during the preparatory meeting for the Summit of the leaders of the European People’s Party. The Greek side speaks of an important moral and political issue, since the arms and ammunition supplied to Turkey by the EU cannot be turned against it, through the threat of sovereignty and sovereignty of two of its member states, to know Greece and Cyprus.
On the Greek side, there is the belief that more and more countries understand the law of Greek positions, since lately they have become European through the strategy followed by the government and its movements in the diplomatic field. The argument is mainly acknowledged, namely that Turkey’s criminal behavior is not only directed against Greece and Cyprus, but threatens stability in the broader eastern Mediterranean region. It is also against Europe itself and not in line with its values and principles, while, as the Prime Minister is expected to point out during the Summit, Turkey had time after the October European Council to abandon unilateral action and improve its relationship with Europe. However, he chose the opposite path and therefore must suffer the consequences.
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