BRUSSELS - The current visit to Moscow by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras causes serious concern in Brussels.
European Parliamentarian Martin Schultz has warned the Greek prime minister that it is unacceptable to deviate from the general EU policies on Russia.
Schultz was quoted by Deutsche Welle on Wednesday as saying in an interview with the newspaper Munchner Merkur that the Greek government can count on EU solidarity, but the EU can demand solidarity in return and that this solidarity should not suffer as a result unilateral actions.
Schultz said he has more than once warned Tsipras about it, saying the EU expects him to take that into account in his actions during the negotiations in Moscow as prime minister of an EU country.
Elmar Brock, chairman of the European Parliament Committee on foreign affairs, said in an interview with Die Welt that financial assistance provided to Greece by Russia would hurt EU foreign policy and security policy.
Speaking about the possibility of Greece leaving the eurozone, Brock said he believes that it would not be a big disaster from an economic viewpoint. However, he said it would make the position of Turkey as a NATO partner unsafe.
