The President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, is in Alicante, Spain, where tomorrow, 9 December 2022, he will participate in the Summit of the nine Mediterranean Member States of the EU, known as EUMED9.
In addition to the host Prime Minister of Spain, the EUMED9 Summit will be attended by the leaders of Greece, France, Italy, Italy, Portugal, Malta, Croatia and Slovenia.
The Summit will focus primarily on the energy and economic challenges facing the EU today and will seek ways to coordinate the EU's Mediterranean partners to ensure a strong European response to these challenges, bringing Mediterranean interests into the equation.
Among the main items on the agenda are the role of the Mediterranean for the Future of Europe, the EU's strategic autonomy with a focus on the energy sector and the future of the EU's economic governance.
The exchange of views on the EU's strategic energy autonomy will focus on.
Ongoing efforts towards energy decoupling from Russia and finding alternative sources of supply for the EU, including the prospects of the Eastern Mediterranean corridor and electricity interconnections, through which renewable energy sources and other types of green energy such as hydrogen can be exploited.
In connection with the thematic section under the heading "Economic Framework", the future of EU economic governance will be discussed in the light of the high inflation rates and more generally the economic pressures faced by EU Member States, and solutions will be sought at European level in the field of fiscal policy.
The Summit is expected to conclude shortly after 9pm (Cyprus time) and will be immediately followed by media statements by the leaders.
(RM/MG)
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