ATHENS, Nov 26, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on  Wednesday said Athens was looking at allocating 1.76 billion euros ($2  billion) in 2026, along with tax relief measures, to tackle demographic  issues. Greece has one of the European Union's lowest birthrates, calculated by  births per 1,000 inhabitants, standing at 7.3 -- above only Spain with 6.9  and Italy in last place with 6.7. Mitsotakis, speaking at a symposium organised by the rightwing daily  Eleftheros Typos, stressed the importance of protecting families and  highlighted the government's tax reforms benefitting families with children. "For the first time in our country, we have a comprehensive strategy on  demographic issues," he said. "The more children there are, the lower the  taxes." Demographic issues are not exclusively economic, the premier said, citing  "other reasons that we need to analyse much more deeply if we want to solve"  them. Asked about using migrants and refugees to address labour market and  demographic issues, Mitsotakis defended his government's "strict" migration  policy. "We will do everything in our power to prevent anyone from entering our  country illegally," he said. But Greece had nothing to fear from migrants who  arrived regularly, could respond to employment needs and integrate into Greek  society, he added. He noted that Greece has recently received a limited number of Sudanese  refugees who are set to work in agriculture.