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Podcast - Overtourism over here: Greek islands feel the strain
Greece is preparing to welcome a record number of tourists again this year, but their visits will take place against a backdrop of growing concern among locals about the damage being done to the islands and their way of life by rapid development.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Politics (409), Economy (344), Society (149), Greece (522)
From default to investment grade: A brief history of Greek debt
In 2009, Greece’s ballooning budget deficit raised concerns about the sustainability of the country’s debt. This triggered a crisis that lasted almost a decade.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Europe (292), Politics (409), Economy (344), Greece (522)
From pipe dreams to power cables: the changing map of Greece's energy ambitions
Greece’s aspiration to become a regional gas hub has been tempered by increasingly stringent climate targets and efforts to reduce the use of natural gas as part of the EU’s response to the Ukraine war.
Contributor: Georgia Nakou
Categories: Europe (292), Politics (409), Economy (344), Greece (522)
Podcast - Whose property? Greece’s housing challenges
After going through a really difficult time during the country’s long economic crisis, the Greek property market is booming, but that's creating a whole new set of problems.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Politics (409), Economy (344), Society (149), Greece (522)
Can the Green Transition be just?
The European Green Deal (EGD) is essentially the EU’s development strategy for 2050. Its central goal is for Europe to become, by the middle of the century, the first climate-neutral continent, namely, to reach a point where greenhouse gas emissions from all sectors of the economy are fully offset by carbon dioxide removals, either naturally or through various technologies.
Contributor: Nikos Mantzaris
Categories: Europe (292), Politics (409), Economy (344), Society (149), Greece (522)