ECONOMY

Solar: Complaint to European Commission over curtailments and renewable energy prices

Solar: Complaint to European Commission over curtailments and renewable energy prices

The Association of Small and Medium-sized Photovoltaic Producers has submitted a 45-page legal memorandum to the European Commission. The focus is on generation curtailments and zero prices. Collective legal action is being prepared.

Passenger traffic at 39 regional airports up 4.8% in the first nine months

Passenger traffic at 39 regional airports up 4.8% in the first nine months

Passenger traffic at the 24 Civil Aviation Authority airports totalled 11.35 million in the first nine months of 2026. Heraklion airport handled the most passengers in September.

DBRS: Greek banks lead Europe in cutting cost of risk

DBRS: Greek banks lead Europe in cutting cost of risk

Greek banks recorded Europe’s biggest decline in the cost of risk, DBRS says. Despite the improvement, they remain among the highest in absolute terms. The next 12–18 months will be critical.

ELSTAT: Arrivals at tourist accommodation up 2.6% in August

ELSTAT: Arrivals at tourist accommodation up 2.6% in August

Arrivals at tourist accommodation rose 2.6% and overnight stays increased 2.1% compared with the same month in 2025, according to ELSTAT. The average length of stay was 4.7 days.

ELSTAT: Industry turnover jumps 17.8% in August

ELSTAT: Industry turnover jumps 17.8% in August

The General Turnover Index in Industry rose year on year in August 2026. By contrast, it fell 22.5% compared with July. Over the 12 months, it recorded an overall increase of 10.4%.

DYPA: 655,023 registered unemployed in September

Women accounted for 67.6% of the total. A total of 169,838 unemployed people received benefits, 70.1% of them women.

FORTH – Heraklion International Airport Crete: strategic partnership for innovation

The Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas and Heraklion International Airport Crete have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to harness scientific expertise and apply innovative technologies in the infrastructure and operations of the new airport at Kastelli.

Papastavrou to visit Patmos and Leros for water supply projects and infrastructure

The Environment and Energy Minister will visit the two islands, accompanied by Petros Varelidis. A desalination plant with capacity of 600 cubic metres a day is being inaugurated in Patmos. A 17-kilometre water pipeline is planned in Leros to tackle water shortages.

Agricultural diesel: Excise duty and VAT exemption at the pump

AADE’s new myDiesel application goes live on 1 November 2026. The new process replaces the tax refund system and streamlines the process for eligible farmers. The refund will also be protected from seizure and set-off.

Bakers make urgent plea over electricity costs: “Bakeries face closure”

The Federation of Bakers of Greece is calling for emergency state subsidies as electricity costs soar. Around 1,500 bakeries have closed in recent years. The federation has requested an urgent meeting with the prime minister.

Sharp fall in economic sentiment: What CEOs in Greece fear now

Planning departments: New proposal on the table for transfer to the Cadastre

Tax authority: New checks on illicit funds and a digital debt file

Four risks threaten new records for electricity prices

What the cut in contributions means for workers’ take-home pay [tables]

From Daedalus to Icarus: Greece’s supercomputer strategy

Tunisia sells 11 times more olive oil to France than Greece

What €1m buys in Attica: A new-build on the Riviera or 450 sq m in Ekali?

PEF: Investment and tackling clawback in focus

Five trainee lawyer positions at the Hellenic Competition Commission

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