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Greece is seeking greater fiscal flexibility from the EU for additional support measures during the energy crisis, while the government responds to the opposition's challenges regarding heating oil and Kyriakos Mitsotakis' self-sufficiency. #Ελλάδα #ενεργειακή_κρίση #δημοσιονομική_ευελιξία (translated)

The restart of the metro in Kypseli will only take place when sufficient measures are ensured by the independent evaluation committee, as damages have occurred in 20 buildings due to subsidence, without considering that there is any liability from the Ministry of Infrastructure and AVAX. #Κυψέλη #Μετρό #Καθιζήσεις (translated)

Winston Churchill mocked an unemployed student who, as he wrote, found the new government measures for young people exceptionally good. He added that they were preparing him for Minister of Finance or government spokesperson and argued that usually unemployed individuals took these positions, using a derogatory term for those who held them. https://t.co/JnmVEzZ5Zk #ΝέαΜέτρα #Φοιτητές #Κυβέρνηση (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)

Leonidas ToEat stated that the European Commission approved, solely for Greece, the request to extend the existing escape clause to include measures to enhance the country's energy resilience. He added that the relevant letter had been sent on 6/8/2026. #Ελλάδα #ΕυρωπαϊκήΈνωση #Ενέργεια (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)

The economist Giannis Telonis emphasized the difficult conditions that Cypriot households are experiencing due to inflation, with the general price index increasing by 22.12% from 2020 to 2026, and the need for targeted support measures and changes in Europe's energy policy. #Ακρίβεια #Οικονομία #Ενέργεια (translated)

Kyriakos Pierrakakis presented the three Ts for the support measures during the energy crisis, emphasizing the need for temporary, targeted, and tailored measures, while the European Commission approves fiscal flexibility to support energy security in Greece. #ΕνεργειακήΚρίση #Οικονομία #ΜέτραΣτήριξης (translated)

The Government Spokesman called on the Turkish Cypriot leader for substantial progress at the leaders' meeting on October 13 for the resumption of the UN process, with the Greek Cypriot side having proposed 19 measures to facilitate the discussion. #Κυπριακό #ΕπανέναρξηΔιαδικασίας #ΔιεξοδικήΣυζήτηση (translated)

Leonidas Palaiodimos wrote that M. Rubio did not go to the Pnyx to thank the Greeks for Democracy, but to present an ideological manifesto. According to him, Rubio highlighted patriotism, ambition, rivalry, courage, and desire for the unknown, placing particular emphasis on what he called "anger." Palaiodimos noted that during the speech, these virtues were connected to the journey from Athens and Rome to Christian Europe and western dominance. He added that Rubio warned about the guilt towards history, homeland, and nation, as well as about policies that prevented losses, international bureaucracy, deindustrialization, mass immigration, weakening of defense, and cession of sovereignty. As Rubio's proposal, Palaiodimos described the return to a nation that was not ashamed of its power and collaborated without ceding its sovereignty. He estimated that Rubio spoke as a representative of a hegemonic state and presented the manifesto of the then American government. He also added that he believed his words were liked by the Greeks, while he stated he was unsure of the reaction of the "so-called elites." #Δημοκρατία #Πατρίδα #Ιστορία (translated)

Ino wrote that she had left her family for a few hours to prepare the bag with the medications for her mother's fifth chemotherapy and first radiotherapy. She mentioned that she would be present for the last treatment, holding a small bell, and that the countdown had begun. #χημειοθεραπεία #υγεία #οικογένεια (translated)