Greek PM: Industry a strategic priority, aiming for a new growth leap
Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos unveiled seven priorities for industry, including 3.7 billion euros in investment support, 700 million euros to cut energy costs and a bid for 15 billion euros from the EU's Competitiveness Fund
Rhine and Danube rivers dry up amid drought and heatwave
The Rhine, a vital trade artery for Europe, has ground to a halt as falling water levels strand ships, driving freight costs sharply higher, while nuclear plants in Hungary and Romania cut output amid shortage
New €115 million funding instrument from the Commission to develop new cutting-edge defence technologies in record time
The new pilot instrument, called "AGILE", is mainly targeted at SMEs, start-ups and scale-ups in the "new defence" sector.