Mitsotakis for North Macedonia: “The European street is closed, so long as the Settlement is disputed” – 2024-05-24 21:42:31

A brand new message to the brand new management of North Macedonia, that “in the event that they persist in questioning the core of the Settlement, for the identify of their nation, then their European path will stay closed”, the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, despatched from Florina, a number of simply kilometers from the border with the neighboring nation.

“I’m right here at present in Florina, on the border of our nation, and I need to inform you that I’m fairly displeased that our northern neighbors have chosen at this juncture to return in time and query the identify of their nation , which has been agreed via an interstate worldwide settlement”mentioned Mr. Mitsotakis, talking to residents of Florina.

“So I wish to ship a message from right here, a number of kilometers away from our border, to Skopje and its new management: In case they insist on questioning the core of the Settlement on the identify of the nation and name it, in order they wish to name it, then they need to know that their European street will stay closed. And I say this not with pleasure. And our neighbors need us to have good relations, the residents of North Macedonia are not looking for both tensions or nationalism. And I want and hope that they may come to their senses and get again on monitor.”he added.

The prime minister mentioned that he obtained at present the response of the European Fee to the letter he had despatched to its president on the difficulty of punctuality in Greece. He identified that in its reply the Fee tells him that he’s proper, that there are some multinational corporations, which, benefiting from numerous bureaucratic procedures, can worth their merchandise in another way in Greece than in Germany and make the identical product price extra in Greece, unjustifiably , than it may possibly price in one other market.

At this level, he accused the opposition of being unreasonable, as a result of, as he identified, it criticizes the federal government for asking Europe to assist it, on the similar time that the European Fee acknowledges that the Greek Prime Minister is correct about what he says within the letter.

Relating to the 41% that New Democracy bought within the parliamentary elections, he mentioned that it isn’t a proportion of vanity, however a proportion of accountability and exhausting work.

Relating to the European elections of June 9, Mr. Mitsotakis emphasised that the last word purpose for the ND is to safe 9 MPs.

Relating to the area of Florina, he famous that pure gasoline will attain the area and this may cut back heating prices for residents, whereas by the top of the yr the federal government will give a transparent reply on how the connection venture of Florina will be financed with Ptolemais

The prime minister was welcomed by the mayor of Florina, Vassilis Giannakis, and the regional governor of Western Macedonia, Giorgos Amanatidis.

Earlier than addressing the residents, the prime minister walked alongside the central pedestrian avenue.

Supply: RES-MPE