Search
-
Tsipras travels to China hoping to fulfil ambition of closer Sino-Greek ties
PoliticsForeign Policyto Beijing from July 2 to 6. Tsipras will be visiting China after being invited there by the country’s... assembly last September. Tsipras’ presence in Beijing is intended to signal Athens’s serious...), it is not clear if this will be enough to get rid of the sour taste left by the government’s slip-up
6% -
Lavrov visit yields little for Athens, which denies Iranian bank veto
PoliticsForeign Policyto the prospects of a bilateral cooperation in the energy sector. The Greek side, however, was pleased... on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent questioning of the Lausanne Treaty he said... Greece. Obama visit Lavrov’s visit took place just few days before the arrival of the US President
6% -
Greece signs EEZ deal with Egypt, aiming to halt Turkey's designs
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece’s readiness for bilateral talks with Turkey on maritime zones. He said that if these do... years. Thursday’s deal arose because of the pressing need for Greece to respond to the border-mapping deal signed last November between Ankara and the UN-recognized government in Libya’s Tripoli. Even
6% -
FM visits Egypt and Cyprus with eye on EEZ, EastMed pipeline and new UN talks
PoliticsForeign PolicyEuropean countries. According to To Vima’s report, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi presented to Greek Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis an alternative idea. The pipeline would still start from Israel’s... in Athens is the indirect but clear manifestation of Egypt’s intention to recognise the southern
6% -
Athens looks to bolster ties with African states, beyond Libya
PoliticsForeign Policyas a warning for Greece and the way it views Africa. Also, Turkey’s military presence in Libya and its... to compete with Turkey. For this to happen, Greece’s weak presence would have to be reversed. Within this framework, it is of utmost importance Greece’s participation at a high-level meeting on Libya organised
6% -
Greek bond yields edge up as PEPP winds down
Economyprogramme. It now appears that the meeting of the ECB’s governing council this Thursday will lead..., the ECB has purchased 1.548 trillion euros of assets across the eurozone. In Greece’s case, the figure... for the central bank’s liquidity operations will stay in place. The waiver allowed Greek banks
6% -
How economic sanctions on Russia could affect Greek economy
Agorato more activities. Here we make a rough attempt to estimate the size of Russia’s footprint on the Greek... Federation, with the exception of 20 million euros among Piraeus Bank’s 80 billion euros of assets. Bilateral trade Both imports from and exports to Russia have dropped precipitously since
6% -
Greece and Turkey launch latest round of talks, building up to Ankara visit by Mitsotakis
PoliticsForeign PolicyMitsotakis and Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Talks are expected to focus on bilateral...Monday’s meeting in Ankara between Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandra Papadopoulou and her Turkish... to the Greek Foreign Ministry’s announcement. But the agenda of the meeting will also touch upon issues
6% -
Mitsotakis heads to Gaza Peace Summit with focus on wider regional developments
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens sees the Gaza peace agreement that is due to be signed on Monday in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh... not remain just words.” For Greece, the possible improvement in Israel’s relations with the Arab countries...’s upgraded role in the Middle East and its participation in the negotiations before the Gaza peace
6% -
Prospect of US involvement jump-starts Greece-Cyprus power link
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the project with a view to forging ahead. The statement was reiterated by Greece’s energy minister Stavros... and other regional connectivity infrastructure as part of the Trump administration’s larger objective... of financing for the GSI from the Development Finance Corporation (DFC), the US’s overseas development bank
6%