The Foreign Minister said that as long as Europe remains united and strong, he is optimistic about the future. Nikos Dendiasspeaking at the Warsaw Security Forum about his response EUROPE. to global challenges.

“If you ask me what can wake me up at night like a bad dream – because every night I read about Turkish flights over the Greek islands is the disintegration of Europe. If Europe manages to maintain unity, then I look to the future with optimism,” he said.

At the beginning of his speech at the Forum, Nikos Dendias mentioned the main challenges that he poses to the EU. a Russian attack on Ukraine with a focus on energy, security and inflation; All these challenges together threaten the European project, he noted and expressed confidence that they can be dealt with. He stressed that the unity of Europe in the face of Russian aggression against Ukraine is a very optimistic sign for the European project.

If you ask me what can wake me up at night, like a bad dream – because every night I read about Turkish flights over the Greek islands – then this is the collapse of Europe. If Europe manages to remain united, I am optimistic about the future. #WSF2022 pic.twitter.com/HX2bzEMDLR

— Nikos Dendias (@NikosDendias) October 5, 2022

In particular, he expressed the idea of ​​the need to create a defensive unit in the EU: “If we in Europe have decided that we must become a geopolitical player, we need a defensive unit.”

He also expressed Greece’s strong support for the EU enlargement process: “It is clear that we cannot allow black holes to appear on the European continent, and it is clear that European countries have the right to become EU members, clearly under certain conditions.” noted.

Answering the question whether Ukraine’s accession to the EU will increase the stability of the EU and make it stronger, the Minister of Foreign Affairs said that we must help these states, including Ukraine, to become members of the family, the EU. the fastest.

In addition, the Foreign Minister pointed out that another big challenge is the situation in the South Caucasus, stressing that the EU should try to help Armenia as much as possible.

The same panel was attended by Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, in charge of European Affairs Konrad Szymanski.

^{With information from APE-MPE}