Waiting for the March 25/26 Summit by Antonis D. Papagiannidis The March 25/26 European Council has been ever since the December 10-11 Summit a matter of high expectations on part Greek public opinion as well as - in a more focused way - on part of the Greek political class. The reason for such centrality [...]
The Ministers of Internal Affairs and Migration of the five EU Mediterranean countries met in Athens for the first MED 5 Conference. Italy, Spain, Greece, Cyprus and Malta agreed to common positions and proposals regarding the European Migration and Asylum Pact, currently under negotiation. They all agreed that the proposed legal arrangements do not ensure [...]
As Greek systemic banks remain trapped in overwhelming non performing loan levels, non-systemic banks are rushing to make up lost ground promising more generous lending for Greek businesses. In 2020, Greek financial institutions granted over €20 billion in loans to households and businesses – a record lending level in the country for the last decade. A [...]
Living with the 3rd wave of Covid-19 in Greece: “the path is traced by walking and meeting” by Antonis D. Papagiannidis So, after all the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has come crashing down on Greece, too. In fact this time around the surge is centered around the wider region of Athens, home to [...]
by Dika Agapitidou, Director, JLL – Athens Economics ltd* It is common to see savings surge and consumption decline in times of acute uncertainty; therefore, it comes as no surprise that the pandemic outbreak, swiftly followed by restrictions on circulation and market activity, undermined the performance of both retail and food & beverage. In turn, [...]
Turkey has protested a recent agreement reached between Israel, Greece and Cyprus advancing plans to build a 2,000-megawatt undersea electricity cable (the so-called EuroAsia Interconnector) connecting the three, the Anadolu Agency reported Monday. Turkey formally protested against the agreement, arguing that the route of the planned cable, expected to be funded by the EU, transgressed [...]
It was the fist interview of the British Prime Minister with a European newspaper since he took office about two year ago. Boris Johnson talked exclusively to the Greek newspaper Ta Nea. He was asked about his counterpart’s, Kyriakos Mitsotakis’, offer to return the Parthenon marbles in Athens in exchange for lending other Greek artefacts [...]
20th NAVIGATOR - The Shipping Decision Makers Forum NAVIGATOR SHIPPING CONSULTANTS proudly announces the organization of the “20th NAVIGATOR – The Shipping Decision Makers Online Week”, which will be held virtually during the period 12th to 16th & 19th April 2021. «NAVIGATOR - The Decision Makers Forum», one of the most traditional events of the [...]
by Symela Touchtidou @stouchtidou One could call it a Herculean labor. Ιt would not be an exaggeration. Among the priorities set in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, component 3.3 is titled “Improve resilience, accessibility and sustainability of healthcare”. Reforms in selected areas of the healthcare system will seek to provide “equal access to high [...]
by Dika Agapitidou, Director, JLL – Athens Economics ltd* It is common to see savings surge and consumption decline in times of acute uncertainty; therefore, it comes as no surprise that the pandemic outbreak, swiftly followed by restrictions on circulation and market activity, undermined the performance of both retail and food & beverage. In turn, [...]
