Thread by @EPPGroup

Today we welcome Greek Prime Minister @kmitsotakis to our Group meeting. We will not accept that #Turkey is pursuing an expansionist policy, destabilising the entire region. We firmly stand with #Greece and #Cyprus in defending their borders and territorial waters. #EastMed

Our reaction must be given on two levels:
1⃣#EUCO to define the conditions under which we could trigger new economic sanctions. If the provocations continue, #Erdogan must be hit where it hurts most - in his wallet. #EastMed

2⃣It is time to fundamentally rethink our ties with #Turkey. We must end the membership process and rethink a new relationship based on the idea of ​​partnership, in which we are not held hostage. #EastMed

It is unacceptable for Europe to give in every time #Erdogan threatens to open #Turkey’s borders and break our migration agreements. We have to change the game. We will not be blackmailed! #EastMed