Search
-
Diplomatic and defence developments encourage Athens to seek greater geopolitical role
PoliticsForeign Policyon the cost of the deal, which, he noted, has not been finalised, Mitsotakis argued: “Greece always has an obligation to spend more than other countries on its defence because of its position.” Athens has... in March to continue the political dialogue with her Turkish counterpart Burak Aksapar regarding
35% -
Credit contracts at slower rate of 3.5 pct in May, balances down to 214.3 bln
EconomyMacroeconomymonth on month net deductions of 137 million. The rate of decline in the consumer credit remained.... Despite the rise in corporate lending net deductions to 801 million euros in May, the rate of drop... rather limited at 140 million over this period. Credit contraction in the Greek market has been
34% -
In another cautious move, PDMA fetches 975 mln for 5 yrs at variable rate
EconomyMacroeconomyThe cautious steps, which the Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) has been taking since the summer... a 5-year senior floating rate note, only available to the primary dealers that were the four systemic banks, in a rare variable interest rate issue with a coupon of 3M Euribor plus 123 basis points, which
34% -
From the National Energy and Climate Plan to COP26: What has Greek climate policy learned?
SocietyKyriakos Mitsotakis, address to UN COP26 summit, Glasgow, 1 November 2021. A lot has happened... a few months later. What - if anything - has been learned from recent developments as Greece moves... the plan. The Covid-19 pandemic, while forcing a temporary change in focus, has had a silver lining
34% -
Attention turns to next steps in solidifying Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policydialogue has as its final milestone the visit of Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Ankara in April.... It has to do with the Muslim minority in Western Thrace. According to media reports, he said in his... Foreign Ministers Alexandra Papadopoulou and Burak Aksapar will hold new talks within the framework
34% -
Greece secures F-35 jets as US tries to appear even-handed following F-16 deal for Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policy(Pentagon, State Department, Congress) has been completed. The process aims to ensure at multiple levels... year’s earthquakes, tension between the two countries has eased. He stressed the necessity... of Greece and is expected to meet with her counterpart Burak Akçapar on March 11. The two ministers
34% -
Greece and Turkey edging forward with political dialogue
PoliticsForeign Policy, and the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tereza Aggelatou. Each party has nominated two members, while a group of nine academics has been invited to attend the meetings as experts.... Foreign Minister Alexandra Papadopoulou will meet her Turkish counterpart Burak Aksapar in Ankara
34% -
Portuguese election: Where those who lost may decide
Agorato be answered. How was it possible? The pro-austerity coalition PSD-CDS has won 104 out of 230 seats... has gradually started to recover (0.9 percent growth in 2014, after three years of recession... for three years in a row after 18 years of deficit; the annual unemployment rate suddenly dropped
34% -
Newsletter 372 - 03/03/2023
in central Greece has put the government in an awkward position and has generated speculation... Greece has ever seen. However, he added that the accident was mainly caused by human error... infrastructure, nor the government. Rail safety has been a longstanding issue in Greece
34% -
Newsletter 103 - 20/01/2017
. There has been much speculation in recent days about the government including the tax-free threshold... in VAT Tsipras is unlikely to bring up the prospect of snap elections unless he feels he has been put... if the primary surplus target is not met. The role of the IMF has been the subject of much discussion
34%