In first foray beyond Athens in 2024, PM voices optimism about the future

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis asserted that his conservative government is dedicated to improving the living standards of the people and expressed optimism for the new year during his visit to the town of Meliki in central Macedonia on Friday. Marking his first visit outside Athens for 2024, Mitsotakis is scheduled to inaugurate the recently restored Palace of Aigai later in the day.

"As 2024 dawns, I believe that, after several challenging years, for the first time, we can look to the future with more optimism," Mitsotakis told a local crowd.

"[Forging] a Greece that is developing, leveraging its comparative advantages. With a rural community that, despite the acknowledged challenges, is well aware of enjoying the support of this government in both good times and bad," he said.

Mitsotakis, who recently reshuffled his cabinet, pledged that the...