Greece, Germany working on climate investment package: Mitsotakis
Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks during a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured) after their meeting in Berlin, Germany, August 29, 2019. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt
BERLIN (Reuters) - Greece wants to draw up a major investment program with Germany, especially focused on climate protection, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday during a visit to Berlin.
"We want, together with the (German) Chancellor to present an ambitious program on climate protection in the next few years," Mitsotakis said at a news conference with Germany's Angela Merkel, via an interpreter. He said this would include investment in electric mobility.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hold a news conference after their meeting in Berlin, Germany, August 29, 2019. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt
(Reporting by Andreas Rinke, writing by Madeline Chambers, editing by Thomsa Escritt)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel shakes hands with Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, August 29, 2019. REUTERS/Axel SchmidtGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during a welcome ceremony at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, August 29, 2019. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt
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