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Kyriakos Mitsotakis

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Global News Podcast
China calls US blockade of Iranian ports 'dangerous'

I am totally unaware of these allegations, but I would like to make a point. Greece is protecting its borders. Hold on a second. It is my obligation to ensure that the borders of the European Union are protected. I'm going to be unapologetic about these policies, and I would like to inform you.

Global News Podcast
China calls US blockade of Iranian ports 'dangerous'

...that all the members of the European Council, through their conclusions, have made it very, very clear that we will not allow a massive influx of migrants and refugees into the European Union, and we will not repeat the mistakes of 2015. So are you saying that pushbacks... Sorry, Prime Minister, but these allegations are very serious. Serious violence, mistreatment of people. He walked away.

Global News Podcast
China calls US blockade of Iranian ports 'dangerous'

Historia sen osoittaa. Hyvälle johtaminen on hyvää johtamista. Ole hyvä ja anna työyhteisöllesi HSL työmatkaetu osana palkkaa. Silloin se ei maksa sinulle juuri muuta kuin viitsimistä, mutta työntekijöille se on merkittävä säästö joka kuukausi. Ole hyvä. Toivoo HSL.

Bloomberg Talks
Greek PM Talks EU Debt, Cross-Border Banking

Well, thanks for having me, John.

Bloomberg Talks
Greek PM Talks EU Debt, Cross-Border Banking

I've been advocating for quite some time about the need to create some joint European borrowing facility to cover what I consider the quintessential European public good, which is common European defense.

Bloomberg Talks
Greek PM Talks EU Debt, Cross-Border Banking

And I do sense that there is much more momentum now amongst my colleagues.

Bloomberg Talks
Greek PM Talks EU Debt, Cross-Border Banking

Some of the countries that were inherently against the idea of additional further joint borrowing have changed their mind.

Bloomberg Talks
Greek PM Talks EU Debt, Cross-Border Banking

And I'm pretty sure that Germany will eventually also agree to this necessity.

Bloomberg Talks
Greek PM Talks EU Debt, Cross-Border Banking

And we need to make sure that this facility finances projects of common interest.

Bloomberg Talks
Greek PM Talks EU Debt, Cross-Border Banking

And I would put missile defense, drone defense right up there in terms of our collective European priorities.

Bloomberg Talks
Greek PM Talks EU Debt, Cross-Border Banking

So I would expect some movement soon.

Bloomberg Talks
Greek PM Talks EU Debt, Cross-Border Banking

We have two European councils.

Bloomberg Talks
Greek PM Talks EU Debt, Cross-Border Banking

And hopefully we can make progress towards that direction.

Bloomberg Talks
Greek PM Talks EU Debt, Cross-Border Banking

We've been producing significant primary surpluses, and I think it's quite possible that we may have a real surplus again this year.

Bloomberg Talks
Greek PM Talks EU Debt, Cross-Border Banking

This is a foundation of our economic policy.

Bloomberg Talks
Greek PM Talks EU Debt, Cross-Border Banking

We've suffered a lot from not being fiscally disciplined.

Bloomberg Talks
Greek PM Talks EU Debt, Cross-Border Banking

This is not going to happen again.

Bloomberg Talks
Greek PM Talks EU Debt, Cross-Border Banking

But I think the big success of our policy is to ensure that the economy is growing at the same time, to create jobs.

Bloomberg Talks
Greek PM Talks EU Debt, Cross-Border Banking

We've created 500,000 jobs since I became prime minister.

Bloomberg Talks
Greek PM Talks EU Debt, Cross-Border Banking

And the real goal is to ensure that this collective wealth is spread equally.

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