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Jun 2026
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Pierrakakis at ECOFIN: One threat and five opportunities for the digital euro

Strengthening the EU's monetary sovereignty and financial integration among the major opportunities, as Finance Minister told today's ECOFIN meeting in Brussels

Pierrakakis: Property transfers unblocked for those in debt settlement

No rent refund for those who don't pay rent electronically – Incentives to open up closed properties

Pierrakakis Regulation: Property transfers and parental donations unblocked for tax-compliant public debtors

Thousands of citizens freed from “hostage” status – Company shareholders (over 5%) will be able to sell personal real estate with just a 7% withholding instead of the current 70%, but must pledge another property of equal value as collateral – Parental donations will be permitted freely, but the transferred property will be mortgaged to the State

Pierrakakis: The absorption of OPEKEPE by AADE creates a mechanism for subsidies to actual beneficiaries

The choice of the AADE is due to the excellent work it has done in recent years to upgrade our tax system, the Finance Minister stresses in a post

Changes in the housing market: The Ministry of National Economy and Finance’s plan for mandatory payment of rents through bank transfer

The plan by the Ministry of National Economy and Finance to establish mandatory rent payments through bank accounts is set to bring significant upheaval to the housing market

Pierrakakis: Government is considering mandatory rent payments through banks

"We agree, I think, that the average rent in the country is not 255 euros," said the Minister of Economy and Finance

Mitsotakis seeks to turn the page after unrest over the issue of uniformed personnel – ND’s group of “11” becomes permanent

At 10:00, the Prime Minister will visit the Ministry of Labour, as today the new increased minimum wage comes into effect – Parliamentary Group of ND to meet on Friday

Pierrakakis: We will exhaust all options for raises for all uniformed personnel – No one is more or less compassionate

He pointed to the Thessaloniki International Fair and the “announcements traditionally made by the Prime Minister” – The Defense Ministry achieved savings, “there’s no such thing as free compassion” – “No government ever won with handouts, but with stability”

Out-of-court debt settlement mechanism: opening up to tens of thousands of Households and Businesses – What changes with the new Finance Ministry regulation

A “second chance” for vulnerable debtors before foreclosure – The 60-day deadline is abolished – Creditors now required to propose settlements

Minimum wage set at €880, announced at cabinet meeting

Greece ranks 11th among 22 countries with minimum wage – New rate effective from April 1st

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