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Despite stumbling blocks, Athens more upbeat after latest talks on name issue
PoliticsForeign Policy, and become a member of the military alliance. Following the meeting in Vienna, Kotzias declared: “There has been a convergence of views on the method through which we will resolve the issue (…) I hope... abroad.” Another amendment (Amendment I) added: “in the exercise of this concern, the Republic
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Eurobank to merge with Grivalia Properties and create SPV to cut bad loans
EconomyBankingOne of Greece’s four systemic banks, Eurobank, has announced shortly after releasing its third... of a share-swap transaction. The value of the deal has not yet been publicly disclosed. Grivalia is 51.4... shareholders. “I am very excited for the prospects that lay ahead for the New Group and for our shareholders
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Tsipras set to secure support for name deal after delay to vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe compromise with FYROM now is because it has been achieved by Tsipras and the SYRIZA government... to would-be North Macedonia joining the EU. "If Greeks trust me to be their prime minister, I categorically deny that I will interpret the agreement in this way," he said. The government is expected
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Newsletter 218 -06/09/2019
three of the visits (The Netherlands, Germany and France) Mitsotakis has made since returning from his brief summer holiday, the Greek prime minister has stressed his government’s efforts to make Greece more business-friendly and to attract investments. The weight of this message has been helped
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The tarnished legacy that will haunt the Athens Olympics
Agora. The annual tradition of photographing tumbleweed being blown across an empty stadium does little to answer..., are the ones footing the bill 10 years later. Nobody else has accepted any responsibility for what
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Addressing some misconceptions about Greek budget revenues and unpaid taxes
Agoraan underperformance? The answer largely lies with a non-recurring revenue item, SMP and ANFA income, which stood... the beginning of 2015, the General Secretariat of Public Revenues (GSPR) has been disclosing
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Greeks show highest mistrust in newspapers, TV and online news across EU
SocietyA survey on fake news and disinformation, conducted by the European Commission, has revealed the general mistrust that Greeks have of their news media, as well as the perceived impact of fake news... are responsible (41 percent), but their second most popular answer was citizens themselves (36 percent against
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Europe, the euro and a leader like Putin: survey reveals mixed views of Greeks in 2018
Societyrelationship with Greece has been steadily on the rise since 2015. Support for the euro remained.... In the December 2016 survey, 62.8 percent of respondents gave this answer, while in April 2015
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The oil and gas debate Greece is not having
Agorato attract FDI, enhance employment in what has historically been a high value-added sector, reduce oil... is whether there is scope for the development of new oil and gas fields. The answer is blunt: if we
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Scepticism greets govt denials of involvement in surveillance, as communications missteps snowball
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemiris, a veteran diplomat who has represented Greece at several international organisations... of the debate and the inquiry rather than having to answer specific questions on the practices of EYP
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