The prime minister emphasised that the Attica region will receive significant funding from the European Union in the next five years, which must be used on infrastructure and play an important developmental role.
Kasselakis was accompanied in his tour of central Thessaly by the party's parliamentary spokesperson Sokratis Famellos.
"This mechanism is related to the efforts of the states to strengthen their international image through culture, education, special forms of tourism," he noted.
The budget envisages a growth rate of 3%, a harmonised inflation rate of 2,4%, a 12.1% increase in investments, an unemployment rate of 10.6% and a primary surplus of 2.1% of GDP.
The cameras will be integrated in the current network of Hellenic Police and Attica Region and will contribute in dealing with traffic-related issues, and they are also expected to help crack down on criminal activity, noted Economou.
Mentioning upcoming permanent wage and pension raises as of January 1 and Christmas bonuses for pensioners, Mitsotakis noted that "we are now nearing the beginning of the end of this cycle of high prices," but he warned that circumstances are still difficult.
The draft state budget for 2024 will be tabled in the Greek Parliament on Monday, with a forecast for a 2.1% primary surplus on GDP for 2024 and a possible primary surplus of 0.7% for 2023, despite the natural catastrophes the country faced.
Eleftherianos cited a study which appears to indicate that the metal construction at OAKA's Velodrome does not meet the required levels of static efficiency, it was added.
All activities at the Olympic Stadium and the Velodrome at the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens (OAKA) have been suspended due to safety reasons, as announced by the stadium management on Friday.
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After undergoing extensive inspections, it was determined that the roof did not meet the minimum static adequacy levels required by law.
According to Eurostat data, international tourists accounted for 43.0 percent of all nights spent in EU tourist accommodation facilities in 2022. In 11 out of the 27 EU countries, the majority of tourists were foreigners, reaching 84 percent in Greece.
"The combination of the right economic policy mix and political stability opens a new window for the economy," Hatzidakis added.
Regarding the climate crisis, the Greek premier noted that a balance has to be struck between a long-term mitigation agenda and the short-term solution to the climate crisis' impact. "At the moment we do not have such a balance," Mitsotakis noted, before calling for European aid funds for the immediate relief of those affected by natural disasters.
National Economy and Finance Ministser Kostis Hatzidakis referred to the six axes of the economic policy the government intends to implement over its four-years term, speaking on Friday at 'The Third Thessaloniki Metropolitan Summit'.
Deposits placed by households and private non-profit institutions increased by 439 million euros in August, after an increase of 163 million in the previous month, with the annual growth rate standing at 3.3% from 3.4% in the previous month, the Bank of Greece said on Wednesday.
EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, Ylva Johansson, after her meeting with the Minister of Migration and Asylum, Dimitris Kairides
In a devastating turn of events, central Greece has been battered by a powerful storm named Elias, unleashing torrential rains that have caused extensive damage to the region. This disaster comes just three weeks after a series of heavy rains led to the loss of 16 lives in the broader area.
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Over 17.4% of Greece’s population is at risk of poverty when only the equivalent expenditure with the purchase mode of acquisition is considered in calculating the indicator (17.1% in 2021), according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be attending the EU-MED9 Summit that is hosted by Malta on Friday.
