The European Union will soon make decisions that will stop it from being a bystander to recent geopolitical developments, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Wednesday.
These decisions, concerning the bloc’s collective security and its economic future, will be taken at the next European Council, scheduled for March 20-21 in Brussels, Mitsotakis told Thessaloniki Summit 25, organized by the Federation of Industries of Greece (SVE), where he was the keynote speaker at its concluding dinner.
Arvanitopoulos to protothema: Ukraine as an obstacle for Trump – There are risks for Greece
The world is changing rapidly, and the geopolitical reality we knew is being overturned. Professor of International Politics and General Director of the “Konstantinos Karamanlis” Foundation, Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos, speaks on the Direct show of protothema.gr and Giorgos Evgenidis about the new era that is dawning, where “all the assumptions of the last 70 years are being dismantled,” and now the dominant doctrine is the doctrine of power.
Greek-Turkish: Dialogue on EEZ and continental shelf on ice until further notice
The process of seeking common ground with Turkey on the delimitation of the continental shelf/EEZ is on ice, to draw up a coincidence agreement, as the Greater Greece-Fittan talks so far have failed to yield results, with the government opting for a step-by-step approach and the aim of not disturbing calm waters.
In strengthening its security architecture, Europe shouldn’t discount Türkiye’s role
With US President Donald Trump now back in the White House, there is new energy in discussions about the European security architecture—generated by the president’s comments about the war in Ukraine, NATO burden sharing, Greenland, and the growing importance of the Asia-Pacific.
Looking at the European security architecture—built for the most part by NATO, the EU Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP), and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)—there is much bolstering to be done. Türkiye,* as a country that is both a significant partner for the European Union and a major NATO ally, could help play a role.
