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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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Newsletter 253 -05/06/2020
by the EU’s Aviation Safety Agency EASA, and would be under constant review. Theoharis stressed... and safety criteria”, adding, “the EASA list is our guide”. One of the practical challenges of opening.... The affected passengers originated from Pakistan, Australia and Japan, and had used Doha
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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 - Long live the revolution: The legacy of Greece's 1821 war of independence
AgoraGreece is celebrating the 200th anniversary of its war of independence, which began in 1821 and allowed Greeks to free themselves of Ottoman rule and oppression, and form their own nation-state. To mark this occasion, we spoke to Sakis Gekas, the Hellenic Heritage Foundation (HHF) Chair of Modern
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First challenges for tourism plan, as public relaxes approach to virus
PoliticsGreek Politics-risk by the EU’s Aviation Safety Agency EASA, and would be under constant review. Theoharis stressed... and safety criteria”, adding, “the EASA list is our guide”. Currently, all arriving international... Pakistan, Australia and Japan, and had used Doha as a connecting hub. The news caused many
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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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Many obstacles to clear in Greece's digital leap
EconomyFeaturestool for funding post-pandemic economic recovery, with its emphasis on “green and digital recovery... statistics, around 8 in 10 Greek households has an internet connection, the World Internet Project... technologies, a project which while positive in its aims will have its casualties in the legacy
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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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Helped by trading gains, Eurobank posts 305 mln in Q1 profits
EconomyBankingEurobank posted an adjusted net income of 305 million euros in the first quarter of 2022 (Q1), compared to a profit of 72 million euros last year. Core pre-provision income (PPI) rose by 10.4 percent year-on-year (YoY) in Q1 to 240.4 million euros, with 62.1 million euros of loan loss provisions
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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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