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Heated exchange between Papastavrou and Sweden’s energy minister over European power grids at the Council of Ministers
A dispute over the joint planning of electricity grids saw the Greek minister challenge his Swedish counterpart, saying that “ultimatums are not the way we should operate,” and calling for a common European strategy for energy networks, invoking Jacques Delors
Military Exercises with “Kimon,” Patriots, and Drones
The war in Iran represents an “unprecedented accumulation of field experience” for the crews of Greek frigates and their interaction with the advanced air defense systems of the French naval convoy in the Eastern Mediterranean—a general rehearsal also for building a “European fleet”
Green light from the competent parliamentary committee for the upgrade of F-16s and the “Achilles’ Shield”
PASOK and SYRIZA voted “present”, while the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and Course of Freedom voted against in the parliamentary committee. The final decisions will be taken by KYSEA (the Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense) next week
Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the event on the Development Law and strategic investments (video-photos)
The results of the plan for the productive transformation of the Greek economy and the government’s priorities for investments in industry and innovation will be presented. The main speech will be delivered by Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos, in the presence of representatives from the economy and the business community
Androulakis: Turnout exceeded all expectations, 174,813 voted to elect PASOK congress delegates
“Together we can restore strength to the Democratic Progressive camp and give the country a new perspective” – “Citizens sent a clear message that the need for political change is a social priority that can become reality,” said the president of PASOK
Alarm in Athens over prolonged economic uncertainty: Preparedness drills and the EU Summit
Although the government has fiscal reserves and has carried out the necessary preparedness exercises, a European intervention will also be required
Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Proto Thema on the crisis in the Middle East: The country in wartime needs political stability
"Our compass for navigating the uncharted waters opening up before us is political stability, a comparative advantage that we must preserve so that the country’s course is not threatened amid geopolitical and economic storms”
Mitsotakis: The fiscal discipline of recent years gives us room to intervene depending on how the crisis develops
We will act accordingly when there is a clearer picture of how the crisis is unfolding and, of course, based on the economy’s resilience, the prime minister says in his weekly review
