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From pipe dreams to power cables: the changing map of Greece's energy ambitions
Agora“In the medium to long term, we aspire to be exporters of green energy, by harnessing... of the EU’s response to the Ukraine war. The country has now pivoted towards becoming a green energy... Ukraine. In this project, Greece received considerable diplomatic support from the US, motivated both
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Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
EconomyFeatures. “The government is proceeding with thousands of irregular appointments and grantings of tenure, while... payroll overnight simply by not proceeding with renewals. Over 100,000 contract positions were... permanent public sector staff and 15,000 contractors, at a cost of 600 million euros. These accusations
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Tempe rail crash charges reignite debate about scrupulousness of investigation
PoliticsGreek Politicsproject, by which the original scope of Contract 717 was altered. The supplementary contract foresaw... According to the EPPO, the two companies making up the consortium responsible for the project arbitrarily... granted, resulting in the project not being completed more than nine years after Contract 717
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Short-term fix for electricity bills leaves open questions for green transition strategy
Societyas part of Greece’s “green transition plan”, that would see all its existing lignite generation... passing on the price increases in customers’ bills. Over the longer term, the government points to green... to industry at the Thessaloniki International Fair to announcing measures intended to protect consumers
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Opposition parties continue to pursue wiretap claims, as surveillance bill passes first hurdle
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe intelligence service EYP to the operation of the Predator spyware via a government contractor... from invoices and bank statements pertaining to the activities of EYP contractor Krikel, which..., transactions totalling 5.3 million euros linked to the government contractor appear to have escaped
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Tsipras hopes to move on after decision on ex-airport project
PoliticsGreek Politicsas obstacles to the project going ahead. Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said that the decision was a “major step” in the project going ahead. He said that the coalition pledges to speed up... Hellenikon. While the investor-friendly image that Tsipras wants to project is of little interest
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Inauguration of TAP pipeline project offers investment, diplomatic boost
PoliticsForeign PolicyTsipras will inaugurate the project, which will be attended by delegations from all the involved... from the Caspian to Europe and is the European section of the Southern Gas Corridor. The project... government is hoping that the inauguration of the project will improve the sentiment relating
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WWF sets out road to green economic recovery in post-Covid landscape
EconomyFeaturesWWF Greece has released a blueprint for Greece’s green recovery which outlines a number of steps... their environmental impact. In its five-step plan, the WWF pointed out that green economy sectors... of the goals. “There is a significant “green investment gap” in enabling the transition of the economy
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Cost of living remains public's top worry, as government slashes green transition budget
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe opposition. The government, meanwhile, has signalled plans to halve the budget for its green transition... discontent over unresolved issues to do with the economy and public services. Green transition cuts Public.... The latest version of the plan, which is due to be published at the end of July, sees spending on the green
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Alpha Bank posts net loss of 2.04 bln in Q2 after booking Galaxy Project securitization
EconomyBankingof the Project Galaxy securitization, the stock of non-performing exposures (NPE) in Greece fell to 8.81... Project portfolio (taking into account the retention of senior notes of 3.8 billion euros). Loan balances
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