Mitsotakis promises sub-1.75 € heating oil and hints at possible Erdogan meeting

During a televised interview, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis detailed a planned policy to cap heating oil at less than 1.75 € per litre and to raise the subsidy uniformly, with related announcements expected early next week. He said no meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is currently planned for the UN General Secretary election in New York, though a last-minute arrangement remains possible. Mitsotakis warned that Turkish rhetoric has intensified but affirmed Greece’s reliance on international law and its defensive posture.

He reaffirmed Greece’s entitlement to the 12-nautical-mile continental shelf zone and highlighted the imminent start of the Greece-Cyprus electricity link, coordinated with French partners. The premier also dismissed concerns about fuel shortages and public-debt crises amid global economic turbulence.