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The Proper Greek Analyst criticized publications from Kontra, Eleftheros Typos, Political, and Dimokratia, arguing that they presented as a Greek success an exception that would pave the way for a reduction of fuel taxes or investments amounting to 1 billion euros. He described the coverage as misleading and said it confused two different requests. According to him, the government's request for temporary reductions in the Special Consumption Tax or VAT on fuels not to be counted toward the deficit was rejected. He argued that such measures would directly support citizens and businesses and that they had been implemented without requests to the Commission from 11 EU countries. He also cited a Reuters publication regarding the rejection of requests from Greece and Italy for greater fiscal flexibility. On the contrary, he mentioned that a request for exemption from fiscal rules on spending for energy projects had been accepted. In his post, this possibility did not concern only Greece: a Commission announcement dated 18/8/26, with code C/2026/4514, stipulated an exemption of up to 0.6% of GDP cumulatively over two years for countries that would apply. He estimated that this corresponded for Greece to 1.56 billion euros, with an GDP of 260 billion euros at current prices in 2026, and not the 1 billion euros that, as he wrote, the government planned to allocate. The Proper Greek Analyst added that Italy's request, which, according to ANSA, concerned 0.6% of GDP or 14 billion euros, was expected to be approved by Monday. He contrasted this amount with the 0.38% of GDP or 1 billion euros attributed to the Greek plan. For Greek projects, he mentioned grants of 200 million euros for energy storage batteries from renewable sources, 320 million euros for railroad safety and expansion projects, 200 million euros for heat pumps and solar water heaters for 100,000 beneficiaries, 117 million euros for energy upgrades of 109 public buildings and universities, 50 million euros for photovoltaics, batteries, and heating systems for 10,000 beneficiaries, 50 million euros for carbon capture and storage in industry, and 45 million euros for 246 school units. He stated that, beyond the subsidies for households, the remaining projects would not directly benefit citizens. #Ελλάδα #ενέργεια #δημοσιονομικά (translated)

Invictos highlighted the figures of Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro: 980 goals and 261 assists in 1,339 professional football matches. It noted that he was 20 goals away from reaching 1,000 official goals and 39 decisive passes from 300 assists. It also expressed respect for the forward and described his numbers as extraordinary. #CristianoRonaldo #Fútbol #HistoriaDelDeporte (translated)

The FLIGHT described a hypothetical operational scenario in which F-35A detected targets at a distance of up to 150 km and safely transmitted the data to F-16V, which were 50 km behind, carried 4-6 AIM-260, and had their radars turned off. It added that EMB-145 AEW would also have a similar role after their modernization. #Αεροπορία #Στρατηγική #Άμυνα (translated)

The USS Abraham Lincoln returned to San Diego after 265 days at sea, bringing joy and reunion with the families of the servicemen, amid concerns about the difficult conditions that prevailed during the mission. #USSAbrahamLincoln #ΣτρατιωτικέςΟικογένειες #ΔιεθνείςΣχέσεις (translated)

The American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln returned to San Diego after a record 265-day deployment at sea, where it was welcomed by crew members and families, with the long duration at sea having negative impacts on the mental health of sailors. #USSAbrahamLincoln #námořnictvo #psychickézdraví (translated)

Loke wrote that last season Matthias Lessort played 318 minutes and took 33 shots, while this year he reached the same number in 84 minutes. He estimated that if he maintained this pace and played 1,217 minutes, like in 2023/24, when he made 267 shots, he would take 479 this year. In closing, he thanked Georgios Angelopoulos. #Μπάσκετ #Αθλήματα #Ρεκόρ (translated)