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Politicians have commissioned, and largely ignored, multiple reports on wildfires
Societyto implementation”. To return to the issue of firefighting planes, which is just one of many: In 2007, according to one of the most detailed reports on the subject, Greece was already equipped with the largest... of prevention and suppression of fires. Among its many observations is one which seems pertinent
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Stock taking: Where is the Greek economy now?
Agorafor Greece would have been much more testing. As things stand, Greece is, proportionately, one... and not cooperative, we will only become convinced once we see the effective results in the future. One or two... ineffective, discriminatory, set up a new clientele (of which Greece is already overflowing), and pit one
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Beyond conspiracy theories: How mismanagement shaped vaccination in Albania
Agorathe resurgence of infections in Albania, the narrative practically writes itself. On the one hand, when... tourist season was over. It also extended curfew by one hour, and reiterated its mask mandate in indoor... that Albania was one of the firsts in the Western Balkans to begin administering vaccines. In a sense
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Awaiting the magic wand that will end the pandemic
Agoranot happened yet. Currently, 46.30 percent of the population in Croatia has been vaccinated with at least one... of Freedom". The last one lasted as long as four hours and was held on the central square of Zagreb... and misinformation about the virus and vaccination. Among other things, one could hear that the vaccine
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Public sector capital stock in Greece and the Euro-19
Agorafor the general government net real capital stock—one for Greece and, as a comparator, one.... · The euro-19 countries have seen their capital stock remain relatively stable to GDP. This means, on the one... the range of 40-60 percent of GDP that is common in OECD countries. One of the authors has worked
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S&P moves Greece closer to investment grade, puts focus on budget and growth
EconomyS&P on Friday night upgraded Greece’s credit rating by one notch to ‘BB+’, while the outlook was revised from positive to stable. Greece is now just one notch away from securing an investment grade with S&P. At ‘BB’, Fitch is one notch behind and two from investment grade and Moody’s at ‘Ba3’ one
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Where is Odysseus? Part 2 - Uncertainty
Agorapatience, because upon reflection, we need to respond to a very good comment by one of the readers... is not a sure-fire solution to demographic transition. While the current baseline sits higher than the one... falling on trend. Demographers have developed two big theories about fertility, one is “The First
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Moody's, DBRS keep ratings unchanged, leave no doubt that fiscal prudence is key for next moves
Economyhand has Greece at ‘BB (High)’ that is one notch below investment grade by its rating table. Greece so far this year has one upgrade by S&P to ‘BB+’ that is also just one notch before the investment grade, DBRS had upgraded Greece by one notch back in March, whereas Fitch has kept Greece at ‘BB
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PM defends grocery stipend, hopes to draw support from PASOK
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor a reduction of VAT on food and fuel for at least one year. The leftists argue this would be a more effective and impactful way to help consumers. One of the criticisms from the opposition is that once... poll by Pulse for Skai TV, support for New Democracy has edged up by one percentage point, to 33 pct
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Newsletter 366 - 20/01/2023
Patrida” (Greeks for the Motherland), has been one of a handful of far-right fringe parties slowly... to the global economy, compared to 25 pct who feel the government is to blame. Forty-one pct believe... theme since the last elections and is one of the main reasons that ND is still fairly confident
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