Mitsotakis hails ‘reasonable and fair’ EU deal to tackle coronavirus crisis

·

The European Union has reached a “reasonable and fair compromise” that puts at the bloc’s disposal the shared financial resources needed to tackle the challenges of the pandemic, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Tuesday after a marathon summit in Brussels.

He said Greece would receive more than 70 billion euros in aid.

Mitsotakis said his conservative government would manage the package “with responsibility and prudence.” The overall objective, he said, would be Greece’s “productive reconstruction.”

“We finally managed to set in motion a very ambitious reaction, a reaction that addresses the asymmetric shock caused by the pandemic,” he said.

“When critical conditions demand, Europe has shown it can rise to the occasion.”

Share:

KEEP UP TO DATE WITH TGH

By subscribing you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

Latest News

Antipodes Festival recognises The Greek Herald’s 100-year legacy

A proud moment on Lonsdale Street as The Greek Herald was recognised at Antipodes Festival during its centenary year.

St Basil’s pleads guilty to single charge linked to 2020 COVID-19 outbreak in Victoria

St Basil’s Homes for the Aged has an update on WorkSafe Victoria court proceedings linked to COVID outbreak at its Victorian aged care home.

Bucket hats, bandanas and a woman’s big heart for a woman she’s never met

At the GCM stall at the Antipodes Festival, tiny crosses, Greek flag bucket hats and blue-and-white dog bandanas were selling fast.

Alexander Vadeikis pleads guilty to street racing but cleared of pedestrian’s death

Alexander James Vadeikis, 21, of Benowa, has pleaded guilty to dangerous operation of a vehicle during an unlawful street race.

Antipodes Festival is where politics, Parthenon, philoxenia and pride collide

Beneath a sea of blue-and-white flags, souvlaki smoke and bouzouki rhythms, politics took centre stage at the Antipodes Festival.

You May Also Like

Firefighters battle huge blaze threatening village outside Athens

A major wildfire northwest of the Greek capital devoured large tracts of pine forest for a third day on Wednesday.

Over $60,000 raised for Modern Greek Studies at Macquarie University during annual ball

Over $60,000 was raised at an annual ball held by MUGA and the Macquarie Greek Studies Foundation at Conca D'oro in Riverwood on Friday night.

First mosque in Greek capital opens doors to worshipers

The opening signified an end to the country's long record as the only European Union capital to lack a mosque.