60 pirate attacks against crews in 2024 – Concern in the shipping industry
85 hostages compared to 36 in the first 6 months of 2023, 11 kidnappings and two threats - 46 ships were boarded by pirates, eight reported an attempted attack, four were hijacked and two were fired upon
Electricity: Decisions at Maximou – Taxation of electricity producers and wholesale price cap
A meeting at 10 AM chaired by Mitsotakis - Considering linking the emergency taxation of power generation companies with the subsidy of tariffs through a cap on wholesale prices.
Electricity: Plan to tax excess profits after price boom
The tax applies to the period from July 1 to September 30