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Athens takes plunge on gas exploration, sees hope in Israel-Lebanon deal
PoliticsForeign Policywith explorations in the disputed waters based on the November 2019 memorandum signed between the two... informed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in their recent phone call about these developments... after the launch of ExxonMobil’s surveys in Greek waters is whether these are based on realistic
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House of cards (The rise and fall of Akis Tsochatzopoulos)
AgoraIt was the house that did for him. Former Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos succumbed to the base desire of enshrining his wealth and potency in real estate. Hubris, however, blinded him to the dangers of choosing a property within a marble fragment’s throw of the Parthenon. On some days
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Current account surplus at 1.21 bln in September on services balance growth
EconomyMacroeconomyCoöperatief U.A. by Pavlidis S.A. Marble-Granite, and the sale of a 100 percent stake in TRAINOSE
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Does the EU Commission suffer from optimism bias? (Part 1)
AgoraThis blog post is based on Chapter 8 of a new book: “The Macroeconomy of the European Union... and why these differences are important for policy interpretation. In part 2 of this blog, we will call... projections from Eurostat. The Book uses the same projections: “Labour input projections are based
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NBG posts net loss of 423 mln in Q4; profit of 38 mln in 2020
EconomyBankingto CVC Capital Partners’ Fund VII for about 455 million euros. That includes an “earn-out” payment
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SYRIZA in tight spot over strikes but poll deficit still closing
PoliticsGreek Politicson how first-degree unions call strikes. The new regulation agreed with the lenders means... (ANEL) are seen gaining 5 percent, a couple of points above the threshold for entering Parliament.
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Multi-bill on way as Athens aims to complete third review by Jan 22
EconomyProgrammeof members to call a strike, rather than a third as is the case now. However, this has not yet been... or Independent Greeks (ANEL) MPs during the vote. The draft legislation is due to be adopted about a week
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Mitsotakis starts to put New Democracy on election footing
PoliticsGreek Politicsand predicted that the SYRIZA-Independent Greeks (ANEL) coalition is on the brink of collapse... Tsipras are to either call early elections after the programme exit this summer or to wait until next
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Aegean tension presents Tsipras with urgent domestic, foreign policy challenges
PoliticsGreek Politicsleader (ANEL), adding that flags have been planted “where they need to be” and are defended... sovereignty) in the Aegean but also criticised the government for believing that a recent phone call between
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War of words fuels bitter mood in Greek politics
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis. The leader of junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), Defence Minister Panos... revealed that he received a phone call from a man claiming to be Marinakis, who asked who had written
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