Mitsotakis at EU Summit: Pushes for Inflation Relief and Budget Red Lines
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis arrives at the EU Summit in Brussels requesting greater fiscal flexibility to support households and businesses against inflation and high energy costs. He also draws red lines on the next EU budget. Mitsotakis seeks expanded spending ceilings for targeted, temporary measures, citing constraints even with available resources. He will also urge adapting green transition policies for industry and shipping, warning of job impacts and consumer price increases from added costs. Greece opposes cuts to Cohesion and Common Agricultural Policy funds to finance defense and innovation, proposing new own resources instead. The summit agenda also covers Ukraine, enlargement, and migration, with Athens emphasizing external border protection.