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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)

At the beginning of the year, in collaboration with Europol and Spanish forces, Ecuador dismantled a cocaine trafficking ring to Europe, arresting 21 individuals, including two police officers, and seizing approximately 45 tons of narcotic substances worth 1.7 billion dollars. #Ναρκωτικά #Εκτροπή #Ισημερινός (translated)

We aim for no Greek to be left without coverage during the winter. Presenting the amendment, Dimitris Markopoulos explained that the existing subsidy regime is being extended to cover heating oil, with the calculation of the support being based on the net value of the invoices, excluding VAT. #Πολιτική #Καύσιμα #Επιδότηση (translated)

Citi expresses a positive assessment of the potential listing of METKA on Euronext Athens, maintaining a "Buy" recommendation for Metlen with a target price of 52 euros, due to the prospect of unlocking significant value and financing the group's infrastructure development. #Metlen #Οικονομία #EuronextAthens (translated)

Vicky referred to a statement by the interpreter Iro, who said that her interest was focused on the mobilizations of tens of thousands of students in Paris and the protests in Spain for the right to decent housing. Iro wondered when people stopped reacting to injustice and devaluation and when humanity and compassion gave way to profit. She added that "filotimo" was lost and that people became unjust, insensitive, and indifferent to others. #Αδικία #Ανθρωπιά #Συμπόνια (translated)

In contrast to the approach of American President Trump, who systematically seeks to diminish the value and effectiveness of NATO for global security, Marco Rubio, expressing the think tanks of more traditional American foreign policy, described Greece as an essential partner of the Western Alliance, as well as a pillar of the presence of the United States in the broader region. #Ελλάδα #ΗΠΑ #Διπλωματία (translated)

StrategicWarCrafted wrote that, after the speech of American Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Pnyx, the President of the Republic Konstantinos Tasoulas offered him the English edition of "Pericles' Funeral Oration" from the Parliament Foundation, with a handwritten dedication. The author noted that, according to Thucydides, the Funeral Oration was delivered in the winter of 431/430 BC, at the end of the first year of the Peloponnesian War, during the burial of the Athenians who were killed in battle. He added that the ceremony took place at the public cemetery of Kerameikos and not at the Pnyx. According to StrategicWarCrafted, the text linked the idea of the ideal city-state with democracy, freedom, courage, and public ethics. He also wrote that Rubio presented Athens as the birthplace of characteristics that shaped the West and called on the West to regain its confidence. Referring to Thucydides' "Histories," Book II, Chapter 43, the author attributed to Pericles the message that the dead should be a model and that happiness was linked with freedom and freedom with courage, while the dangers of war should not be avoided. He called on the country's political leadership to take this exhortation into account and wrote that it was not a time for bribes, but for the salvation of the Nation. He concluded with the phrase "Judges will judge us, the unborn, the dead." #Δημοκρατία #Ιστορία #Πολιτική (translated)

The CERBERUS characterized Eleonora Meleti's activity as an employer as profitable and mentioned that she and her husband, Theodoros Marosoulis, have the company "MAROSSOULIS PRODUCTIONS E.E.". He claimed that after Meleti was elected to the European Parliament, the company signed successive contracts with Regions and Municipalities. He mentioned a contract of 12,400 euros with the Region of Crete for organizing the performance "Perfect Strangers," an assignment of 6,200 euros with VAT from the Municipality of Acharnes for the same performance as part of "Cultural September," and a contract of 26,040 euros with the Municipality of Sparta for the performance "PERSIANS." #Μελέτη #Θέατρο #Συμβάσεις (translated)

Kyranakis wrote that, three years after October 7, 2023, the Hamas attack should not be forgotten, during which, as he mentioned, more than 1,200 people were killed and 251 were abducted. He described the murders and abuse of civilians, rapes, and desecrations of corpses, noting that among the victims were people who supported the peaceful coexistence of Israelis and Palestinians. Kyranakis characterized the attack as a blow to the values of human life, freedom, democracy, and peace. He added that the West had a duty to defend these values against fanaticism and terrorism and stated that his position remained zero tolerance for terrorism, without compromise with antisemitism and without oblivion. #ισραηλινόπαλαιστινιακό #τρομοκρατία #ανθρωπινάδικαιώματα (translated)

The user wrote that if he were experiencing this today, he would feel emotion and pride and would consider the moment invaluable. He added that for the basketball team, this would mean 1,600 euros in its funds. #paobc https://t.co/EnoUTlPwEV #μπάσκετ #συγκίνηση #περηφάνεια (translated)

John Vatatzes wrote that the Tsar of the Bulgarians, Samuel, had built, approximately 1,000 years ago, the church of Saint Achilles on an islet in Little Prespa and that the lakes of Ohrid and Prespa were in the heart of his kingdom. He mentioned that Professor Nikolaos Moutsopoulos had found the bones of Samuel in 1965 on Greek soil and that they were kept in Thessaloniki. According to Vatatzes, Greece was asking Bulgaria to return thousands of relics and manuscripts that, he claimed, had been looted from monasteries in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace during the occupation of the area in 1917. He also noted that the Treaty of Neuilly provided for their return and that in 2014, during the premiership of Antonis Samaras, it had been agreed to return approximately 2,000 relics, without Greece agreeing to relinquish the rest. He himself accused Kyriakos Mitsotakis of giving Bulgaria the bones of Samuel in 2026, which he described as being of inestimable historical and ideological value to the Bulgarians, in exchange for just 48 relics. He compared the move to Alexis Tsipras's concession of the name Macedonia in 2018 and argued that Greece had now lost its bargaining tool for the return of the remaining relics. #Ελλάδα #Ιστορία #Μακεδονία (translated)

Farmer Chris Freeman warned that the reduction in the number of producers could, in his estimation, lead to a food crisis and high prices in the coming years. Citing data from ELSTAT and Eurostat, he mentioned that in Greece, only 7.2% of agricultural farm managers were under 40 years old, while almost 65% were over 55 and 37.1% were over 65. For Europe, he said that the percentage of farmers under 40 was 10.7% and the average age was 57 years. Freeman claimed that 300,000 farms were lost in 15 years and that 75,000 farmers abandoned their work in just the last year. He added that costs for fertilizers, oil, and animal feed had increased by 100%, while the real value of production had decreased by 25.5% in 2023, to the lowest recorded level. He estimated that in the coming years, 200,000 farmers over 65 would need to be replaced, along with another 150,000 aged 55-64, but there would be no young people to take over the farms. He warned that fields might remain uncultivated and that Greece might depend on imports, which he linked to Mercosur and described as triple the price. He called on consumers to prefer products from local producers, even when they cost the same, and asked if there were any young farmers in their villages. #αγροτικήανάπτυξη #διατροφικήκρίση #στηρίξτετονπαραγωγό (translated)

The President congratulated KatPanagopoulou for her first place, which he described as fair and noteworthy. He wrote that her success reflected the public's trust and the value she had built consistently, while also adding that her work resonated and her voice reached the audience. According to him, the first place confirmed that quality and consistency brought results. #Συγχαρητήρια #Επιτυχία #Αξιοπιστία (translated)