Nikos Androulakis called on the government in parliament to make public the contents of France’s note verbale to Turkey concerning the laying of the Greece-Cyprus-Israel electricity interconnector cable.
“We want to be briefed because foreign policy must be discussed with honesty,” he said, making clear that his party supports completing the project, “but with full respect for international law and the European acquis.”
Mr Androulakis cited remarks by New Democracy officials, including former foreign minister Dora Bakoyannis (“the request for information from Turkey was made verbally,” she said), Haris Theoharis (“information was requested, as PPC provides when there is a power cut”) and deputy foreign minister Tasos Chatzivasileiou (“as EYDAP informs you when it digs under your house”), before asking pointedly: “So are we going to dig under Turkey’s house?”.
In response, minister Stavros Papastavrou accused the PASOK leader of “distorting reality”, stressing that “the French company applied for a permit only in Greece; it did not ask Turkey, as Ankara wanted.”
He added that “the electricity interconnector is of national importance: it ends Cyprus’s electricity isolation and connects it to Europe.”
Amendment to switch to blue tariffs
The PASOK leader spoke at length about the dire situation facing millions of electricity consumers, highlighting his party’s amendment allowing consumers on more expensive tariffs to switch to cheaper ones.
“When you introduced the colour-coded tariffs, the then jointly responsible minister, Mr Skylakakis, said that green was preferable so people could see who was cheaper and switch to them.
In November 2026 — this month — charges on green tariffs are three times higher than those on blue tariffs.
Now that more than half of household meters are on green tariffs, you are advertising blue ones,” he said.
Addressing Mr Papastavrou, he asked: “Now that you have trapped millions of consumers on green tariffs, don’t you feel the need to do something?”.
After accusing PPC of leading the way in profiteering instead of playing a regulatory role, he outlined his party’s amendment:
“Apply the same mechanism as in 2024, but in reverse (editor’s note), so that customers on more expensive tariffs are automatically moved to cheaper ones. And, moreover, every bill for a variable tariff should state how much the consumer would have paid on a fixed tariff,” he said.
He stressed that such a move would have no fiscal cost.
The PASOK amendment
As PASOK’s headquarters on Charilaou Trikoupi Street announced:
“The amendment submitted by the PASOK-Movement for Change parliamentary group, and drafted by Energy parliamentary group lead Fragkiskos Parasyris and the Energy Sector, addresses a pressing problem weighing on millions of Greek households: the artificially high cost of electricity caused by remaining on variable-rate (“green”) tariffs.
The heart of the problem
In 2023, the state automatically moved millions of consumers to the “green” tariff. Today, that inertia has trapped more than 50% of households in a variable-rate product, which reached 28 cents/kWh in November 2026, a 33% increase in just one month. Meanwhile, fixed (“blue”) tariffs on the market are around 14–15 cents/kWh.
The result? A household with average monthly consumption of 400 kWh pays almost twice as much on the green tariff (€118 versus €64) for exactly the same energy.
The solution: automatic protection without lock-in
The amendment reverses the default mechanism in the consumer’s favour:
- Automatic switch to the cheapest “blue” tariff: Consumers who were placed on the green tariff without applying are automatically moved to the cheapest fixed tariff offered by the same supplier.
- Full freedom of choice: Consumers are notified in writing 30 days in advance. They can decline the switch with a simple phone call, and retain the right to leave without penalty for 60 days afterwards.
- Transparency for all: For those who choose to remain on a variable tariff (or are on a “yellow” one), the bill must state how much they would have paid on a fixed tariff.
The proposed measure would have no fiscal cost, as it would not burden the budget and would require no state subsidies or public spending. The switch would take place at prices already offered by suppliers on the open market. Its gradual implementation would also ensure a smooth process of risk hedging by suppliers, as the switch could take place in three phases, giving absolute priority to vulnerable households and high levels of consumption.”