|
|
Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 17-03-20
CONTENTS
[01] No to a multi-speed Europe, says PM's office for EU and International
relations Pavlopoulos
[02] Programme review will be delayed, ND parliam. spokesman Tzavaras says
[01] No to a multi-speed Europe, says PM's office for EU and International
relations Pavlopoulos
Panagiotis Pavlopoulos, head of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras office
for European Union and International relations, expressed his total
opposition to a multi-speed Europe.
In an interview with the Athens Macedonian News Agency on Monday,
Pavlopoulos pointed out the dangers for the EU future "because we are
experiencing every day the conservative backslide to an a la carte Europe,
something that no progressive citizen can accept".
In parallel he highlighted Tsipras' position for a Europe of multiple
selection and underlined that the dominating political forces in Europe
focus, even rhetorically, on a change of EU's architecture to avoid the
policy changes. "This Europe can't embrace the new times as many speeds
as it changes", he concluded.
[02] Programme review will be delayed, ND parliam. spokesman Tzavaras says
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) parliamentary spokesman Costas
Tzavaras in an interview with the Athens Macedonian News Agency's radio
station Praktoreio 104,9 FM on Monday estimated that the programme
review will be delayed.
Referring to the meeting between New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis
and former party leader Evangelos Meimarakis, he said that they may
cooperate on New Democracy's common vision.
Moreover, Tzavaras expressed his pessimism over the negotiation. "The
government is mainly negotiating with the society in order to accept
the new measures and not the institutions."
He also said that the government may delay the conclusion of the programme
review estimating that the likely rise of extreme right in Europe ahead
of the elections in France and Germany may change the austerity policies.
|