Greek unpleasantness in Brussels by Antonis D. Papagiannidis As if it was not enough for high-profile, European Parliament Vice-President Greek MEP Eva Kaili to find herself embroiled in a nasty influence-peddling-cum-bribery scandal involving (equally high-profile) Qatar which brought her to the criminal-law attention of Belgian authorities, there was further suspicion of fraud involving European Parliament [...]
When the ECB warns of unwanted side-effects of the proposed price cap on natural gas by Antonis D. Papagiannidis Just as the Energy Ministers of the EU “27” were packing their bags to meet in Brussels (December 13) and have one more go at defining some sort of coherent energy policy for Europe – two [...]
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On Monday 28 November, at the Academy of Athens building, the award ceremony of the iconic London Hellenic Prize for 2022 took place. This year, in the 26 years of the institution's history, the laureates are Greeks for the first time, although their work was written in English and first published abroad. The book is [...]
Research from the Unions and from the business sector points to moderate optimism by Antonis D. Papagiannidis The research institute of the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) is – for once – more or less aligned in the findings of its mid-year November 2023 Report, with those flowing from the review of the business-close [...]
From promise to project to reality by Antonis D. Papagiannidis It is a long tradition in Greek public life, to have repeated launches of projects – especially of major infrastructure with expected high social added-value: roll-outs of plans, inaugurations when breaking ground, well-promoted scale models, further inaugurations when successive further steps are made, grand openings [...]
“24thANNUAL CAPITAL LINK INVEST IN GREECE FORUM” “Sustaining Growth & Investment Momentum” 19 Sessions – 71 Top Level Speakers An International Summit about the Greek Economy & Investment Opportunities Featuring top US and International Investors, Government & Business Leaders, Global Investment Banks & Institutions & the Greek Government FRIDAY DECEMBER 9, 2022 IN [...]
Of competitiveness and innovation by Antonis D. Papagiannidis An eerie feeling of end-run in Greece’s uphill struggle to leave behind the shadows of successive crises – from the decade-long debt crisis to the corona-virus one and now to the geopolitically-tinted energy crisis with a resurgent inflation backdrop – and to contend for a positive future [...]
Information technology in the maritime industry by Dimitris Lyras, managing director at Ulysses Systems In his geopolitically-minded book “Ξύλινα τείχη»/Wooden ramparts (economia Publishing), George Prevelakis makes a foray into elements that have built the Greek experience through the ages. With a reference to the naval battle of Salamis that pitted the Athenians against the Persians, [...]
Of European Commission forecasts and of Greek country risk by Antonis D. Papagiannidis Greece seems all set to become a positive outlier for growth in 2022 within the EU and the Euro-area. So much is evident from the European Commission Winter Economic Forecast 2022 where Greece is expected to reach a 6% GDP increase, compared [...]