National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis criticized the Eurogroup resolution on the competitiveness of the European economy in the discussion held in Brussels, saying that “the resolutions we are adopting are in the right direction, but they lack ambition.
The European Union, given the global scene, must move faster, more decisively, building on what it has already achieved.”
He added that “if we exclude energy, in the rest of the points we move with the logic of the least common denominator. The direction is right, but this is not enough.”
The resolution adopted by the ministers focuses on five points: strengthening innovation and productivity, by stimulating investments in research and development, supporting startups and developing human capital; reducing the cost of energy and strengthening the energy resilience of the EU, with better coordination of the energy policies of the member-states and promoting the interconnection of networks; strengthening Europe’s economic security in an international environment in which trade competition is intensifying; the deepening of the Common Market, as a condition for maintaining the well-being of European citizens; and coordinating investment strategies to find the necessary resources to finance EU priorities.
