As long as Turkey maintains a “threat of war” option and disputes the sovereignty of Greek islands through the so-called theory of “grey zone”, Greece will not acquiesce to the neighboring country’s inclusion in the SAFE initiative, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis repeated on Thursday. The statement by the Greek leader echoes a “hardening” of Athens’ position vis-à-vis neighboring Turkey after the Union unveiled a financial instrument, SAFE, providing up to €150 billion in loans to member-states to speed up defense readiness. SAFE is an acronym for Security Action for Europe. Asked if Europe’s intended anti-drone system also includes the European south, Mitsotakis referred to a “360-degree concept”, as denoted in European Council decisions. He also reiterated that European defense is not restricted on its eastern frontier, but includes all of the continent’s borders, “and therefore our country”.