Why does Cyprus and Greece care about the changes in the safe defense program?
propagandaEuropean regulations securityWhich provides loans to reach 150,000 million euros to enhance defense production Throughout the European Union, it was adopted with the consensus of all member states except for Hungary. However, in Athens Cyprus has expressed itself and is still expressing objections and fears.
Anxiety is that security The third countries are allowed. This immediately opened the discussion in Greece Cyprus On a possible listing in certain programs from TürkiyeThis threatens Greece directly by not raising “Casus Belli” and occupies part of Cyprus.
“The first problem is that countries like Türkiye, which have industries bought European industries Or they have a participation in their capital, as with Piaggio in Italy, they can enter without problems because they now have a “European seal”. “It is not to appear as European companies, not as Turkish companies,” says international law professor, Angelos Serigos, does not appear as European companies, and not as Turkish companies.
Greek Minister of Defense, Nikos dendiasHe also strongly criticized the regulations, indicating that they should be called “Ruacorchos Lists” if some partners try to apply them through tricks so that the consensus of the European Union members is not necessary to agree with the third countries.
in Nicosia There is a similar concern. “It cannot be ignored They are trying to put Türkiye in the gameThey were also declaring from the European Parliament, the committee and the Council for a long time. It is an attempt to integrate Türkiye into European defense mechanismA country that occupies European territory and threatens the war on the states of the European Union. “It is like a wolf’s position in the stable to save the sheep,” says MEP Cipriot Loukas Fourlas.
Safe is part of the European Re -generation programAt a total cost of 800,000 million euros in the next five years. The mechanism states that in any defensive program, the European Union companies, with the exception of Ukraine and Norway, will exceed the minimum participation by 65 %, while Turkey and other third countries may not exceed 35 % and will not have a direct access to community funds.
Besides reservations Athens and Nicosia In the European initiative, there is also an expectation to take advantage of the historical opportunity that has been created in the defense industry in both countries.
