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Athens treads tightrope as Turkish research vessel sails in Aegean
PoliticsForeign Policyof a similar stand-off in late July. Then, German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared to intervene... in Egypt. Erdogan immediately called off exploratory talks that had been agreed with Greece following
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Newsletter 266 -18/09/2020
was a reminder of the way in which Mitsotakis’s premiership can be knocked off course by non-political...” has paid off as Turkey withdrew the Oruc Reis research vessel and aides to the two country’s leaders
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Greece buoyed by diplomatic progress on Turkey ahead of EU summit as it plans to reduce refugee camps
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe historical site of Thermopylae. This was the latest in a series of off-key public statements by ministers.... An order for oversize masks for schools kicked off a blame game between the ministries of health
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Draft budget sees EU funds fuelling recovery of 7.5 pct in 2021, after 8.2 contraction this year
EconomyMacroeconomyexpects this year’s recession at 8.2 pct, which is way off the 4.7 pct baseline recession scenario... to September this year, it would shave off 3 percentage points of the growth to 4.5 pct
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Newsletter 272 -06/11/2020
adopted softer measures were paying off. The PM said he hoped the new lockdown, which is due to end... the first, the more adverse scenario of a GDP contraction of up to 10 percent is not off the table
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Govt struggling to keep coronavirus threat at bay
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn uptick in the number of Covid-19 cases and deaths after a brief lull looks likely to put off any plans to end the national lockdown on December 7 as the opposition piles more pressure... with off-road motorcycle riders during their outing and took photos with the group in which
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Newsletter 276 -04/12/2020
with off-road motorcycle riders during their outing and took photos with the group in which... to material risks that could throw the baseline scenario off track. Of the total stock of 339 billion
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PM dismisses possibility of snap elections, sets out vaccine flow
PoliticsGreek Politicson, opinion polls have suggested that some of ND’s lustre has worn off and the public’s confidence in its...-right party, though, this is exactly why the believe that the prime minister would be better off
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Challenges piling up for govt as spokesperson departs
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe difficulties faced by the government are piling up as Covid-19 continues to be a threat to public health and finances, the stand-off over the hunger strike of terrorist Dimitris Koufodinas... that this stand-off could become damaging for New Democracy.
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Piraeus announces transformation plan amid 2020 loss of 662 mln
EconomyBankingPiraeus Bank posted a loss of 662 million euros last year as it suffered from impairments arising from Covid and one-off loan securitisation losses. The bank offset this news with the announcement... for the year came to 1.32 billion euros, with one-off initiatives and provisioning related to Covid
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