{"id":6119,"date":"2025-04-06T10:13:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T10:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/06\/pm-comments-on-defense-and-trade-amid-global-economic-tensions\/"},"modified":"2025-04-06T10:13:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T10:13:13","slug":"pm-comments-on-defense-and-trade-amid-global-economic-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/06\/pm-comments-on-defense-and-trade-amid-global-economic-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"PM comments on defense and trade amid global economic tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1266368\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mitsotakis_intime-1-320x200.jpg?v=1740741423\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mitsotakis_intime-1.jpg?v=1740741423\" alt=\"PM comments on defense and trade amid global economic tensions\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mitsotakis_intime-1-960x600.jpg?v=1740741424\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>[InTime News]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his government\u2019s commitment to safeguarding the country\u2019s economy amidst global economic instability, following US President Donald Trump\u2019s decision to impose tariffs on European products.<\/p>\n<p>In his weekly government update posted on social media, Mitsotakis emphasized that \u201cno one can benefit from a generalized trade \u2018war.&#8217;\u201d He reassured that Greece would remain dedicated to the principles of free trade while actively contributing to a unified European response to the evolving economic challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing national defense, Mitsotakis highlighted Greece\u2019s 12-year defense program, valued at 25 billion euros, aimed at strengthening the country\u2019s military capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese investments are a responsible choice to safeguard national interests,\u201d he said. The plan includes advanced missile systems and air defense upgrades under the \u201cAchilles\u2019 Shield\u201d initiative. The Prime Minister also reiterated his government\u2019s long-standing support for the Armed Forces and noted that Greece\u2019s defense budget reflects this ongoing commitment.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Mitsotakis reaffirmed that \u201cour support for the Armed Forces is unwavering, as it is for all security bodies,\u201d with more financial provisions to be outlined at the upcoming Thessaloniki International Fair.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed the importance of balancing defense spending with social welfare, underscoring a responsible, sensitive approach to Greece\u2019s financial priorities.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/politics\/foreign-policy\/1266368\/pm-comments-on-defense-and-trade-amid-global-economic-tensions\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[InTime News] Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his government\u2019s commitment to safeguarding the country\u2019s economy amidst global economic instability, following US President Donald Trump\u2019s decision to impose tariffs on European products. In his weekly government update posted on social media, Mitsotakis emphasized that \u201cno one can benefit from a generalized trade \u2018war.&#8217;\u201d He reassured that &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"PM comments on defense and trade amid global economic tensions\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/06\/pm-comments-on-defense-and-trade-amid-global-economic-tensions\/#more-6119\" aria-label=\"Read more about PM comments on defense and trade amid global economic tensions\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mitsotakis_intime-1-960x600.jpg?v=1740741424","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6119\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}