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In response to a question from Vima, during the briefing of political editors, Pavlos Marinakis referred to Kyriakos Mitsotakis' letter to Ursula von der Leyen regarding Athens' requests, explaining that the government is asking for extraordinary interventions that are required or may be required to support citizens during a difficult energy winter to be excluded from the calculation of spending limits. #Ελλάδα #ενεργειακή_κρίση #δημοσιονομική_ευελιξία (translated)

The Proper Greek Analyst criticized publications from Kontra, Eleftheros Typos, Political, and Dimokratia, arguing that they presented as a Greek success an exception that would pave the way for a reduction of fuel taxes or investments amounting to 1 billion euros. He described the coverage as misleading and said it confused two different requests. According to him, the government's request for temporary reductions in the Special Consumption Tax or VAT on fuels not to be counted toward the deficit was rejected. He argued that such measures would directly support citizens and businesses and that they had been implemented without requests to the Commission from 11 EU countries. He also cited a Reuters publication regarding the rejection of requests from Greece and Italy for greater fiscal flexibility. On the contrary, he mentioned that a request for exemption from fiscal rules on spending for energy projects had been accepted. In his post, this possibility did not concern only Greece: a Commission announcement dated 18/8/26, with code C/2026/4514, stipulated an exemption of up to 0.6% of GDP cumulatively over two years for countries that would apply. He estimated that this corresponded for Greece to 1.56 billion euros, with an GDP of 260 billion euros at current prices in 2026, and not the 1 billion euros that, as he wrote, the government planned to allocate. The Proper Greek Analyst added that Italy's request, which, according to ANSA, concerned 0.6% of GDP or 14 billion euros, was expected to be approved by Monday. He contrasted this amount with the 0.38% of GDP or 1 billion euros attributed to the Greek plan. For Greek projects, he mentioned grants of 200 million euros for energy storage batteries from renewable sources, 320 million euros for railroad safety and expansion projects, 200 million euros for heat pumps and solar water heaters for 100,000 beneficiaries, 117 million euros for energy upgrades of 109 public buildings and universities, 50 million euros for photovoltaics, batteries, and heating systems for 10,000 beneficiaries, 50 million euros for carbon capture and storage in industry, and 45 million euros for 246 school units. He stated that, beyond the subsidies for households, the remaining projects would not directly benefit citizens. #Ελλάδα #ενέργεια #δημοσιονομικά (translated)

The Ministry of Energy announced a new grant plan for the energy upgrade of homes, offering up to €32,000 per residence with a total budget of €20 million, and applications will be submitted electronically from October 20 to December 30, 2026. #ΕνεργειακήΑναβάθμιση #Χορηγίες #Κύπρος (translated)

Nikos Appelaios II wrote that, two days earlier, Antonis Samaras had attempted, through the US embassy and a close diplomatic friend of his at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to meet with Rubio at the hotel where he was staying. According to him, Samaras sought a brief standing meeting to secure a photo that he could use politically. He added that he had also sought the mediation of Kimberly Guilfoyle, but the request was categorically denied, while he used a derogatory term for Samaras. #Σαμαράς #πολιτική #διπλωματία (translated)

The Truth Team reported that the European Commission approved, only for Greece, a request from the Ministry of National Economy and Finance to expand the existing national escape clause to cover energy resilience measures. According to it, new investments were expected to reach 1 billion euros by 2028 and to be financed by national resources, while they would be exempt from the limit on the increase of net primary expenditures, up to 0.3% of GDP annually and 0.6% cumulatively until 2028. #ΕλληνικήΟικονομία #Επενδύσεις #Ενέργεια (translated)

Mr. Ioannou, who is a recipient of Minimum Guaranteed Income (MGI), states that for the last approximately eight years he has been applying for the allocation of a larger Turkish Cypriot residence, without a permanent solution being found to date. #Στέγαση #Κύπρος #Οικογένεια (translated)

The requests for the suspension of the criminal prosecution in the case of the documents of the Central Prisons were not approved, with assurance that the Attorney General can reconsider his decision, while deficiencies in the testimonies provided were reported. #Κύπρος #Φυλακές #Δικαιοσύνη (translated)

Clashes broke out between the police and thousands of students at the Bastille in Paris during mass protests for better conditions in schools and a request for 10 billion euros for education, with a new call for strikes on October 13. #Γαλλία #εκπαίδευση #κινητοποιήσεις (translated)

Amalia claimed that documents uncovered from the Russian State Archive of Contemporary History (RGANI) showed that Moscow was funding AKEL with the aim of preventing the union of Cyprus with Greece. According to her, the funding served Soviet interests, as Greece was a NATO member. She stated that the money was channeled through the International Trade Union Assistance Fund for Left-Wing Labor Organizations, which she described as a cover for the KGB, and that the allocations were approved by the Political Bureau of the CPSU. She mentioned Yuri Andropov as responsible for transferring the funds. According to Amalia, six annual reports for the period 1961-1973 recorded remittances to AKEL amounting to $56,000 in 1961, $56,222 in 1962, $56,000 in 1963, $69,722 in 1965, $70,000 in 1966, and $140,000 in 1973, totaling $447,944. She added that these amounts did not necessarily constitute the total aid received by the party, as, she wrote, documents for all the years had not been declassified. She also mentioned that AKEL had received weapons from Moscow. She wrote that the Central Committee of the CPSU approved, at the request of AKEL's General Secretary Ezekias Papayiannou, the shipment of 100 Walther pistols and 25,000 cartridges. According to the posting, the weapons were sent on June 13, 1974, and delivered on July 4. Amalia questioned the stated purpose in the documents — the protection of AKEL leadership and other persons — and claimed that the weapons were intended for terrorist actions against EOKA B. Finally, she stated that Makarios had received weapons from Czechoslovakia, with Moscow's approval, in late January 1972. According to her, these were unloaded in the area of Kseros and transported with about 50 trucks to the Archdiocese in Nicosia. #Κύπρος #ΑΚΕΛ #ιστορία (translated)

The author stated that ten days ago he had declared that he aligned himself with the request of a large portion of his compatriots for an "national awakening," which, as he wrote, would pull the country out of passivity. He linked the request to the resolution of the major problems of the place and the provision of prospects for the youth. #ΕθνικήΑφύπνιση #Νέοι #Δικαιοσύνη #GR (translated)

"It will not appear anywhere if you transfer the money to American Express." Kimberly Guilfoyle was preparing for her congressional hearing regarding the confirmation of her appointment as the US ambassador to Greece when she reached out to a Trump donor with an urgent request: She needed $100,000, which, she said, she owed to American Express — and she wanted to receive it in a way that left no traces. #Γκίλφοϊλ #ΜΑΓΑ #Δημοκρατικοί (translated)

The 51-year-old monk of the Holy Cross Monastery of Saint Neophytus remains under detention, accused of attempted murder and illegal possession of a weapon, with the court rejecting a request for release and setting a new hearing date for October 26. #Κύπρος #ΑγιοςΝεόφυτος #ΠοινικόΔικαστήριο (translated)

Maria Karystianou published a response, accompanied by documents, to an article by Proto Thema and HELLENIC HOAXES and requested it to be published in full. She raised two questions: why, as she claimed, the media silenced critical details from official documents and findings, despite being aware of them, and where the videos came from that, according to her, differed even from those retrieved from a computer's trash can and handed over two years later by her lawyer from INTERSTAR, Vasilis Kapernaros. Karystianou stated that she would continue to defend the truth and that everything would come to light. #Αλήθεια #Δημοσιογραφία #Ντοκουμέντα (translated)