Greece is fast becoming an energy supplier in southeastern Europe, said US Ambassador to Greece George Tsunis, speaking on Tuesday at the 7th Southeast Europe Energy Forum (SEEF2023) in Thessaloniki.

The quality checks of the new electric buses, which will strengthen the urban transport fleet of Athens and Thessaloniki, have been completed, during the visit of the Secretary General of Transport, Yiannis Xifaras and the Commission for Receiving Buses and Accessories of the competition, which consists of officials from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and OSY SA, at the facilities of the "Yutong International Holding" company, in China.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met on Tuesday with the president of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Werner Hoyer. During the meeting, they discussed the possibilities of further expanding Greece's important and long-standing cooperation with the EIB, the positive course of the Greek economy and its prospects, as well as the need to deal with the consequences of the climate crisis.

The governor of the Bank of Greece, Yannis Stournaras, tried to put a "brake" on the scenarios for benefits, during an interview he gave at the conference "GREECE AFTER VII: Asymmetries and national agenda", organized by the Circle of Ideas, raising the issue of review and essentially of tax exemptions. At the same time, he expressed his personal opinion, without having been discussed - as he pointed out - within the ECB, about the need to reduce interest rates from the middle of 2024, if certain conditions are met.