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From pipe dreams to power cables: the changing map of Greece's energy ambitions
Agoraas a “transition fuel” to renewables. This was expressed vividly in 2021 by one senior Greek policymaker... as recently as January 2023 was one of three new gas-fired plants included in the 2019 NECP which..., Turkey and Albania by 2030 and introducing two new interconnectors, one to Cyprus and one to Egypt
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A campaign that leaves Greece in pain
Agorathe fact that as the ruling party it has the most prominent platform and the biggest duty to set... transparent, pursuing social justice or eschewing meaningless polarisation. Even if one sets aside... ended up in such a profound economic and social crisis because the rot set in over many years, well
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The positives and negatives that will decide Greece's elections
Agorathat looks set to end SYRIZA’s reign is linked to the September 2015 re-election. One of the reasons.... They are concerned that any complacency which may have set in because of the size of the ND victory... MeRA25, which narrowly missed out on electing any MEPs as it gained 2.99 percent support. If one or both
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Tempe and Predatorgate court cases bring government scandals back to fore
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the converted university conference venue which had been set up to house the proceedings. The court is set to call 350 witnesses in the presence of up to 200 lawyers, and the Justice Ministry spent... claimed that the purpose-built courtroom was one of the biggest in the country, while he ascribed
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The agenda of the first programme review shapes up with thorny issues
EconomyProgramme15 allowed the sale of NPLs related to large corporate loans and non primary residence mortgages. For primary residence NPLs, consumer and SME loans as well as state guaranteed loans an agreement..., including those of primary residences. In contrast, an overhaul of the tax system including an increase
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You've heard the Greek crisis myths, now here are some truths
AgoraThere are certain truths about the Greek crisis. The main one is that Greece got itself... austerity to close the deficit from year one. This approach would also have had a knock-on effect...” provided to Greece. Spanish Finance Minister Luis De Guindos has been one of the most frequent
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Policing in spotlight after shocking domestic violence incident
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAttica where the murder took place, while 45 more are in the process of being set up. This latest... majority. PASOK, which has been campaigning to abolish or suspend the granting of residency
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Newsletter 10 - 09/01/2015
, but the leftists still look set for a victory, albeit one that is likely to leave them needing to find at least one coalition partner if they are to form a government. A Palmos Analysis poll...Gap tightens in election race Balance of power could still shift as over one in ten are undecided
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Bank holiday to end but capital controls remain and some transactions forbidden
Economyservicing pensioners to withdraw 120 euros from their pensions in one transaction once or twice a week..., money not withdrawn in one or more days may be withdrawn in one go per week (up to 420 euros per week). Until now, if a depositor did not withdraw the 60 euros in one or more days, this amount could
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Newsletter 94 - 04/11/2016
to remove from their posts some of the ministers deemed to have become obstructive. One of the prime...-level collective agreements. In addition, they believe the state should set the minimum wage.... While one may debate the levels of success actually achieved in the four countries mentioned
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