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A new political landscape is emerging in Germany
The ballots have been cast and the votes counted. The outcome of the early general election in Germany has various winners and some significant losers.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (296), Politics (417)
Podcast - Full of energy: How Greece (& Europe) is handling the green transition
The Agora hosts a discussion on how Europe, and Greece specifically, have been handling the green transition, addressing questions like how the pivot away from natural gas is going.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Europe (296), Politics (417), Economy (354), Society (155), Greece (534)
From default to investment grade: A brief history of Greek debt
In 2009, Greece’s ballooning budget deficit raised concerns about the sustainability of the country’s debt. This triggered a crisis that lasted almost a decade.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Europe (296), Politics (417), Economy (354), Greece (534)
From pipe dreams to power cables: the changing map of Greece's energy ambitions
Greece’s aspiration to become a regional gas hub has been tempered by increasingly stringent climate targets and efforts to reduce the use of natural gas as part of the EU’s response to the Ukraine war.
Contributor: Georgia Nakou
Categories: Europe (296), Politics (417), Economy (354), Greece (534)
Can the Green Transition be just?
The European Green Deal (EGD) is essentially the EU’s development strategy for 2050. Its central goal is for Europe to become, by the middle of the century, the first climate-neutral continent, namely, to reach a point where greenhouse gas emissions from all sectors of the economy are fully offset by carbon dioxide removals, either naturally or through various technologies.
Contributor: Nikos Mantzaris
Categories: Europe (296), Politics (417), Economy (354), Society (155), Greece (534)