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Newsletter 234 -10/01/2020
his first tour of Washington as Greek PM. Judging by the public remarks made by Trump before his... sentiment (ESI) rose by 2.5 points in December to reach 109.5 points, European Commission (EC... stood at 110.3 points. Compared to December 2018, the ESI has increased by 8.6 points, beating an EU
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Apartment prices rise by 7.5 pct in Q4 and 7.2 pct in 2019
EconomyMacroeconomyapartments, classified as over five years old, saw their prices increase by 6.6 percent in Q4 versus a downward revised increase of 8.1 percent in Q3. Across 2019, old apartments saw an average price increase of 6.9 percent compared to a rise of 1.7 percent in 2018. In 2017, old apartments saw
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Newsletter 398 - 20/10/2023
was soundly beaten by Dimitris Kouretas, a candidate put forward by centre-left PASOK and supported by main... government to “engage your brain” before speaking publicly. The comment was seen by some as a rebuke
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New asylum law comes up against old failings
Agoraof a policy paper written by the European Stability Initiative (ESI) think-tank last January titled..., the ESI argued that if a similar system is adopted in Greece, the EU-Turkey agreement could be applied... it wants to put in place. “That won’t work,” the head of the ESI, Gerald Knaus told Kathimerini recently
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Beleri case dents Greek-Albanian relations, puts progress on hold
PoliticsForeign Policythat Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama does not appear willing to cooperate with the Greek government... Rama, on the sidelines of NATO Summit, in Vilnius but with no concrete results. Athens believes that Rama’s government is using its strength against the Greek ethnic minority in Albania in a way
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Athens turns its attention to settling differences with Albania
PoliticsForeign PolicyRama is under fierce criticism from the opposition while President Ilir Meta is demanding that any... saw Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared the clear winner did not surprise Athens. In fact, Kotzias
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Greece extends territorial waters in Ionian, hopes for deal with Albania
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe last week of 2020 saw Greece moving ahead with the enforcement of its decision to extend its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles in the Ionian Sea. The presidential decree on the closing... due to his political rivalry with Prime Minister, Edi Rama. Early elections in Albania
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Athens hopeful of progress on sea delimitation differences with Albania after FM visit
PoliticsForeign PolicyBalkans, the Greek side saw an intention on behalf of the Albanian side to set the issue... by his Albanian counterpart, Edi Rama, he will also be in Finiq, Livadhya and Dervican. The visit
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Economic sentiment improves marginally in Aug, consumer confidence takes 7-point tumble
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) recorded a 0.7-point rise in August, after a 1-point increase..., dropping to 84.4. Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI in August was 6 points up from the 105.7 points of September 2022. The EU average ESI stood at 92.9 points in August, down from the 93.5 points
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Newsletter 157 -30/03/2018
. The opposition party has urged the government to engage on these issues via the institutional route... in Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) stopped in March as it dropped by 4.5 points to 99.8, from... the December 2017 reading. Over the last 12 months, ESI has improved by 4.6 points compared to April 2017
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