Mitsotakis Pledges Crete Highway, New Airport and Dam Upgrades as Tourism Hits Record Levels

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has used a visit to Crete to champion a package of major infrastructure projects for the island while positioning Greece's largest region as the centerpiece of his government's push for year-round tourism. Speaking at a New Democracy pre-conference panel in Heraklion, Mr. Mitsotakis committed to completing the Northern Road Axis of Crete — a major highway project he said his government inherited with virtually nothing built — and confirmed the Kastelli airpo...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA