[Prime Minister’s Office via Intime News]
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with the leader of the Christian Democratic Union Party (CDU) and chancellor-designate Friedrich Merz on Friday, on the sidelines of the European People’s Party leaders’ meeting in Berlin.
According to sources in Athens, Mitsotakis and Merz discussed issues of mutual and European interest were discussed, focusing on the economy and the competitiveness of the European Union, the upcoming elections in Germany, and the recovery of the Greek economy.
The leaders also touched on the CDU’s program for the February 23 elections, which was found to have common ground with the program implemented by the Mitsotakis’ government.
According to the same sources, Mitsotakis also referred to the digitalization of the state and highlighted the success in this area.
Mitsotakis and Merz exchanged views on the issue of European defense. Mitsotakis reiterated the need for joint European funding of important defense programs of common interest to the European Union, such as European air defense. [AMNA]