Our country is performing better than the European average in terms of energy costs, Deputy Energy Minister Nikos Tsafos said, responding to a topical question from former SYRIZA-PS leader and now independent MP Socrates Famellos.
Socrates Famellos accused the government of hiding behind international developments and supporting profiteering.
“The high cost of electricity in Greece has gone beyond all bounds, as have cartel profits. We have an electricity market that places a disproportionate burden on households, businesses and industry. In Greece, the government is not merely standing by as a spectator; it has designed an electricity market in which cartels can run riot, while the market, the economy and society suffer,” Socrates Famellos said.
“Let me start with this map, which shows the picture of wholesale prices across Europe today. I think only SYRIZA could look at this map and say that Kyriakos Mitsotakis is to blame. The whole of Europe is red, but New Democracy is to blame,” replied Nikos Tsafos to Socrates Famellos’s allegations.
“What matters is what Eurostat also highlighted in its latest figures: in the first half of 2026, household electricity prices in Greece remained 15% below the European average. We are not going to deny that we are facing an extremely difficult international situation. We are seeing prices rise across Europe. Oil, fuels, electricity and natural gas have all risen to very worrying levels. Everyone is taking measures, and so are we,” the deputy minister concluded.