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"Compared to June 2019, the unemployment rate has dropped by 8 percentage points, from 17.5% to 9.6%. Additionally, we have seen an increase of 400,000 in the number of employed individuals," Mitsotakis added.

According to data so far, 20 of these cases were identified in Thessaly, 1 in Corinth, and 1 in Attica. A total of 10,768 animals have been slaughtered and another 2,000 are expected to take place soon.

"The Eurostat data is revealing," he said. "The Greek people pay the second-highest private expenditures in Europe. Instead, then, of the government taking initiatives to revive the National Health Service (NHS), it has resorted to blackmail".

In the morning, a memorial service was held, in the church of Aghios Ioannis, in Neos Voutzas. At 18:30, at the Memorial of the Victims, in Neos Voutzas, a liturgy (Trisagion) will be held followed by the Invocation of the 104 dead.

Androulakis added that "major efforts were held in those 50 years and you know it better than me but they did not bring the expected results".

The Prime Minister noted, however, that the battle against the fires will last a long time, as Greece was only now entering the heart of the firefighting season.

The Economy and Finance Minister stressed that both in Greece and in most European countries, accuracy was the main reason for the election results.

For the first time, the food sector was not the main contributor to inflation, with olive oil, however, remaining the champion with a price rise of more than 56%.

"Following the 4th disbursement request of €2.3 billion for the loan component, the total amount of disbursements will exceed 50% of the total funds", noted the Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance, Mr. Papathanasis.

As noted by the Minister of Development "for the first time the prices of products in supermarkets in May are down (-1.25%) compared to the same month last year."