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Athens ponders US scepticism about EastMed gas pipeline
PoliticsForeign Policyand Israel and their transfer to Greece directly by a pipeline reaching Crete or via LNG. The plan for the huge pipeline was initially a political project of former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
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CPI rises again in November, at accelerating rate of 1.1 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1.1 percent in November, accelerating from the 0.7... for the 12-month period from December 2016 to November 2017 was 1.1 percent. The core index edged up... by 1.1 percent in November following a rise of 0.5 percent in October. The main driving force behind
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Newsletter 488 - 12/12/2025
sympathy for rural grievances. Opinion was divided on tactics: 46 percent opposed road blockades, while... agency OPEKEPE, criticising delays and high production costs. At a marathon meeting on Wednesday, rural... developments have left Mitsotakis facing a multifaceted crisis: mounting rural anger, internal dissent
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Higher education in Greece needs radical overhaul to create labour-relevant workforce, study says
Societyof higher education came to 1.1 million compared to 1 million for Greek males. Despite this, women... sector was 884 euros in 2016 compared to 1,054 euros in 2008. In the public sector, despite falling
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NBG 2024 profits at 1.16 bln, commision income up 12 pct at 427 mln
EconomyBankingprofit was 1.16 billion euros, compared to 1.1 billion euros in 2023, a 5 percent annual rise. PPI... Income (PPI) stood at 1.9 billion, up by 5 percent annually. Operating expenses in 2024 were 884 million
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Newsletter 501 - 03/04/2026
Protection Minister Yiannis Kefalogiannis, Rural Affairs Minister Kostas Tsiaras, Deputy Health... increase since the conflict began. The suspension of Qatari LNG shipments - representing 20 pct..., the Alexandroupolis FSRU has strengthened Greece’s role as a regional energy hub, facilitating increased U.S. LNG
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Where is the EastMed pipeline heading?
AgoraZone, the decision to send troops to Libya, the maritime agreement with the Tripoli-based government...Almost a decade ago, in February 2010, the Greek prime minister at the time, George Papandreou, and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu had a chance encounter in a Moscow Restaurant
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Energy tops agenda as FM heads to Israel
PoliticsForeign Policyas well as the Turkish-Libya memorandum. “We will continue to deconstruct calmly and soberly...Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias was due to visit Israel on Tuesday with the aim of reaffirming Greece’s strong ties with the new government led by Benjamin Netanyahu. He is the first European
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Greece aligns with EU on Israel-Iran conflict, keeps close watch on Turkey as Ankara submits maritime plans
PoliticsForeign Policy-Libya memorandum, which provoked tension with Greece. Athens reacted to the publication of Turkey’s MSP... relations with Turkey. The Greek side is assessing what appears to be Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
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Public investment under spotlight amid arguments over budget execution
EconomyMacroeconomyholding back 1.1 billion in investment spending, the opposition party argued. Haritsis argued that local... funds 166 million and 859 billion by other legal entities, to make up the actual spend of 4.97
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