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Recovery Fund officially comes to an end: Mitsotakis ‘pressed the button’ and submitted the final payment request
The Prime Minister visited the offices of the Special Coordination Service for the Recovery Fund – He referred to the five days of negotiations in Brussels over the creation of the Fund – “Greece secured significant European support at the time, proportionate to the size of its economy”
EU Energy Winter Alert: Commission warns of soaring costs, examines fuel and gas measures
“There is no doubt that we are heading for a difficult winter” amid the energy crisis caused by the war in the Middle East, the Energy Commissioner said
France in fiscal crisis as debt exceeds 119% of GDP, breaking 80-year record
Public debt is expected to reach 119.3% of GDP by the end of this year and 121.7% in 2027
The new 15% transfer tax: How it impacts the luxury real estate market
On September 6, 2026, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced, during his speech at the 90th Thessaloniki International Fair, the government's intention to increase the real estate transfer tax from the current 3% to 15% for buyers from third countries
The Spanish government announced a suspension of evictions until 2030 and the automatic renewal of rental contracts
The package of measures is included in the so-called “Maricarmen Decree,” named after the 87-year-old woman who was evicted last Wednesday from the home where she had lived for 70 years in Madrid after it was purchased by a real estate company
Stournaras: If the quality of institutions improves, Greece can achieve an A rating within three years
Greece may be able to achieve an A credit rating before 2030, provided that it continues to make improvements that strengthen legal certainty, the functioning of the justice system, and investor confidence, the governor of the Bank of Greece emphasized
