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Will the Covid-19 crisis undermine the EU Green Deal? A view from Europe's periphery
Agoratowards a green transition, there is seemingly a far broader consensus on the need... in a spectacular fashion the vulnerability of Europe’s society and economy to new global challenges... require huge investments across the economy while shrinking unsustainable activities (such as fossil
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Newsletter 23 - 17/04/2015
of 1.62 billion euros. 2 Compromise now, reckon later? The economy is locked in an ever-asphyxiating chokehold The devastating impact that the prolonged uncertainty is having on the real economy has gone... draining the liquidity in the country’s economy. In fact, while all the attention has fallen
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Tsipras and Mitsotakis cheer Macron win, hope to benefit
PoliticsGreek Politicshopes. Tsipras tweeted shortly after it emerged that Macron had beaten far-right rival Marine Le Pen... to “change the direction Europe is heading in” and to fight off the threat of the far-right. Although.... This is partly based on his record in office while he was France’s economy minister between August
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Newsletter 387 - 30/06/2023
PoliticsMitsotakis re-elected, Tsipras beaten and far right resurgentSunday’s election delivered..., boosting the House’s populist and far-right contingent. Greek voters placed Mitsotakis... Solution returned with 12 seats. The three new fringe parties to enter Parliament were far-right
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A macroeconomic assessment of the Cypriot economy after the haircut
AgoraWhy has the Cypriot economy faced a smaller than anticipated dip for 2013? What is the relevance... adjustment of the Cypriot economy and the private (non-bank related) sector in particular, leading... drop in GDP so far. The above answers to the first question have important implications
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On monetary policy and inflation targeting
Agorainflation period). All countries live in only one global economy, after all. Country A was slightly... in the economy (the real rate is the nominal rate deflated with expected inflation, which is falling... monetary policy hostage). · So far recently, inflation expectations have remained above 2 percent
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Newsletter 78 - 17/06/2016
sounded for a series of other domestic political developments that are far removed from... lull. If the economy underperforms in the months ahead, opposition parties will feel emboldened... optimistic and positive” was perhaps an acknowledgement that it has been far from that. One
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PM unveils 'Greece 2.0' plan to use EU recovery funds, transform economy
Economyuse of the European Union’s Recovery and Resilience Facility funds to remake the country’s economy... to transform the economy. The centrepiece of the plan is to leverage the RRF funds with private... 1.1 billion euros of the EU grants. Of the four pillars, the other pillar where the government aims
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Economic sentiment rises to 92.5 pts in Aug, consumer confidence edges down for second straight month
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) increased for the second straight month in August, when... showed on Thursday. In absolute terms, ESI improved to 92.5 in August, its highest level since April 2015. During this year, ESI has edged up by 4.9 points. Consumer confidence moved in the opposite
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Newsletter 267 -02/10/2020
of support, which carried an added significance as far as Athens was concerned because of the recent... Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) dropped by 1.2 points month-on-month in September to reach 89.5..., the EEI has worsened by 3.2 points. Meanwhile, compared to September 2019, the ESI has decreased
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