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Greece’s 14–29s: Ambitious, anxious and lacking trust
Societyjobs outside their chosen area. Although most respondents have not lived abroad for extended periods... live with parents and siblings and cherish the warmth and support this provides, yet a widespread.... Nearly six in ten young Greeks feel their interests are poorly represented in national politics. Yet
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BoG outlines factors hampering affordability in Greek housing market
EconomyMacroeconomyyear, although it has not yet reached its 2011 peak. The BoG identifies a persistent state of excess..., with the number of permits falling by 2.4%, and total surface area declining by 9.4%. This slowdown was partly... these risks do not yet threaten immediate financial stability, they require close monitoring
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Territorial waters, hydrocarbon research cause friction between Athens and Ankara
PoliticsForeign Policyto try to convince them that Greece is set to snatch 40,000 square kilometres from Libya's continental shelf. Akar also claimed that Turkey and Libya almost have neighbouring sea borders (EEZ or continental shelf). The signs are that Turkey is seeking a more active role in Libya. Akar's statements
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Turkey's move in Mediterranean puts Mitsotakis under pressure domestically
PoliticsGreek Politicswith Libya last week to delineate maritime borders in the Mediterranean. Athens has labelled the deal “illegal,” arguing that Libya’s prime minister does not have the legal authority to sign such agreements... and creation of EEZs. Greece has also threatened to expel Libya’s ambassador in Athens. Mitsotakis has had
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Athens pleased about new EU-Egypt deal, seeks closer ties with Cairo
PoliticsForeign Policywith flows to the Italian and Greek (from Libya to Crete) coasts. Europe is offering a "strategic... urgently needs Egypt to control migration flows from its borders with Libya and, secondly, to improve its... not control the border with Libya, from where Sudanese refugees and Egyptian migrants cross
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Athens insists maritime spatial planning plans do not obstruct talks with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policytreaty with Libya in November 2019 was rejected by Greece as unlawful as the two countries... in which the main prize was Libya, and its vast oil resources. Turkey protests that it is being hemmed... of Greece with which it has not signed an EEZ agreement namely, Libya but also Albania. For the latter
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ND doubles down on stricter migration policy, riling opponents
PoliticsGreek Politicsof migrants reaching the country from Libya. The measures include a three-month suspension... with Libya are troubled and the EU’s attempt to build ties with General Khalifa Haftar, the military leader of eastern Libya, ended in failure this week. It is expected in Athens that another effort
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IMF downgrades Greek GDP and unemployment forecasts
EconomyMacroeconomyyear on year compared to IMF’s estimate for a growth of 0.7 percent. The European Commission (EC... of Greece (BoG) has a slightly lower estimate of 2.5 percent, while the OECD foresees a much slower growth.... For 2018, the IMF expects GDP growth to accelerate to 2.7 percent, while its medium-term estimate
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IMF report sees a number of risks lying ahead for Greece
EconomyProgrammefrom having the weakest to the strongest cyclically-adjusted fiscal position within the euro area... of the euro-area periphery. Export underperformance is mainly driven by limited improvements in price... surplus target. The IMF points out that the Greek government estimates smaller gaps based on more
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Newsletter 40 - 28/08/2015
preference shares of 1.35 billion and 950 million, respectively, yet these shares are held by the state... assumptions, since they are not as severe as previously feared, yet it is not clear whether... of October, while the recapitalisation process has not yet been decided. Media reports indicate
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