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Parties turn attention to green transition as climate issues move up political agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicson the green transition as part of the country’s Covid recovery plan. On Thursday, the premier..., the emphasis on green initiatives are very much part of the political identity that Mitsotakis has been... with the belief that green issues are becoming potential vote winners. The government has said that it plans
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Italian support over Libya buoys Athens as it looks to build broad East Med alliance
PoliticsForeign PolicyJurisdictions Memorandum that Turkey signed last November with the UN-backed government in Libya... signed by Libya and Turkey on the delimitation of the continental shelf is unacceptable, infringes... on the issue of Libya. Government spokesman Stelios Petsas confirmed on Tuesday press reports that Greece
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WWF sets out road to green economic recovery in post-Covid landscape
EconomyFeaturesWWF Greece has released a blueprint for Greece’s green recovery which outlines a number of steps... their environmental impact. In its five-step plan, the WWF pointed out that green economy sectors... of the goals. “There is a significant “green investment gap” in enabling the transition of the economy
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Cost of living remains public's top worry, as government slashes green transition budget
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe opposition. The government, meanwhile, has signalled plans to halve the budget for its green transition... discontent over unresolved issues to do with the economy and public services. Green transition cuts Public.... The latest version of the plan, which is due to be published at the end of July, sees spending on the green
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Promises and challenges of Greece's "green new deal"
EconomyFeatureseconomic potential in green technologies and an appetite for change among the public. As the details of Greece’s “green new deal” begin to emerge, we assess the promise and the challenges of the new... in the rate of adoption of green technologies. The total level of investment called
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Podcast - Full of energy: How Greece (& Europe) is handling the green transition
AgoraThe Agora hosts a discussion on how Europe, and Greece specifically, have been handling the green... analyst and partner at The Green Tank, an Athens-based think-tank, Nikos Mantzaris. The articles... project. Useful links Is Greece on track to decouple from fossil gas? - By Nikos Mantzaris Can the Green
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FM rallies opposition to Turkey-Libya deal as Athens prepares for EastMed signing
PoliticsForeign Policyfrom Ankara’s side, especially following the signing of two memoranda with Libya. In this context... announcement said that talks centred on the situation in Libya and prospects of ending the civil
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Greece, Turkey launch new round of talks as Libya sea deal casts shadow
PoliticsForeign PolicyForeign Minister Nikos Dendias is due in Brussels on Monday to attend the General Affairs Council which will focus, among other things, on the ongoing developments in Libya. According to media... in Libya on November 29, 2019. The inclusion of the memorandum’s sea zone maps in the UN's database
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Athens harbours big hopes for Egypt energy deal, keeps eye on Turkey's role
PoliticsForeign Policyofficials hope the project will be soon given the green light by Brussels’ Directorate-General for Energy so it can be eligible for EU support funds. Egypt has completed interconnections with Libya... at 1.3 billion euros. The Greek project foresees the distribution of green energy from Egypt through
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Short-term fix for electricity bills leaves open questions for green transition strategy
Societyas part of Greece’s “green transition plan”, that would see all its existing lignite generation... passing on the price increases in customers’ bills. Over the longer term, the government points to green
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