"Our direction is to work harder and talk less," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said at the first meeting of New Democracy's new parliamentary group on Friday.

"The new conservative government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis can, with the absolute majority it has, act on the promises he made during the election campaign. He promised growth, but he has not yet said how he wants to do it," reports the German radio station DLF.

Meeting at the Maximos Mansion on Tuesday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos agreed there must be a new start in Church-State relations that is based on sincerity and respect for their separate roles, which will not become the object of exploitation by political parties.