{"id":858,"date":"2024-12-03T04:01:17","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T04:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/03\/mitsotakis-in-london-greece-aspires-to-become-a-global-hub-for-ai\/"},"modified":"2024-12-03T04:01:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T04:01:17","slug":"mitsotakis-in-london-greece-aspires-to-become-a-global-hub-for-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/03\/mitsotakis-in-london-greece-aspires-to-become-a-global-hub-for-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitsotakis in London: Greece aspires to become a global hub for AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1255159\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mitsotakis_London-320x200.jpg?v=1733167634\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mitsotakis_London.jpg?v=1733167633\" alt=\"Mitsotakis in London: Greece aspires to become a global hub for AI\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mitsotakis_London-960x600.jpg?v=1733167634\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>[Dimitris Papamitsos\/Prime Ministers&#8217; Press Office]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, speaking at the Greek Investment Conference in London, emphasized Greece\u2019s progress but noted it lags behind countries like Ireland and Portugal due to historical political challenges.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He outlined a vision for Greece to become a modern European leader in areas where it has a natural advantage, citing successful projects like the Thessaloniki metro as symbols of future progress.<\/p>\n<p>Mitsotakis stressed the need for fiscal stability, productive investments and technological advancements, particularly in AI, while ensuring public engagement and shared benefits from growth. He acknowledged inflation\u2019s impact on wages and tax relief but expressed optimism for the coming years.<\/p>\n<p>Mitsotakis highlighted Greece\u2019s ambition to be one of Europe\u2019s seven \u201cAI factories.\u201d The country aims to attract AI scientists, foster startups and benefit from centralized data management for AI applications in healthcare and climate. Greece is developing its first supercomputer and positioning itself as a hub for data centers powered by renewable energy, said the prime minister.<\/p>\n<p>On environmental policy, Greece has reduced emissions by 45% since 2005 and produces over half its electricity from renewable sources. Mitsotakis emphasized balancing green initiatives with industrial competitiveness, urging the EU to lower energy costs for businesses and consumers.<\/p>\n<p>Mitsotakis advocated for stricter action against human trafficking networks and a controlled approach to legal migration. He also stressed Greece\u2019s role as a stabilizing force in a turbulent region, pointing to its geopolitical partnerships, including strong ties with the US.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister celebrated 2024 as a record-breaking year for tourism, reinforcing optimism about Greece\u2019s economic trajectory.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/economy\/1255159\/mitsotakis-in-london-greece-aspires-to-become-a-global-hub-for-ai\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Dimitris Papamitsos\/Prime Ministers&#8217; Press Office] Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, speaking at the Greek Investment Conference in London, emphasized Greece\u2019s progress but noted it lags behind countries like Ireland and Portugal due to historical political challenges.\u00a0 He outlined a vision for Greece to become a modern European leader in areas where it has a natural &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Mitsotakis in London: Greece aspires to become a global hub for AI\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/03\/mitsotakis-in-london-greece-aspires-to-become-a-global-hub-for-ai\/#more-858\" aria-label=\"Read more about Mitsotakis in London: Greece aspires to become a global hub for AI\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":859,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mitsotakis_London-960x600.jpg?v=1733167634","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}