Kostis Hatzidakis, the Deputy Prime Minister of Greece, has been elected Vice President of the European People’s Party (EPP). He accompanied this predetermination with the pursuing statement:
“I americium profoundly moved to judge my predetermination arsenic Vice President of the European People’s Party! Not lone due to the fact that I americium reconnecting much intimately with Brussels aft 18 years, but besides due to the fact that New Democracy is returning to the vice-presidency of the EPP aft 20 years.
I convey Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Vangelis Meimarakis, the Members of the European Parliament, and each colleagues of the New Democracy delegation for their support. I besides widen my gratitude to the galore EPP delegates who honoured New Democracy and Greece done my election.
Given that the EPP is the largest governmental radical successful the EU, this caller presumption enables not lone maine but besides New Democracy to enactment adjacent much actively successful the decision-making process successful Brussels, to the payment of our homeland!”
Source: ΑΝΑ – ΜPA