Greece's Ministry of National Economy and Finance published remarks by Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis at the 5th Economist Thessaloniki Metropolitan Summit, where he presented Greece as a “positive fiscal story” in Europe and pointed to economic growth of 2.3%, described as more than double the euro area rate. He framed the government’s priorities around continuing reforms, strengthening economic resilience and raising living standards. Pierrakakis said a key policy aim is ensuring growth is spread across the country and to households, and indicated that the Prime Minister’s forthcoming Thessaloniki International Fair speech would focus on reforms rather than a traditional spending agenda, with targeted measures using available fiscal space. He also backed greater cross-border mergers and acquisitions within the European Union to create “European champions”, citing UniCredit’s strategic cooperation with Alpha Bank and Euronext’s proposed acquisition of the Greek stock exchange, and argued that fiscal stability and diversification of Greece’s export mix are central buffers against tariff-driven global uncertainty, including a push to explore new trade routes and a sharper focus on “silver economy” tourism and the quality of agricultural products. He pointed to the Prime Minister’s announcements at the Thessaloniki International Fair as the next near-term milestone.

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