Following a number of meetings on the results of the British referendum, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias decided on the setting up of an unsalaried Working Group to study European developments and the repercussions of the British referendum. The Working Group will operate within the framework and under the coordination of the Foreign Ministry’s Scientific Center for Analysis and Planning (EKAS), with the participation of ministry personnel and university professors.
In parallel, the Foreign Minister decided on the setting up of an unsalaried Special Coordinating Interministerial Committee on the same subject. The Committee will function on the level of Secretaries General, under the chairmanship of the Foreign Ministry, with the participation of the Ministries of a) Interior and Administrative Reconstruction, b) Economy, Development and Tourism, c) Finance, Shipping and Island Policy, as well as of the Economic Cabinet of the Prime Minister and the Office of the Vice President of the Government. Also to participate in the committee, in certain cases, are representatives of agencies, organizations and authorities of the public or private sectors, as well as specialized scholars and scientists.
During the first meeting of the working group, which took place today at the Foreign Ministry, there was an exchange and recording of views on the impact of the British referendum, while priority was given preparation of the Foreign Ministry ahead of the upcoming meeting of the Special Coordinating Interministerial Committee.
July 20, 2016