In the recent Greek elections held in late May, the ruling party New Democracy performed exceptionally well, despite the backdrop of various scandals and the tragic Tempi train crash. Led by Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the party's campaign portrayed Mitsotakis as a renewed political figure reminiscent of former US president Donald Trump, calling for building the wall and making the EU pay for it with reference to the border wall with Turkey.
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Lennard Everwien is co-founder and director of the humanitarian organisation Europe Cares, as well as a member of the German party Alliance90/TheGreens.
Francesca Romana D’Antuono is the co-president of Volt Europa since October 2021. She is an Italian multilingual living in Berlin.
Lennard Everwien is co-founder and director of the humanitarian organisation Europe Cares, as well as a member of the German party Alliance90/TheGreens.