PM Mitsotakis' schedule at World Economic Forum

The WEF's theme this year is "Rebuilding Trust" in a rapidly changing world at three levels, "into the future, within societies and among nations".

On Thursday, Mitsotakis will participate in a discussion on "European Green Deal, Anyone?" starting at 09:00 local time (10:00 Athens time). According to the agenda, the focus will be as follows: "In its ambition to make Europe climate-neutral by 2050, the European Commission led the rollout of era-defining green legislation during its current term and aims to mobilize at least 1 trillion euros in sustainable investments over the next decade. As the European Green Deal faces political headwinds in the run-up to the 2024 parliamentary elections, what does its future look like?"

Besides Mitsotakis, speakers will include Euronews Senior Business Editor Sasha Vakulina, DTEK Group CEO Maxim Timchenko, European Commission Executive Vice-President for European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Maros Sefcovic, and Novozymes President and CEO Ester Baiget.

Also on Thursday, the premier will participate in a conversation with Foreign Policy magazine Editor-in-Chief Ravi Agrawal at 15:00 local time (16:00 Athens time). The conversation is under the Forum's Center for Regions, Trade and Geopolitics, and related to shaping progress on priorities during complex geopolitical times.

Following this conversation, Mitsotakis will meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

On Friday morning, the premier will be interviewed by Bloomberg TV and journalist Francine Lacqua, while he is also expected to provide an interview to CNN as well.

Meeting with investors

Besides the panels he will attend, the Greek PM will also meet individually on both days with leading business people, partiularly those in the technology and energy sectors, who are interested in investing in Greece, government sources said.

The premier will provide the Greek economy's prospects and the government's priorities in its second term, particularly after the country has achieved investment grade and a rate of growth that exceeds that of the European Union average, they added.

During his contacts on the sidelines of the WEF, the premier is expected to underline Greece's role as a reliable power and a pillar of stability in Europe and the greater region, particularly particularly during a time of clashes, uncertainty, multicrises, and new geopolitical realities forming in the region, government sources underlined.