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Greek regulators have enforced mandatory price reductions on more than 1,600 essential consumer products to help households cope with persistent inflation and high living expenses. The measure targets staple groceries and daily necessities, aiming to stabilize supermarket pricing ahead of the holiday season.
Takis Theodorikakos, a Greek politician, has defended the PosoKanei measure, stating that the opposition should support it as a useful tool for consumer information. He emphasized that the initiative provides essential transparency for consumers.
Greek Minister of State Akis Skertsos has defended the new digital service posokanei.gov.gr, which aims to increase transparency in supermarket prices, while accusing the opposition of waging a 'fierce war and fake news' against the initiative.
Minister Theodorikakos stated that transparency is a powerful tool for consumers across all sectors. He highlighted its importance in empowering consumers.
The new Posokanei platform has launched, featuring approximately 10,000 product codes and revealing significant price differences between supermarkets. The platform highlights why multinational products are often more expensive in Greece compared to abroad.
Greece has launched 'PosoKanei', a new AI-powered digital platform for consumers to compare supermarket prices in real-time. The app aims to provide a strong auditing tool for consumer costs, differing from previous platforms like e-Katanalotis.
Greek opposition parties criticized the government's 'Poso Kanei' (How Much It Costs) platform, arguing that it merely confirms the problem of high prices rather than solving it. They contend that despite changes in platform names, prices continue to rise.
A new consumer application called 'PosoKanei' is being presented in Greece on Wednesday, during a meeting led by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Greece's Ministry of Development is accelerating plans for a new market control era, utilizing artificial intelligence and real-time market data through the 'PosoKanei' platform to combat high prices and protect consumers.
Takis Theodorikakos discussed the utility of the new digital platform 'PosoKanei' for informing consumers and the consumer credit bill, stating that it is an obvious measure that the opposition should support.
The country needs a government capable of effectively addressing the problems faced by society. This sentiment reflects a call for strong leadership to tackle current societal challenges.
New Democracy's fake news observatory has responded to opposition reactions and social media comments regarding the cost of the new "PosoKanei" application, releasing data on its expenses.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis released a video promoting 'PosoKanei,' a new online tool designed to help consumers compare supermarket prices. The initiative aims to empower shoppers to find the cheapest basket of goods before making a purchase.
Today's Greek newspaper front pages are primarily focused on the issues of inflation and 'PosoKanei,' reflecting current economic concerns.
The top news stories in Greece on June 17, 2026, include the launch of the PosoKanei.gov.gr platform, the dismantling of an illegal pay-TV network in Crete, and Laura Codruța Kövesi's appeal to the Supreme Court.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis presented the new PosoKanei app, which allows citizens to compare prices of approximately 10,000 supermarket products, as he addressed concerns over unjustifiably high prices in Greece compared to other EU markets.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will chair a meeting at Maximos Mansion to discuss the new price comparison application 'PosoKanei' developed by the Ministry of Development.
Dimitris Papastergiou, Minister of Digital Governance, reported over 250,000 unique users for the 'PosoKanei' platform, highlighting its utility as a tool against high prices and outlining future digital government initiatives.
The Greek government, led by Prime Minister Mitsotakis, has launched a 'Home Renovation' program offering subsidies of up to €36,000 and introduced the 'PosoKanei' price comparison platform to help consumers. These initiatives are part of a broader strategy to address inflation and stimulate the economy, with strong public interest reported for the renovation scheme.
PASOK spokesperson Kostas Tsoukalas criticized the government for lacking a program and questioned the effectiveness of the 'PosoKanei' app, stating it records prices but lacks information on how they were formed.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis posted an Instagram video promoting the 'PosoKanei' app, which allows consumers to compare supermarket prices daily before making purchases. He stated that the market is now aware of this daily price comparison.
The new PosoKanei app has uncovered significant price differences, showing that Greek products, such as Greek yogurt, are sold cheaper in other EU countries compared to their prices in Greece.
SYRIZA has criticized the government regarding the cost of living crisis, stating that the PosoKanei application does not solve the problem but rather confirms it.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has launched the new 'PosoKanei' platform, an app designed to help citizens identify and combat unjustified price increases. He stated that economic growth should benefit citizens and that high prices are unacceptable.
The Greek government is introducing the new PosoKanei application, allowing consumers to compare supermarket product prices in real-time, as presented in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.