Greek Business File, September-October 2020, No 127 Geopolitics by George Prevelakis Troubled waters. Can the Greek Merchant Marine react symbolically to Turkish revisionism? Greece has gone through a severe economic crisis during the 2010s. Currently, apart from the Covid-19 challenge, Greece faces a serious threat by her neighbouring Turkey who employs various means and [...]
The Board of Directors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a new strategy for Greece, which will guide the Bank’s investment and policy engagement in the country during the next five years. The EBRD’s work will include measures in response to the ongoing coronavirus crisis and efforts to support economic recovery. In [...]
Greece is asking for a full suspension of the customs union between EU and Turkey. The letter was send by the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, to the European Commission's enlargement chief, Oliver Varhelyi. A copy of the letter has also been send to the EC Vice Presindent, Valdis Dombrovskis. In the letter, [...]
On October 21, Greek senior executives of large multinational companies from various parts of the world will gather in Athens. The first Conference of the "GREEKS ARE BACK" initiative will take place. "GREEKS ARE BACK" seeks to revive history. Just like Greeks abroad had a strong presence in the struggle for Greek independence, 200 years [...]
Greek Business File, September-October 2020, No 127 Comment by Nick Papandreou Taking advantage of strange capitalism Even the most isolated human on the planet knows we are living in unusual times. What seems surprising is the incredible robustness of the stock market and the continued growth of the indices. The US market grew by [...]
40 kilometers long, five meters high, made of steel and barbed wire, equipped with eight observatories. Construction of the new fence on the Greek northeastern border with Turkey, in the Evros Prefecture, has begun. It is expected to be completed by April, 2021. Greece is reinforcing border control along the Evros river to halt huge waves of migrants and refugees entering the country. The first part [...]
Words, words, words by Antonis D. Papagiannidis The EU-27 Summit of last week, largely devoted to the avoidance of a no-deal Brexit, was persuaded by Greece (and Cyprus) to take note of the increased disruption caused by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean. Where, notwithstanding the calls of the earlier, October 1/2 Summit for Turkey to [...]
The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) announces that four Interested Parties have submitted an Expression of Interest for the acquisition of a majority stake of at least 67% of the “Alexandroupolis Port Authority” (OLA S.A.). Expressions of Interest were submitted by the following Interested Parties (in alphabetical order): 1) Cosnsortium composed of the companies [...]
YES to Shipping Forum 2020 YES to Shipping Forum 2020 will be part of Posidonia Web Forums Week through YES FORUM Facebook page on Thursday 29th October 2020, from 18.00 to 21.00 hrs, in Greek language. Young people studying, willing to pursue a career or already working in shipping / travelling onboard, distinguished executives from [...]
PromethEUs - a new network of four Southern European think tanks – marked its debut on the EU stage hosting yesterday its first Digital Conference, entitled “A new framework for Europe’s digital rules. Leading the path towards AI and digital services revolution”. As the European Commission is preparing to put on the table in the [...]
