Mitsotakis Urges EU-US Cooperation at Leaders' Meeting

Mitsotakis Urges EU-US Cooperation at Leaders' Meeting

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, speaking at an informal EU leaders' meeting, emphasized the need for strong cooperation with the US to tackle shared global challenges, CE Report quotes Athens-Macedonian

He highlighted that it is in the EU’s best interest to work closely with Washington and called for a unified European stance on key issues. Mitsotakis also stressed the importance of strengthening the EU’s global influence and defense capabilities, noting that collective European strength surpasses that of any single member state.

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