Greek Pres. Pavlopoulos: Debt relief imperative
Apr, 25 2016
Author: newsroom
The President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos called
for solidarity within the ranks of the EU on the refugee crisis in an
exclusive interview to Italian newspaper ‘Il Messagero’. He dubbed the
proposal put forward by Italian PM Mateo Renzi for the EU to fund
African countries to effectively guard their borders ‘very interesting
and realistic’. ‘It is a proposal that is within the framework of the
2008 European Pact on Migration and Asylum’, said Pavlopoulos. He
stressed that the future of Europe itself hinged on the solidarity
showed on the refugee crisis and less on common currency or economic
policies. On the matter of the Greek economic crisis Pavlopoulos
underlined that a debt relief was ‘more than imperative’ and as soon as
possible. Pqavlopoulos said he believed the negotiations between Greece
and its creditors are reaching an end, adding that a common stance on
the part of the institutions was necessary.