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The author of the post argued that banks thrived with the support of the government, while citizens and small and medium-sized enterprises were under pressure. He mentioned net profits of €4.63 billion in 2025 and over €2.5 billion in the first half of 2026, while also noting a 25.3% increase. https://t.co/B8uhaMIP8b #Τράπεζες #Κοινωνία #Οικονομία #GR (translated)

KatiApoZebra wrote that the Prime Minister said, for the "two hundredth time," that he would ask large businesses to contribute to addressing inflation. She added that, until then, he continued to ask citizens to bear the burden, using vulgar language. #Ακρίβεια #Οικονομία #Πολιτική (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)

Aggelos Chorianopoulos stated that the American defense startup Shield AI signed a co-development and partial co-production agreement with GEK TERNA in Greece for the unmanned X-BAT, which uses the Hivemind artificial intelligence software. He presented the agreement as a significant defense project which, he said, was linked to Marco Rubio's departure from Greece. According to him, the X-BAT is designed as a "loyal wingman" for the F-35s and will be capable of carrying AGM-154 JSOW and AGM-158C LRASM anti-ship missiles. He added that Hivemind enables autonomous targeting within enemy A2/AD zones and noted that the V-BAT can already operate in such areas. Chorianopoulos argued that the agreement includes Greece in a new American defense architecture, with a central role for artificial intelligence, machine learning, domestic data centers, and co-productions with foreign companies. He also mentioned that Shield AI was already collaborating with the Greek EFA GROUP on software matters, although more details are not known. He stated that he had proposed the V-BAT, the FPV of Resilience Tech, the X-BAT, and the Switchblade two years before their acquisition, while estimating that the same would happen with the Corsair. He described the vote of confidence in the Greek defense industry and the tax policy for businesses as unprecedented. He attributed GEK TERNA's selection to its industrial capacity, facilities, and international presence, while asserting that American companies do not choose partners based on personal relationships with politicians. #ΑμυντικήΣυνεργασία #ΤεχνητήΝοημοσύνη #Ελλάδα (translated)

We are all aware of the fact that we need to do both. Mr. Piera-kakis described the current situation as a "difficult equation," with two main sides: On one hand, the increased energy prices, high energy costs, and rising inflation are burdening households and businesses. #Οικονομία #Ενέργεια #Πληθωρισμός (translated)

The author noted that completing the Banking Union would facilitate the financing of productive businesses in Europe and allow them to invest, innovate, and grow. He added that, in his estimation, citizens would benefit from better jobs and higher wages. #ΤραπεζικήΈνωση #Επενδύσεις #Καινοτομία #EU (translated)

Nikolas Boiopoulos stated that the MEP of New Democracy, El. Meleti, spoke yesterday in the plenary of the European Parliament about the pressures that, as she said, employers face from employees, as well as the difficulties that small and medium-sized enterprises encounter in managing their teams. According to Boiopoulos, Meleti also mentioned that employers are victims of psychosocial factors, just like employees. He ironically commented that New Democracy highlighted the "tragedy" of employers who suffer because of employees and concluded by expressing outrage over the situation. #εργοδότες #εργασία #ψυχοκοινωνικοίπαράγοντες (translated)

Le Maître wrote that last year a man closed his business, leaving 12 employees without severance pay. He mentioned that, when a lawsuit was filed against him, he called them and accused them of extortion, saying that he himself had been left on the street. He added that the man immediately opened another business. https://t.co/BdLGvSCTta #εργαζόμενοι #δικαιοσύνη #επιχειρήσεις (translated)

The author characterized the EU-India trade agreement as a significant opportunity for Cyprus. He wrote that a market of 1.5 billion people would be more open to European and Cypriot businesses, with fewer tariffs and new opportunities for exports. #ΕΕ #Ινδία #Εμπόριο #EU #IN #CY (translated)

The post mentioned that gasoline and diesel were becoming more expensive, while households and businesses were being pressured and the refineries were making large profits. It criticized the government because, as it wrote, it planned to subsidize the cost of living with citizens' money, and wondered how much longer this situation would continue. It added that with the start of the new parliamentary period, it brought up the relevant issue for the third time. (translated)

Despoina Kanidou, mother of Giorgos Papazoglou, testified at the trial regarding the Tempi incident that the family arrived by car at Evangelismos around 2, while the fire was still burning. She mentioned that her son's funeral took place on March 7 and that the restoration work and backfilling had been completed the day before. Kanidou said that her son's body was one of the three most dismembered and was delivered in two bags: one contained his legs and the other his heart and organs. She stated that the metallic items he had with him and his mobile phone, which she said was functioning, were not found and claimed that the items were thrown away with the soil during the restoration work. She also claimed that there were government orders to remove the soil and that the area needed to be cleared in anticipation of elections. She stated that important evidence was lost with the backfilling. She also referred to the audio of her call to 112, where she heard Frantzeska saying that she had no oxygen, and described how she was preoccupied with what the child had gone through in the last hours of his life. Regarding the absence of defendants from the courtroom, Kanidou mentioned that stationmasters and representatives of ERGOSE were missing and requested that their personal presence be ordered. She added that the defendants continued to work in the same positions. Kanidou argued that if the consortium had been declared bankrupt, contract 717 would have been completed, and she would not have lost her child. She said that extensions and additional funds were given while workers repeatedly sent legal warnings about the possibility of an accident. She stated that the problems were known to the ministry, the RAS, and OSE, and that the family had believed Mr. Karamanlis's assurances about safety. Finally, she said that in 2023, the two trains moved for 12 minutes on a collision course without any safety system working and argued that the functioning of even one system would have prevented the collision. She attributed the deaths to corruption, collusion, nepotism, and impunity. #Τέμπη #δίκη #ασφάλεια (translated)