Mitsotakis: EU won't offer magic fix for energy costs, but is listening to Greek fiscal leeway request

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said after an EU leaders meeting in Brussels that the European Commission is listening to Greek proposals for more fiscal flexibility to fund targeted, temporary energy relief, but he does not expect any sweeping EU intervention. He ruled out broad tax cuts or large-scale spending that would undermine Greece's post-crisis fiscal record. The comments come as Greece faces high energy and living costs ahead of spring parliamentary elections. Mitsotakis's government has already announced subsidies, but the article does not detail what new measures Athens is proposing. The political context matters: New Democracy leads in polls but may struggle to form a majority, which makes the EU response part of a broader domestic debate.