“Mr. Speaker,Ladies and Gentlemen MPs,Subsequent to the government’s policy statements, I will present to you our positions and planning with regard to our policy within the framework of Europe.Greece is pursuing proactive participation in and contribution to the shaping of the European Union, strengthening the institutions of solidarity, cooperation, transparency and democracy. The ongoing economic and financial crisis, in combination with the flare-up of the refugee/migration issue, are calling into question the fundamental European values and are testing the cohesion of European societies.Euroscepticism, or even Europhobia, awakening nationalism, as well as the growing strength of extremist political forces, are worrying...