UK Targets Israeli Settlement Goods: A Small Trade Ban With Big Geopolitical Consequences

London is not boycotting Israel. It is drawing a commercial line around West Bank settlements — a move with limited direct economic impact but potentially significant consequences for the two-state solution, UK-US ties and Europe’s broader approach to settlement-linked trade.

El Alamein Summit: Greece, Egypt and Cyprus Navigate the New “Mecca” Security Order

Mitsotakis, Sisi and Christodoulides coordinate as Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan build a new collective-defence framework — but Athens is resisting the logic of rival blocs, betting instead on Egypt, the Gulf, energy connectivity and GREGY to position Greece as a bridge between Europe and the wider Middle East.

U.S. Explores a Ukraine-Russia “Winter De-Escalation”: Trump’s New Diplomatic Gamble

Energy infrastructure, power grids, grain shipments and Russian oil and gas exports are emerging as potential bargaining chips as Washington searches for limited de-escalation before winter — while Volodymyr Zelensky sees September and October as a narrow window to restart serious diplomacy.

Greece’s New Child Investment Account: How €100 a Month Could Grow Into €77,000

From 2027, every euro contributed by a parent will unlock another euro from the state up to an annual ceiling — creating a tax-free, long-term investment account designed to give children their first meaningful pool of capital at age 18.

Germany’s AfD Hits 44%: The Far-Right “Laboratory of Power” Alarming Europe

Mass deportations, separate classes for refugee children, “more Bismarck, less Hitler” and a pivot toward Moscow: after the electoral earthquake in Saxony-Anhalt, the question is no longer how far the AfD can rise — but what happens if it moves from protest to power.

HELLENiQ Energy Eyes a €5bn Power Play: Greece Targets the Balkans’ Refining Gap

HELLENiQ Energy sees a historic opportunity in Europe’s energy reshuffle: stronger Greek refineries, higher fuel exports, potential Balkan acquisitions and a multi-billion-euro investment cycle spanning refining, LNG, storage and offshore exploration.

Mytilineos to Brussels: Wake Up — Greek Gallium Is Heading to the US as China Looms

A powerful intervention by METLEN’s Executive Chairman on Bloomberg: Europe knows which raw materials are critical, but Washington is moving faster with stronger incentives — while LNG tensions, China’s dominance and geopolitical instability threaten an exceptionally difficult winter.

Tsipras’ “Patriotic Contribution”: The 1% Wealth Tax and the Real Problem of Taxing the Rich

Alexis Tsipras is seeking to put redistribution back at the center of the political debate with a levy on the net wealth of Greece’s richest 1%. But the critical question is not simply the tax rate: it is what counts as wealth, how it will be valued, and how authorities will identify it when large fortunes are held through shares, private companies and cross-border structures.

Vardinogiannis Builds a Tech Powerhouse: AI, Nova ICT — and Defense on the Horizon

Motor Oil is methodically expanding beyond energy: Satori Analytics, Nova ICT and EFA Group are forming an emerging ecosystem spanning AI, data, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity and dual-use defense technologies.

€60,000 by Age 18: Mitsotakis Unveils a Savings Account for Every Child Inspired by Germany

Greece is preparing a new individual savings and investment account for children from January 2027, with the state matching parental contributions up to €1,200 a year. Under the example presented by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Thessaloniki International Fair, a child could enter adulthood with more than €60,000 — marking a shift from traditional welfare payments toward long-term capital building for the next generation.

Aegean on Red Alert: Turkey Tests Greece Over the Cable, Drones and the “Achilles Shield”

The next major stress test in Greek-Turkish relations is shifting from rhetoric to the field. The restart of seabed surveys for the Great Sea Interconnector, Turkish activity around Kastellorizo and Greece’s new “Achilles Shield” air-defense architecture are creating a more dangerous strategic environment — while Athens insists it will seek no one’s permission to defend its territory or exercise its sovereign rights.

Samaras Unleashes on Mitsotakis: “This Is Not New Democracy — This Is the Mitsotakis Party”

Former prime minister Antonis Samaras has launched an extraordinary attack on Kyriakos Mitsotakis, turning the prime minister’s remarks about his “legacy” and his “expertise” in damaging New Democracy back against him — and accusing the government of high living costs, arrogance, corruption and a foreign policy of appeasement.