francine: my conversation with kyriakos mitsotakis, next on "leaders with lacqua." prime minister, you have a second mandate from the greek people. how do you think that will unfold in the coming years? pm mitsotakis: first of all i am very happy, very honored and very proud to secure a second mandate. we got a higher share of the vote than in 2013, something that was unusual for increment -- incumbent governments in these difficult times. i want to make sure that i use this mandate to drive forward an aggressive reform agenda and to make sure that greece makes up for the lost ground of the crisis and actually converges with europe at a very fast pace. so a high growth rate is for me, my number one priority. this will also give us the fiscal space to drive through important changes in health, in education, and in other policies that i care about. francine: you are very confident that you will get investment-grade. when you get investment-grade, what does that change in terms of possible extra investment coming into the country? pm mitsotakis: it changes a lot of thin

the greek prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis, said that greece is facing an unequal battle with naturegoing to do everything humanly possible to help with the emergency. sofia bettiza. authorities say a deal has been reached with azerbaijan to restore transport to the corridor by russian peacekeepers and the red cross, a deal reached with the authorities. rugby now. we're just a few hours away from england starting their world cup campaign. they take on argentina in marseille. england's players started the week in the remote calm of le touquet, cocooned from the pressure that is mounting on the team. they end the week in the eye of the storm. there is no respite in bustling marseille, a place which exudes world cup history. anyone who was here in 2007 will never forget it, least of all the legions of england fans who watched their side upset the odds against australia and improbably reach the semi—finals. live now to the bbc�*s grace harbage in marseille. grace, what is the mood light there? as you may be aware, behind me is electric. the hooter is a deafening, there are blue—and—white

the greek prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis, said that greece is facing an unequal battle with natureng humanly possible to help with the emergency. sofia bettiza. the un secretary—general has called on countries in asia, africa, and the middle east to increase their co—operation in combatting sand and dust storms. experts say more than 2 billion tons of dust enter the atmosphere each year, affecting hundreds of millions of people, primarily farmers and others whose income depends on natural resources. antonio guterres was addressing a conference in teheran on the challenges the storms pose as climate change makes them more common and more severe. a football referee from merseyside has accused the fa of being weak after it watered down the punishment for a spectator who attacked him, following an under—7s match. adam sears was convicted this week of assault and threatening behaviour. but despite the conviction, the fa haven't banned him from attending games. andy gill reports. the aftermath of an abandoned under—7s football match in january this year. adam sears gets out of his car an

francine: kyriakos mitsotakis, the greek prime minister who many have credited for the transformation of the country and its economy from the basket case of europe to one of the continent's top economic performance. in this episode of leaders with lacqua,and in his first interview since being elected, mitsotakis sets out a series of plans and objectives for the next four years. he tells them how he wants to restore greece's investment grade status, lower inequality, and continue the fight against populism. >> there is a future beyond populism, and we have proven that if you run a competent government, you can make it possible to be reelected. francine: he also speaks candidly about his push to legalize same-sex marriage and balance booming tourism with the need to protect his country's natural beauty. >> there are parts of greece that have reached saturation points, and if we have to place restrictions, we will. francine: my conversation with kiriakos mitsutakis, next on" leaders with lacqua." prime minister, you have a second mandate from the greek people. how do you think that will

the greek prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis, said that greece is facing an unequal battle with natureemergency. today is provisionally the hottest day of the year so far in the uk. the met office said a temperature of 32.7 celsius was recorded in heathrow, in west london. it beats the previous record set on thursday. however, it may be the last hot day for some areas of england and wales, as there are warnings of possible thunderstorms. a reminder of our top story. more than 1000 people are now known to have died in morocco when an earthquake struck a sparsely populated region in the atlas mountains. entire villages are reported to have been flattened, with families trapped under the rubble. read more on our website and stay with bbc news. hello there. if, like me, you're finding it too hot and humid, relief is on the way, but not for most of us until after the weekend. so it stays very warm, very muggy, there will be thundery showers and there are warnings out from the met office. more details on our website. but again, we'll have another day with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees ce

haidi: the greek prime minister kyriakos mitsotakis, speaking with our colleagues guy johnson and alixr a big boost as the golden week holiday arrives at the end of the week. our asia transport reporter danny lee joins us now. the lunar calendar has aligned to make one of the longest holidays this year. what are we expecting? danny: that's right, eight days holiday in china. it is one of the busiest periods of trouble in and around china and we have two back-to-back holidays and that gives rise to more opportunity for international travel for what is the world's biggest outbound travel market. china will be closed. onshore markets will also be closed. the amount of travel and the way people travel will be closely-watched give it three years of covid. international travel for chinese travelers has been a lot slower to recover, much lower than domestic travel, so it'll be interesting to see how this performs. with their people expert to fly, 21 million people traveling by flight in a little over a week, that's the size of the population of australia. so, looking at that in size, it will

he is of course kyriakos mitsotakis. prime minister, thank you very much indeed for your time.c you could take some time to join us here at bloomberg. mr. mitsotakis: thank you. guy: we are starting to see an economic slowdown in europe. we're starting to see europe slowing down, france, germany. how do you think that will ripple into your economy? mr. mitsotakis: i'm happy to report the greek economy has proven particularly resilient. we will have significant growth rates for 2023. i expect growth in excess of 2% and the goal has been to significantly exceed the euro zone growth, average growth, and i think this is a success, taking into consideration everything that had happened to greece in the past decades. i think greece is back for good. we have a clear reform agenda. we just got to investment grade, which was an important milestone for the country after 13 very difficult years, and if you look at all the indicators, we will do significantly better than the eurozone average and i am cautiously optimistic we can maintain this growth track for the long-term. alix: what is y