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Athens on lookout as Ankara ramps up rhetoric and activity
PoliticsForeign Policyas "political pawns". “Greece does not protect the borders of the European Union, to the contrary..., especially ahead of the European Council in March, which is scheduled to focus on the issue of enlargement... to have forgotten that the European Court of Human Rights has found multiple violations by Greece
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A sudden turnaround that could lead to sharp shock
Agoraaffected by enforced closures or have seen their business collapse. The European Union decided to activate the escape clause that frees member states from fiscal restrictions and the European Central Bank... investment grade. There are discussions about using the European Stability Mechanism to provide liquidity
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Will the Covid-19 crisis undermine the EU Green Deal? A view from Europe's periphery
AgoraOn March 26th, the European Council issued a joint statement stressing the objective of a ‘green... European response – there are several reasons why the economic implications of the COVID-19 epidemic.... In the words of the European Commission, the Green Deal “is a new growth strategy that aims
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ND hopes economy will pick up as second stage of lockdown easing begins
PoliticsGreek Politicsavailable to support struggling businesses and families. The European Commission estimates... by the European Stability Mechanism to euro area member states. Each country will be allowed to draw... surveillance period. The European Commission will oversee on a quarterly basis the states that have drawn
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Newsletter 252 -29/05/2020
mediocre The Greek government received a boost this week as the European Commission unveiled its... so far to support struggling Greek businesses and households. European Commission president Ursula... to approval from the government as well as European partners. During his speech to the parliamentary
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Greece and Turkey prepare for exploratory talks brokered by Germany
PoliticsForeign Policythe European Council on September 24-25. The return of both sides to the negotiating table is largely... the Greek Parliament’s European Affairs committee, last Thursday. On the same day, addressing an event... suggested. Cyprus It is clear that the possibility of this week’s European Council adopting
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Athens treads cautiously as Ankara keeps prodding in Aegean
PoliticsForeign PolicyMediterranean. In the view of some analysts, Turkey can leverage its position vis-à-vis the European... is in line with most of his European counterparts. This was reflected in the conclusions of the European Council meetings of last week and earlier in October. Mitsotakis believes, like most of his
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Athens displeased with EU Council outcome, faces pressure for talks with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policy10-11 European Council’s conclusions direct references and punitive measures against Turkey’s actions... the idea of punishing Turkey. During talks at the European Council, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro... any time soon. Berlin is pressing for this to happen. In fact, European Council’s conclusions
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PM hopes for return to normality by summer, but vaccine progress remains slow
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the European vaccination programme in the second quarter of the year, his comments put him starkly at odds with recent statements by European officials. Among them, President of the European Council Charles Michel described the chances of achieving the European Commission’s unofficial target
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Tales From the Region #3
AgoraThe founders of the European Project dreamed of a united Europe: a continent of peace, solidarity... the European dream is just an illusion for some countries? Euroscepticism is gaining momentum... into account their concerns, lifestyles and values. The European dream, guided by the founding principles
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