Government under fire for failing to block Turkey from EU arms programme

PoliticsGreek Politics Tags: Corruption, Defence, European Union, Mitsotakis, New Democracy, PASOK-KINAL, SYRIZA, Turkey
Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos
Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

Opposition parties are accusing the government of a foreign policy fiasco after it failed to veto a potential role for Turkey in the EU defence procurement package. The accusations come after PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis suggested that Greece would seek concessions from Turkey in order to support its inclusion in the programme.

Mitsotakis took what appeared to be a hardline stance in a recent interview, when he stated that Greece’s concerns would have to be addressed before Turkey could benefit from EU defence spending. The PM said he would ask Turkey to lift the so-called “ca...

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