The Greek Prime Minister undertook an official visit on 12th June, 2025 to Moldova and Sweden, in order to expand cooperation and deepen bilateral ties, across a broad range of sectors, including, trade, energy and defence. He is the first Greek Prime Minister to visit Moldova, where he held talks with the Moldovan President, Maia Sandu and PM Dorin Recean. The discussions focused on a shared commitment to strengthening ties, specially in the field of economic cooperation, energy and trade.
Greece reaffirmed its support for Moldova’s reform efforts as it falls in place with the EU standards. He also committed to sharing any expertise that would help Moldova’s integration in the EU, while also highlighting the strategic significance of energy cooperation. He mentioned the growing importance of natural gas transmission from Greece to Moldova and Ukraine via the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria and the Vertical Gas Corridor, which is a crucial component in enhancing Europe’s overall energy security. They also explored opportunities for collaboration in renewable energy, a region where Greece exerts strong leadership. They had discussions which included the regional connectivity projects and broader geopolitical issues, Moldovia’s aspirations, and the Greek regional dynamics in the region.
Soon after the visit to Moldova, Mitsotakis travelled to Stockholm for a meeting with the Swedish Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson. They both discussed on strengthening cooperation between Greece and Sweden in specific areas like economic development, defence while also addressing challenges from the EU. One of the most important issues at hand was protecting children in the new era of digitalisation. The Greek PM introduced ‘Kid’s Wallet’ initiative which aimed at protecting children from addiction of phone, media and hours of scrolling. Both leaders further discussed about enhanced cooperation within Europe to tackle this on growing addiction of digitalisation among children.
Artificial intelligence was another issue raised between the leaders where they stressed on the need for Europe to balance the benefits of technological innovation with enough regulation which ensures responsible growth for digital platforms and tech organizations. They then concluded with a broader exchange of economic ideas and the necessity of advancing collective defence initiatives to help security concerns within Europe.
The visits to both the countries by the Greek PM reflect Greece’s diplomatic engagement and its active role in addressing shared European challenges, from energy security to digital governance and defence cooperation.
