Issues of the competitiveness of the European economy, the single market and European industrial policy, with emphasis on defense, were discussed during the meeting held by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with the European Union Commissioner responsible for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton. The Prime Minister reiterated that the Single Market does not only concern companies, but also consumers, stressing that it must operate with more competition and transparency in favor of consumers.
At the same time, he analyzed the proposal, formulated in his letter to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, for the adoption of legislation, at European Union level, to effectively deal with the Geographical Supply Restrictions policy. She emphasized that in a single market it is not acceptable to sell similar or identical products at different prices, depending on the size of the market, harming consumers.
The European defense strategy is also on the table
The European defense strategy and the need to strengthen and finance European defense industry and production were also discussed, so that the E.U. reduce your dependence on other systems.
The Prime Minister highlighted the need for joint European initiatives in European defense and repeated the proposal he presented, together with the Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, in a letter to the President of the European Commission, for the creation of a European air defense shield to be financed with European funds.
The meeting was attended by Minister of State Akis Skertsos, Head of the Prime Minister’s Economic Office Alexis Patelis, Director of the Prime Minister’s Office of International Strategic Planning and Communication Aristotelia Pelonis and Fotis Bourlogiannis-Tsangaridis, Advisor to the Embassy A’, Deputy Director of the Prime Minister’s Diplomatic Office.