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The assessment that it is “perhaps the larger and maybe the Last chance for Turkey to return to the path of de-escalation and dialogue, “he said tonight, in view of the extraordinary Summit of September 24 and 25 for the Eastern mediterranean, the Vice-President of the European Commission, Schoinas margaritis, responsible for Promotion of the European Lifestyle, speaking – via videoconference – from the podium of the annual ordinary general assembly of the Hellenic Association of Industries (SVE).
“It must be clear in every way, and I think it has already become clear, that no one can blackmail Europe with laughter he threats. It is time for Turkey to decide whether it should come to the table of an honest and fruitful dialogue with its neighbors and the EU as a whole or whether it should look elsewhere in the world, with other allies. For our part, we seek a Euro-Turkish frame of reference, which will surely meet Greek and Cypriot national aspirations, with the Summit horizon on September 24-25. It will probably be the biggest and maybe the Last chance for Turkey, to return to the path of de-escalation and dialogue and our Turkish friends must understand this, “noted Mr. Schoinas, noting that Turkey is” a big difficult partner»For Greece and Europe, but this relationship is not a fact, nor does it work automatically, but must be built and tested in practice.
Its maintenance geopolitical stability and security across the EU border, but especially in the eastern Mediterranean, is, according to Schoinas, one of two additional key conditions and critical factors for Europe’s rapid return to normal after the pandemic.
“The vaccine is equally accessible to everyone”
The other condition is vaccine, so the vice president of the European Commission assured that, when available, it must have all the characteristics of a European public good and be “accessible everyone, with in equal conditionsmake it clear that the Europe it protects is not something abstract, but a tangible mechanism that provides solutions to citizens’ problems.
Schoinas recalled that together with the Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakidou, a European strategy for the global pre-purchase of vaccines has been developed, hiring all companies in the world, which have proven to be successful in the field of vaccines. She reiterated that the 27 Member States had already signed five advance purchase agreements for vaccines. Specifically, the “firms” have already “fallen” with AstraZeneca for 300 million installments with an additional purchase option of 100 million and similar signatures with the other four companies are imminent.
We do not want vaccines to repeat the cacophony we had in the first phase of the pandemic with medical equipment, masks and respirators, when the “save yourself” syndrome worked. We want a comprehensive and cohesive European solution. And that is exactly what is booming, we are working with great consistency and dedication to make this happen ”, concluded Mr. Schoinas.
