Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (left) gestures as he speaks at a press conference with his Austrian counterpart, Christian Stocker, following their meeting in Salzburg, on Monday, July 27, 2026. [Dimitris Papamitsos/Prime Minister's Office/InTime News]
Energy prices have been going up and down, depending on the ebb and flow of hostilities between the United States and Iran, but the trend is definitely upward and this has alarmed the government.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who was visiting Austria Monday, may have repeated there that inflation is a problem that affects many countries, but he is aware that the Greek public, which is consistently placing affordability at the top of its concerns in opinion polls, will not be placated by reminders that the pain is shared globally. More importantly, this public will, in a few months’ time, be called upon to vote for the next government.
In his usual Sunday social media posting, Mitsotakis announced a government diesel subsidy, worth €0.10 per liter. Added to the €0.05 per liter discount offered by refineries, the subsidy to individuals and companies amounts to €0.15 per liter. With this, the government hopes to prevent rising energy prices from seeping into the whole supply chain and, further, into the prices of goods and services.
