{"id":16185,"date":"2021-06-22T20:32:20","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T18:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=16185"},"modified":"2021-06-22T20:32:20","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T18:32:20","slug":"bakoyannis-there-are-no-more-differences-between-albanians-and-greeks-in-athens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/bakoyannis-there-are-no-more-differences-between-albanians-and-greeks-in-athens\/","title":{"rendered":"Bakoyannis: There are no more differences between Albanians and Greeks in Athens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kostas Bakoyannis, who has been the mayor of Athens since 2019, said that Albanians in Greece have now been completely integrated and he goes on to call them \u201cAthenians\u201d. Bakoyannis gave this statement during his interview with journalist Bruna \u00c7ifligu on Euronews Albania.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re talking about Athenians. Real Athenians. Much as I am Athenian, they are Athenians. Their children grew up with our children, they go to school with our kids, they enrolled in the military with our children and they work together. There are no more differences,\u201d stated the 43-year-old politician.<\/p>\n<p>He is considered as one of the young politicians, through whom Greece can see toward the future. However, now that he is in charge of a local government, he says that it is his duty to find real solutions to real problems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it is a new generation in Greece. Our government is visionary and open. Our Prime Minister is on the right side of history. He has made a series of strong calls in recent years, managed many crises and has done so successfully. Greece, after the long economic crisis, has returned with a new sense of optimism and self-confidence. So, yes. I think we can hope for a brighter future,\u201d argued Bakoyannis.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor of Athens also said that he sees a lot of similarities between himself and the mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj and said that he has been pleasantly surprised by his work in the Albanian capital city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can say that I am proud that he is my friend and that I am surprised by the good work he has done, but I think what we have in common is enthusiasm, love for what we do. It is not just work, but people themselves,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Kostas Bakoyannis is the nephew of the current PM, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, son of former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Theodora Bakoyannis and the liberal politician Pavlos Bakoyannis. He started his political career back in 2010, when he ran as an independent candidate for the municipality of Karpen\u00edsi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/06\/22\/kostas-bakoyannis-greece-and-albania-share-the-political-will-to-cooperate\/\">Kostas Bakoyannis: Greece and Albania share the political will to cooperate<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/06\/08\/hellenic-park-of-tirana-ambassador-philippidou-a-space-for-citizens-and-athletes\/\">Hellenic Park of Tirana, ambassador Philippidou: A space for citizens and athletes<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/06\/18\/greece-to-reopen-borders-with-albania\/\">Greece to reopen borders with Albania<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kostas Bakoyannis, who has been the mayor of Athens since 2019, said that Albanians in Greece have now been completely integrated and he goes on to call them \u201cAthenians\u201d. 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