Mitsotakis: “I hope Ursula von der Leyen is re-elected” – 2024-07-19 23:17:53

Kyriakos Mitsotakis is current on the 4th session of the European Political Neighborhood which is being held in Oxford. On his arrival the Prime Minister was fast to congratulate Keir Starmer on his election.

Then, talking to the journalists, he once more despatched a message of help to Ursula von der Leyen, whereas referring to each the immigration and the Cyprus concern. “We’re assembly right here at this time whereas on the similar time an essential vote is happening in Strasbourg. I hope that Mrs. Ursula von der Leyen will probably be re-elected as President of the European Fee. I feel it is extremely essential in these tough instances to have continuity, stability and a single course.

This ought to be occurring on the entrance web page of the European Fee. On the similar time, the agenda he has set relating to the priorities of the EU, the problems associated to competitiveness, frequent protection, the safety of the European lifestyle, immigration points are essential points that will probably be mentioned at this time on the summit of the European Political Neighborhood. These are points which might be essential for all European international locations.

In two days from at this time, on July 20, we can have the fiftieth anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus which resulted within the possession of a big a part of the island. It’s the final occupied and divided European territory and I hope that this concern will lastly be resolved and that the discussions between the 2 communities will proceed beneath the auspices of the United Nations at all times within the spirit of the Safety Council resolutions defining an answer to this tough downside » Kyriakos Mitsotakis initially reported.

“Traffickers is not going to determine who will enter the European Union”

When requested to make clear what he meant by the difficulty of immigration, he stated: “I do know that the European Union has targeted on the safety of the Union’s exterior borders. I feel this can be a proper precedence. On the similar time we’ve got legislated the European Asylum and Migration Pact which is a big step ahead in coping with this concern. On the similar time we have to work with international locations of origin and with international locations of transit to scale back immigration and give attention to authorized channels.

Greece, for instance, has labored constructively with Turkey in order that it will probably make sure that it’s not the traffickers who determine who enters the European Union, however the sovereign states who’re answerable for these choices.”