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The European Health and Digitalization Executive Agency (HaDEA) has unveiled a new mobile application tied to the WiFi4EU initiative, designed to enhance citizens' access to complimentary high-speed internet in public areas across the European Union.

The pension raises and the adjustment of the minimum salary are expected to add to state revenue in the 2025 budget, combined with the growth of the Greek economy, according to the first draft the National Economy and Finance Ministry submitted on Monday in Parliament.

The 2025 draft budget that Minister of National Economy and Finance Kostis Hatzidakis is tabling on Monday in Parliament provides for fiscal interventions of 1.1 billion euros, including the reduction of social security contributions, the abolition of the fee for practicing a profession and a horizontal increase of €20 in civil servant salaries.

Τhe government will submit the first draft of the 2025 state budget to Parliament on Monday, in the shadow of the war in the Middle East, toeing a conservative line, but without incorporating a very negative scenario of soaring energy prices.

The European Commission obtained the necessary support in a vote to impose duties of up to 45% on imported electric vehicles made in China, as part of the EU's highest-profile probe into alleged Chinese subsidies that has provoked threats of retaliation from Beijing.

Greece has reportedly abstained from a vote in the European Union on Friday about blocking the European Commission's plans to impose higher tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), contributing to Brussels' plan for levies on China's EVs to proceed and start getting implemented as of next month.

EU countries on Friday gave a definitive green light to hefty additional tariffs on electric cars made in China, despite strong opposition led by Germany and fears it will spark a trade war with Beijing.

The six critical milestones of the Medium-term Fiscal and Management Plan 2025-2028 that the Greek government will submit to the European Commission were presented by Kostis Hatzidakis to the House Economic Affairs Committee.

The Minister of National Economy and Finance said that Ecofin will certify in the near future that:

In a recent Q&A, the Ministry of Finance outlined key aspects of the Greek economy’s future based on the Mid-term Fiscal Plan for 2025-2028. This plan details structural changes and projections for the economy over the next four years. Here are the highlights:

1. What are the European fiscal rules and how do they differ from the Stability Pact?

The European Commission has urged Greece to properly transpose European Union regulations regarding the presumption of innocence and the right to be present at trial.