Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is in Brussels to participate in the European Council session today and tomorrow, where critical issues, including Ukraine, migration, and the Middle East, will dominate discussions.

The Council agreed to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Greece and France, relating to six natural disasters occurred in 2023. The assistance will come from the EU’s 2024 budget.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is to participate in the Special European Council taking place in Brussels on Thursday, where he will again support Greece's known position in favour of a comprehensive approach to the mid-term revision of the EU Multiannual Financial Framework, with a package deal that not only includes aid to Ukraine but also increased funds for migration and responding to natural disasters.