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Athens promotes role as energy hub as PM prepares for talks in Washington
PoliticsForeign Policyto global LNG imports. The meeting was arranged days after Russian energy giant Gazprom cut off supplies... by Russian supplies. On the same day of Gazprom’s decision to cut off supplies to Sofia, Mitsotakis... the northeastern Greek city of Komotini and Stara Zagora, in central Bulgaria. That includes
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Grand projects and even loftier ambitions drive Greece's energy project bonanza
EconomyFeatures(Bulgaria, Turkey and the LNG terminal at Revithoussa just off Piraeus harbour). This capacity far exceeds... and Stara Zagora. Whilst relatively modest in length and capacity (it will deliver 3 bcm/y initially
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Health service in spotlight as govt scrabbles for more measures to contain Covid
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan in the past. Koufodinas stand-off The opposition party, though, remains susceptible to the kind of ideological hang-ups that turned off many voters during the last few years. The latest case came... in reference to the continuing stand-off between the government and Dimitris Koufodinas
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Consumer confidence takes off in May as rest of sectors deliver mixed data
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) recorded a minor drop of 0.6 points in May, falling to 108.1... outbreak, dropping to 84.4. Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI in May was almost 4 points over the 104.2 points of June 2022. The EU average ESI stood at 95.2 points in May, down from the 97.1
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House of cards (The rise and fall of Akis Tsochatzopoulos)
Agorachildren are set for life. It’s like real estate kryptonite to ward off any unwelcome financial... of injustice has forced the government and the judiciary to act, at last. The system cannot just live off... a way to measure people’s units of thought, they would discover that the British think in pints
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Challenges piling up for govt as spokesperson departs
PoliticsGreek Politicsto public health and finances, the stand-off over the hunger strike of terrorist Dimitris Koufodinas... is coming under increasing pressure over the ongoing hunger strike by November 17 hitman Dimitris... that this stand-off could become damaging for New Democracy.
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Newsletter 501 - 03/04/2026
strike - leads to a rapid negotiated “off‑ramp” or an open‑ended war of attrition that could test... pints, from -49.2 in February. All components fell with the sharpest noted in the services sentiment
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Economic sentiment drops off in Sept as consumer confidence falls for fourth month
EconomyMacroeconomyFollowing a series of rises, Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) dropped in September by 3.3 points... this year, recovering from 90.7 points in January. Since the start of the year, the ESI has increased... of the pandemic, when it dropped to 87.6. The EU average ESI stood at 116.6 points, unchanged from the previous
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Key debt relief talks fail to result in deal, leaving IMF role in doubt
EconomyProgrammeat the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada were that there was no breakthrough. Speaking to Reuters, Eurogroup president Mario Centeno insisted that a robust debt relief package can be put together by the time
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Newsletter 153 -2/03/2018
highest level since July 2014 Year-on-year, the ESI has improved by 11.4 points compared to February 2017. Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) continued to strengthen in February, increasing by 2.4... reading above the 100-point mark. Year-on-year, the ESI has improved by 11.4 points compared
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