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Theodoratos: Prime Minister’s announcements on ferry services move in the right direction
]According to industry estimates (SEEN), the cost of mandatory discounts for companies ranges from €40–60 million annually for the passenger fleet operating routes within Greece

Mitsotakis: Announced fuel pass, subsidy on diesel fuel and intervention for ferry tickets, see the 4 measures
For the preparation of the package, a meeting was held on Saturday at the Mansion Maximou under the Prime Minister with the participation of the economic staff (K. Pierrakakis, Th. Petralias) and the Vice President of the government Kostis Hatzidakis
The Property Ownership and Management Register starts operating, what changes for owners
MIDA is the new digital platform that will collect and consolidate in one place all the information that owners have declared about their properties - The state will for the first time have a complete and continuous picture of the country's building stock

The U.S. lifts certain sanctions on Iranian oil for 30 days
The temporary lifting of sanctions applies only to Iranian oil already on ships, said U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

First clouds from the Middle East war – Bank of Greece lowers growth forecast to 1.9% for 2026
The GDP growth rate for 2026 is now revised down to 1.9% from 2.1%, as previously forecasted in the Interim Monetary Policy Report published last December – Inflation is expected to remain high at 3.1% in 2026

More than 300 forged paintings and over €200,000 in cash found in Giorgos Tsagkarakis’s gallery
The investigation was triggered by a social media post by the well-known gallerist, in which he presented for sale a Gospel dated 1745

Mitsotakis opens the door to new interventions based on European flexibility: The Commission’s toolbox and “targeted temporary measures”
The government appears ready to make announcements in the coming period – The measures are drawn from the 2022 toolbox – The scope of European support will determine the nature of the intervention


