Search
-
Athens looks to bolster ties with African states, beyond Libya
PoliticsForeign Policyof the continent, where it could potentially have a strategic footprint. One of the consequences... minister to the African country. Rwanda is one of the countries that Greece is seeking to build..., as it serves as an example in many ways. “Rwanda has recovered from one of the worst genocides in human history
4% -
SYRIZA squeezes govt over relationship with media
PoliticsGreek Politicsa 270,000-euro public contract via one of his other firms. During his speech, Tsipras suggested... for the law to be revoked and be replaced by a more specific one. The vote was also significant... (KINAL). Loverdos is one of the frontrunners for the party leadership and has made no secret of his
4% -
From the National Energy and Climate Plan to COP26: What has Greek climate policy learned?
Societyhikes currently working their way through the system have all, in one way or another, tested... East Med pipeline proposal, which has spanned several governments. As one recent critique outlined... was also one of 10 EU member-states threatening to block the EU’s “sustainable finance taxonomy
4% -
Greek fiscal deficits and debt since 2000
Agoraare constantly talking to one-another and to Eurostat to agree on what operations, and when, go... the annual deficits (Line 3a.). We highlight two important factors. One is the placing of debt... to the narrower concepts of deficits and debt. [2] For instance, one area where the time difference between
4% -
Covid dominates start of 2022 but PM looks ahead to growth
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe new year begins much like the previous one in political terms as Covid is again the dominant... led to even more intense scrutiny of the ruling conservatives as 2022 gets underway. One of the key... the health service. Perhaps with one eye on possible snap polls in 2022, Tsipras called
4% -
Piraeus seals 400 mln NPE sale as banks gear up for more balance sheet transactions in 2022
EconomyBankingthe NPE ratio by one percentage point to roughly 15 pct, compared to 16 pct at the end of Q3 and the coverage ratio of NPEs also pushed by one percentage point to 40 pct. The transaction will have an impact... and by the end of 2024 at just one billion euros. Eurobank has managed to bring its NPEs down to 2.9 billion
4% -
Govt confident about school return, but faces doubts on post-bailout review
PoliticsGreek Politicsby saying that it would ensure self-tests are provided to schools so all pupils can take one before... is found to have contracted the virus. The conservatives argue that this is one of the most rigorous... not be the first time that the government’s enthusiasm is not shared by EU policymakers. One of the pledges
4% -
Newsletter 323 - 14/01/2022
. As of Wednesday, 70.7 pct of the general population had received at least one dose and 38.3 pct had... initial expectations. Greece was in deflation for about one year until May this year, when the CPI... exceeded one year of continued growth and recovery since the first pandemic year. The movement
4% -
Newsletter 324 - 21/01/2022
, SYRIZA sees rising prices as one of the challenges to the centre-right administration that could open... with three new bond issues, three re-openings and one swap of PSI leftover bonds, for a total amount... it will maintain some safety net under GGBs through the reinvestment programme, which was extended by one year
4% -
Greece aiming to complete post-bailout monitoring this summer
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs a cold snap gripped Greece on Monday, the government had more than one reason to look towards... to bundle the remaining SMP and ANFA profits into one 1.5 billion euros disbursement in the summer... relief that the Finance Ministry would like to make permanent in the months ahead, perhaps with one
4%