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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... of our societies and economies and to sustainable growth, integrating inter alia the green... economies) to be aligned with the vision and targets of the EU Green Deal. Unlike the post-2008
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Can the Green Transition be just?
Agorain the green transition can be achieved through the funding of projects that accelerate it, rather...The European Green Deal (EGD) is essentially the EU’s development strategy for 2050. Its central.... A transition that is both green and just for all: is this wishful thinking or a realistically
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Podcast - Full of energy: How Greece (& Europe) is handling the green transition
Agoraproject. Useful links Is Greece on track to decouple from fossil gas? - By Nikos Mantzaris Can the Green...The Agora hosts a discussion on how Europe, and Greece specifically, have been handling the green... analyst and partner at The Green Tank, an Athens-based think-tank, Nikos Mantzaris. The articles
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Parties turn attention to green transition as climate issues move up political agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicson the green transition as part of the country’s Covid recovery plan. On Thursday, the premier..., the emphasis on green initiatives are very much part of the political identity that Mitsotakis has been... with the belief that green issues are becoming potential vote winners. The government has said that it plans
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Grand projects and even loftier ambitions drive Greece's energy project bonanza
EconomyFeatures. Greek and Cypriot regulators have approved the project, which is one of the EU’s Projects of Common... the largest infrastructure project currently under construction is the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP..., the IGB project is receiving high-level support from the US (a major LNG exporter) as well as the EU
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PM defends stance on Turkey and troubled electricity cable project
PoliticsForeign Policy” referring to Ankara’s claim that no major energy project in the Eastern Mediterranean can advance... recently described the project as “not viable,” raising questions about its prospects. Mitsotakis... it wants the project. “I will do everything in my power to ensure that there is cooperation from
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Promises and challenges of Greece's "green new deal"
EconomyFeatureseconomic potential in green technologies and an appetite for change among the public. As the details of Greece’s “green new deal” begin to emerge, we assess the promise and the challenges of the new... in the rate of adoption of green technologies. The total level of investment called
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From pipe dreams to power cables: the changing map of Greece's energy ambitions
Agora“In the medium to long term, we aspire to be exporters of green energy, by harnessing... of the EU’s response to the Ukraine war. The country has now pivoted towards becoming a green energy... Ukraine. In this project, Greece received considerable diplomatic support from the US, motivated both
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Short-term fix for electricity bills leaves open questions for green transition strategy
Societyas part of Greece’s “green transition plan”, that would see all its existing lignite generation... passing on the price increases in customers’ bills. Over the longer term, the government points to green... to industry at the Thessaloniki International Fair to announcing measures intended to protect consumers
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Tsipras hopes to move on after decision on ex-airport project
PoliticsGreek Politicsas obstacles to the project going ahead. Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said that the decision was a “major step” in the project going ahead. He said that the coalition pledges to speed up... Hellenikon. While the investor-friendly image that Tsipras wants to project is of little interest
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