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Mitsotakis confronted by show of strength from church, turns attention to post-wildfire reconstruction
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe latest wave of Covid-19, and an area in which the church has hitherto played an ambivalent role... against the Coronavirus”. Following the meeting, however, the Synod made the unusual step... of compensation made available to farmers and breeders in the area which have been described
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Athens hoping EU diplomatic drive will defuse latest Aegean crisis
PoliticsForeign Policyto Turkey’s action in the Aegean as the Oruc Reis research vessel continued its activity in the area. The ship is still sailing in a sea area comprising what Athens believes to be its continental shelf..., Turkish and Greek navy ships have a strong presence in the area and tension remains high
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How Greece sleepwalked off a cliff in 2009, in black and white
Agora, when even the revised revenue targets for 2009 contained an estimate that revenues would grow by 14... their estimate of 2.5 billion euros in revenues. The expenditure disaster However, the true disaster lies... jumped by 18.1 percent vs an annual growth estimate of 9.8 percent. Based on first half of the year
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Newsletter 224 -18/10/2019
this year and 2.2 percent in 2020. In the previous WEO, the growth estimate for 2019 was 2.4 percent. Next year’s estimate is unchanged. Despite the downward revision of this year’s growth estimate... deadline but as yet have not had their request confirmed. As of the latest data, there is currently
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Newsletter 485 - 21/11/2025
positioning Greece as the gateway for US liquefied natural gas (LNG) into Europe. Yet as the country leans... the 2.2% estimate for this year. Private consumption is expected to remain robust, though slightly more... of the RRF, roughly split in half. At the same time, bankers estimate that the loans component of the RRF
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Buying time: The delayed crisis of democratic capitalism - a review
AgoraBy now books about the financial crisis of 2008/09 and the sovereign debt crisis in the euro area... participation. Streeck’s key focus rests on analysing how since 2008/09 euro area governments sought... in the euro area, financial diplomats from the troika, the ECB in Frankfurt and the Commission in Brussels
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For Greek banks, it's business as unusual
AgoraNow that the rather bizarrely termed “bank holiday” has come to an end in Greece after three weeks - although domestic and external capital controls - continue, it is appropriate to take stock of the situation and inquire where do we go from here. As th...
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Newsletter 310 - 01/10/2021
PoliticsFull speed ahead for warship, defence deal with FranceGreece believes that it took a significant step this week to upgrading its defence capabilities but also bolstering the country’s geopolitical standing after agreeing to purchase at least thr...
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Array of centre-left leadership candidates edge towards watershed vote
PoliticsGreek Politics’s bailout programme. In a somewhat unusual step, the candidates have decided to initiate... are currently in the running for the leadership of the as-yet-unnamed new political entity, but most... the contest. He has not yet declared his support for any of the campaigns. Different motivations
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Greek Q4 GDP QoQ drop revised to 0.4 pct, 2014 growth at 0.7 pct
EconomyMacroeconomythat the Q4 QoQ rate was downward revised for the -0.2 percent flash estimate released on February 13... on Q1 2015 GDP performance is not clear yet, while the new coalition government has not yet... previous estimate last November and is attributed to domestic political uncertainty and a weaker
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