A new round of confrontation government And SYRIZA prompted an amendment by the European Parliament that clearly opposes attempts by European governments, including Greece, Italy and Austria, to use any EU funding for building fences V EU external borders

The amendment was introduced by the coordinator of the Eurogroup of the Left in the Budget Committee (BUDG), Vice President of the European Parliament and head of the Eurogroup SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance Dimitris Papadimoulis, along with shadow speakers Socialists, Greens and his political group Macron Renew Europe, and was voted for by the Left, Socialists, Greens and a renewed Europe, as well as several EPP MPs on the Budget Committee (BUDG) of the European Parliament.

According to the amendment, “the EU budgetary body strongly opposes the use of any EU funding for the construction of fences or walls on the external borders of the Union and expects the Commission to continue to deny any such funding now and in the future.” At the same time, he takes a clear distance and “expresses serious concern about the interpretation by some member states of the Council of Europe conclusions of 9 February 2023”.

ND’s reaction was immediate. through government spokesman Yannis Oikonoma, who accused SYRIZA of “seeking to bring us back to chaos.” “After our country’s success in securing EU support and funding. in measures to monitor the Evros fence, Mr. Papadimoulis has submitted an amendment to the European Parliament in which he asks that the EU does not fund the construction of fences on its external borders,” said the Deputy Minister, adding: “The intention of SYRIZA is quite clear, it is also expressed in opinions of its other officials, such as Mr. Tzanakopoulos: to return to states of chaos in immigration and return us to an era of true memory of open borders on land, of “no borders at sea” and of immigrants who “sunbathed” on our territory hundreds of thousands.”