Syrigos: “We will seek an EU exemption” – Energy crisis moves into escape-clause debate

New signal from ND MP Angelos Syrigos on Greece’s response to the energy shock: Athens will seek European fiscal flexibility for temporary support measures, as high oil prices put growing pressure on households, transport and the wider economy.

U.S., China reach $30 billion tariff deal after Trump-Xi summit

Washington and Beijing agreed on more favorable tariff treatment for $30 billion in “non-sensitive goods” in each direction after the Trump-Xi summit, opening another crack in the trade wall between the world’s two largest economies. China is also committing to buy at least 10 million metric tons of U.S. coal in both 2027 and 2028 — but the crucial battle over rare earths remains unresolved.

Georgiadis: “We welcome Samsung Bioepis to Greece” – What it means for patients

Greece’s Health Minister welcomed Samsung Bioepis’ presence in the Greek market through its strategic partnership with Pharmachim, putting the potential benefit for patients at the center of his message. The biosimilar portfolio spans major therapeutic areas from oncology and hematology to ophthalmology and nephrology, while wider biosimilar use can expand access to biological therapies and help health systems use available resources more efficiently.

Mitsotakis to Turkey: “Greece is a bridge-builder, not a troublemaker” – The red line for dialogue

Kyriakos Mitsotakis is reaffirming Athens’ policy of keeping channels of communication with Ankara open, while drawing a clear red line over “unilateral actions that violate international legality.” Greece, he says, seeks to act as a “bridge-builder, not a troublemaker” at a time when the geopolitical balance in the Eastern Mediterranean is shifting.

Gerapetritis–Fidan in New York: Channels Open, Tensions High – GSI, Cyprus and Athens’ Message

Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan held a brief, unscheduled conversation in New York, with communication channels remaining open even as Athens acknowledges that tensions have risen. In the background are the Greece–Cyprus electricity interconnector, the Cyprus issue, energy security and the next phase of Greece–US strategic relations.

Erdoğan on Greece and Israel: “Not Every Partnership Is a Threat” — But Ankara Keeps Its Warning in Place

Turkey’s president avoids talk of military confrontation and acknowledges Greece’s right to choose its partners. Yet he says Ankara will keep watching any move it believes affects Turkish security and interests.

Gerapetritis at the UN: Greece Puts Maritime Security on the Front Line — Red Sea, Hormuz and Global Shipping

Athens is preparing to assume the Presidency of the UN Security Council for the second time in October, putting maritime security back at the top of its agenda. With the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz emerging as critical pressure points for global trade and energy flows, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis is calling for freedom of navigation, stronger protection for seafarers and strict adherence to international law.

ExxonMobil: Countdown to Greece’s First Offshore Drilling — Ionian Sea Enters the Energy Spotlight

Greece is preparing for its first offshore exploration well since 1986, with drilling targeted for early 2027. ExxonMobil, Energean and HELLENiQ ENERGY are moving from seismic surveys to the decisive “Asopos-1” test in Block 2, where the prospective target has been estimated at around 270 billion cubic metres of gas — although no commercial discovery has yet been confirmed.

Europe Is Still Waiting for Cheap Energy — Why It May Never Return as We Knew It

Prices can fall, renewables are expanding and futures markets often point to further easing. But Europe’s energy system has structurally changed: LNG instead of Russian pipeline gas, massive investment in grids and storage, higher security costs and a permanent geopolitical risk premium. The real question is no longer when gas prices will fall again — but whether Europe can ever return to the low-cost energy model of the previous era.

Netanyahu at the UN: Delegates Walk Out as He Fights Back — The Next Battle Is at the Ballot Box

Dozens of delegates walked out as Benjamin Netanyahu took the UN podium. The Israeli prime minister responded by calling them “moral cowards,” defended Israel’s conduct in Gaza and opened new fronts with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Qatar and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. But his speech had another audience far beyond the General Assembly hall: Israeli voters, just weeks before the October 27 election.

Trump and Xi Raise a Glass to a “New Chapter” — But the Real US–China Battle Is Only Beginning

Donald Trump welcomed Xi Jinping with military honors, an eagle sculpture, a state dinner rich in historical symbolism and some of America’s most powerful technology executives at the table. The imagery suggested a reset. The substance was more complicated: the trade truce was extended by only two months, Taiwan remains a red line, China’s dominance in rare earths gives Beijing powerful leverage, and the race for artificial intelligence is moving to the heart of the rivalry between the world’s two largest economies.

Europe Rediscovers Its Rivers: Rhine–Danube Emerges as a Strategic “Blue Highway”

The drought of 2026 pushed the Rhine and Danube to exceptionally low levels and exposed a critical European vulnerability: rivers are not simply waterways, but part of the continent’s logistics, industrial and strategic-resilience architecture. Brussels is already putting new funding behind inland waterways through the Connecting Europe Facility, as Europe begins to rethink the TEN-T network for an era of climate extremes, war and fragile supply chains.