European Union leaders have backed a Greek proposal to temporarily relax the bloc's budget rules so that countries with surpluses can help households and businesses through the energy crisis, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said.
In his weekly online address, Mr. Mitsotakis said the EU summit that ended Friday asked the European Commission to come forward quickly with proposals on the issue.
He said leaders also endorsed two other Greek initiatives for further work. One is an EU mechanism to counter "hybrid threats" involving migration, such as the 2020 crisis on Greece's border with Turkey and a recent influx into Ceuta, Spain's North African enclave.
The other is stricter age limits for children's access to social media.
"Greek proposals are becoming European policies," Mr. Mitsotakis said, urging the EU to move faster on all three.
At home, the government this week unveiled new energy relief measures. It will subsidize heating oil by 40 euro cents (46 U.S. cents) a liter, cutting the price to 1.55 euros from 1.95 euros, and raise heating allowances by 30%.
The measures cover nearly 1.2 million households.
Pump prices will fall by 20 cents a liter for diesel and 10 cents for gasoline through Oct. 31, while fuel subsidies for fishermen will more than double.
Greek lawmakers are set to vote Thursday on a bill barring children under 15 from social media starting Jan. 1, 2027, with platforms required to verify users' ages.