Alternate Foreign Minister Nikos Xydakis expressed his deep concern over the consequences of the economic and refugee crisis as well as the terror threat to EU cohesion.
Xydakis was speaking on Wednesday to the Standing Special European Issues Parliamentary Committee on the European Commission‘s working programme for 2016.
The asymmetrical terror threat following the recent attacks in Paris as well as the economic and refugee crisis tests the resistance of the European society, the European bonds and the EU acquis, said Xydakis adding that also challenges EU’s fundamental values and certainties.
Focusing on the EU’s annual legislation programme for 2016 that provides for 10 political guidelines, Xydakis unveiled the Greek positions and priorities.
He referred particularly to the Commission’s policy on employment, growth and investments. Stressing the need for immediate action against the economic crisis with the invigoration of the competitiveness of the European economy and in parallel the strengthening of the social dimension.
Referring to the European Commission’s second priority “for deeper and fairer economic and monetary union”, Xydakis noted that this is the field for the expression of our more general goals towards the strengthening of the democratic and social character of the European Union and for the rapid completion of the banking union with the establishment of a common European deposits guarantee.
On the migration policy, Xydakis clarified that the immediate management of the refugees and migrants inflow and the adoption of a long-term management plan based on public order, the protection of human rights, and the safeguarding of the European asylum acquis.
(Souce: ANA-MPA)
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