Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with CDU leader Friedrich Murchs – European air defence at the heart

The Prime Minister met, on the margins of the meeting of European People’s Party leaders in , with Germany’s head of the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) and candidate Chancellor Friedrich Murch. Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Friedrich Murch during the meeting in Berlin discussed issues of mutual and European interest with an emphasis on the EU’s economy and competitiveness. CORVERSE The CDU’s campaign programme – which has several points in common with the programme implemented by the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis – was also discussed, as was the dynamic recovery of the Greek economy. The Prime Minister was particularly interested in the importance of digitising the state and Greek success in this area. Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Friedrich Merz still exchanged views on European defence. The Prime Minister reiterated the need for joint European funding for important defence projects of common interest to the EU, such as European air defence.