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Newsletter 497 - 06/03/2026
control of the narrative. Complicating matters further, some government figures have taken... Tourism, the country’s “heavy industry”, is facing its own moment of fragility. After a record‑breaking... controls the world’s largest merchant fleet, and the Persian Gulf has become a war zone. The Joint
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Athens buoyed by EU, US support over maritime spat with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyon the Turkey–Libya maritime border deal. A common statement adopted by the EU leaders during... on Thursday decided to appoint a special envoy to Libya. This will be Ambassador Christodoulos Lazaris. His mission will be to maintain contact with all sides in Libya in order to closely monitor developments
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After signing EastMed pipeline pact, Athens aims to tackle Turkey challenge
PoliticsForeign Policymemoranda with the Tripoli-based government in Libya. Officials in Athens stress, however... following Turkey's intervention in Libya, the message to Ankara in the joint statement they issued... in Libya presents a dangerous threat to wider regional stability.” The statement also noted
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Quiet summer in Greek-Turkish relations not seen lasting
PoliticsForeign Policy, in the upcoming EU Summit. Libya Libya is another issue that is of major concern to Greek diplomats. Libya’s Prime.... Even though the meeting focused more on Turkey’s economic “return” to Libya for the country’s... from the international community. The political situation in Libya will remain fluid and it is quite
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A busy year of diplomacy for Athens, but Greek-Turkish ties stagnate
PoliticsForeign Policycountries. But it also accomplished a rapprochement with Libya. Greece’s decision to extend its... was its rapprochement with Libya. That was accomplished with numerous visits by Greek officials, including... for the first time a high-level meeting on Libya on November 12, in Paris. Greece had been excluded twice from
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Bank of Greece sees 0.5pct growth in 2014 but warns of political risks
EconomyMacroeconomywith the aim of reducing the heavy tax burden of recent years are of major importance, according... control over the National Organisation for Healthcare Provision (EOPYY) and social security funds
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Greek debt: A case of learned helplessness?
Agorainvolving human beings. Its effects can be seen in people. When they feel they have no control over... are now in the red and despite a heavy round of state aid and a recent recapitalisation from the private
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Greek market jitters evident as investors dump shares and bonds
Economyof the banks and bring them under state control. There is also concern about what impact plans for a new... Authority stock also suffered a heavy sell off, closing down more than 7 percent after the government
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One year of SYRIZA
Agorato influence events remained limited. Sadly, Greeks paid a very heavy price until SYRIZA came... it and wanting to influence or control as much of the media and private sector as it can. SYRIZA gives
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Pensions spending stable but early retirees burden system
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Labour Ministry's Computer Centre for Social Security Services (IDIKA) recently published a report from the Unified System of Control and Pension Payments (ILIOS), which estimates pension... population and heavy burden have often been cited as cause for concern in the future. Research from
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