Main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday gave his inaugural speech as party president to ND's Parliamentary group, thanking the MPs "for keeping ND upright in 2015, during the tsunami of populism that swept the country."

Former Greek Prime Minister and party president emeritus, Konstantinos Mitsotakis, had dinner with New Democracy’s president,Vagelis Meimarakis.

“There is no longer any excuse,” said Administrative Reform Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, commenting on the decision of 19 Mayors to block public sector evaluation.