"This Summit of the European Political Community and the European Council here in Budapest is taking place at a time of great geopolitical upheaval," said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday, upon his arrival for the European Political Community Summit in Budapest. The prime minister then congratulated Donald Trump on his re-election.
"I would like to start by expressing my congratulations to President Trump for his sweeping victory and to express the hope that the transatlantic relation will remain strong, in order to resolve important regional and international problems," Mitsotakis said.
He also noted: "Of course, we have to be quite realistic as Europeans and we cannot approach this Transatlantic partnership from a position of weakness. Europe cannot change the world, but it can certainly change itself to face a changing world. Therefore, the discussions we will have in the European Council, especially regarding the issues of European competitiveness, are particularly timely.
I believe that it is time to "wake up" from our geopolitical naivety and realise that we need to secure additional resources to be able to face the big challenges, whether they are issues of competitiveness or issues of European defence. I hope we've reached a point where we're having this conversation with the seriousness and urgency that these times demand."
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