The 21 Greek MEPs and the challenges ahead

In the new, very different European Parliament that came out of the elections in the 27 member-states, Greece will have to fight hard to promote its interests and maximize the benefits it gets from the EU.

A main tool to achieve this is cooperation, on two fronts: First, among the 21 Greek members of the new parliament that will be present in Brussels and Strasbourg, and second - and maybe more important - within the European political groups that New Democracy, SYRIZA, PASOK and the other five parties that managed to get above 3% of the vote will belong to.

Promoting a European security framework, effectively dealing with the continuing immigration crisis and navigating through the green transition, given its short-term costs to the economy, are among the many issues of concern to Greece, regardless of which specific party one belongs to.

In addition to the...