On the table again is the tax treatment of cryptocurrencies by the Ministry of Finance, after the abolition of the committee that was established last spring and had not had time to complete its work. According to exclusive information of “Sunday’s Step”, in the next few days a committee will be re-established which will be … Read more
The energy ministers of Greece, Romania and Bulgaria are asking the Commission to take measures to deal with the sharp rise in prices in the wholesale markets of Southeast Europe, which was observed last summer, due to external factors. In particular, on the initiative of the Greek Minister of Environment and Energy, Mr. Theodore Skylakakis, … Read more
Thierry Breton leaves behind debris, or at least tries to. Internal market commissioner Thierry Breton tendered his resignation, firing back at her Ursula von der Leyenwhich, as he states in his letter to the president of the Commission, asked the French president Emmanuel Macron to withdraw his candidacy with the promise of a stronger portfolio. … Read more
Mexican artist Teresa Margolles unveiled the sculpture “A Thousand Times an Instant” on Wednesday in London’s famous Trafalgar Square. Credit: Kin Cheung / AP The sculpture was unveiled in the presence of officials from London City Hall, which commissioned the work, located opposite the National Gallery. Credit: Kin Cheung / AP “A Thousand Times an … Read more
The agony is over. Ursula von der Leyen announced the new EU “council of ministers”, not at the Conference of Presidents as expected, but directly to journalists. Greece with Apostolos Tzitzikostas receives the portfolio of sustainable transport and tourism. “Apostolos Tzitzikostas will be commissioner of sustainable transport and tourism. He is responsible for the movement … Read more
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis described the assumption of the Sustainable Transport and Tourism portfolio at the Commission by Apostolos Tzitzikostas as a great success for our country. In particular, Mr. Mitsotakis in his post mentions, among other things, that the portfolio also highlights the geopolitical importance of Greece and its strategic position, as a gateway … Read more
The President of the Commission seems to have kept her promises by giving to those who supported her and to those who helped her to reach an elementary balance between men-women, north-south and correlation of political forces. Finland, one of the first countries to publicize the name of a woman, received as a reward the … Read more
Tough negotiations that take on the dimensions of a political-economic thriller with wider geopolitical ramifications are underway between Greece and Cyprus for the “Great Sea Interconnector” project, worth €1.9 billion (657 million is the Commission’s contribution), which concerns the electric Greece – Cyprus – Israel cable that will pave the way for the interconnection of … Read more
Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Brussels to urgently deal with “prolonged crisis» capacity which has driven energy prices to such extreme levels that requires an urgent “political response”. In a letter to the European Commission seen by the Financial Times, Mr Mitsotakis said electricity prices rose in August from €60 per megawatt hour to €130 per … Read more
Thierry Breton announced on the morning of Monday, September 16, his resignation from the Commission. The French Commissioner in charge of Internal Market matters, he claimed, that the head of the EU, Ursula von der Leyen asked Paris to withdraw its candidacy for the new executive body. Thierry Breton’s announcement «I would like to express … Read more