Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke at an event in the framework of the "Reimagine Tourism in Greece" initiative, with a focus on the prospects and development of tourism in Greece.

Asked if Greece has a problem of over-tourism, Mitsotakis replied. Greece does not have a problem of high concentration of tourists in specific destinations—a few destinations, a few months a year. But the issue of over-tourism, at least as it is defined as a systemic problem, which is already causing reactions in local communities, Greece does not have and should not have".

"The interesting thing is how we manage the tourist flows from now on, so that we do not face this problem," he added.

"What I am looking at is primarily the overall contribution of tourism in terms of the country's growth dynamics and, at the same time, the per capita expenditure of visitors, which of course also depends on the prices we charge. And this is interesting to see. Obviously we want our visitors to spend more money in our country, but we must always be sensitive to the fact that tourism is an extremely competitive product and in one case we do not want this increased expenditure, this increased charge for our visitors, to ultimately lead to a reduction in our competitiveness. What is certain is that we want more investment in quality—sustainable tourism," the Prime Minister said.

Referring to the issue of infrastructure, Kyriakos Mitsotakis commented: "We need to separate infrastructure into national infrastructure and that which depends on local government (...) Our country has very modern airports, a private national airline, and new motorways that offer development potential, while we have made significant privatisations in our ports."