All fronts open By Antonis D. Papagiannidis Starting today, just past mid-August, the European Commission fresh-from-the-oven Recovery and Resilience Task Force that will allow for the preparation and implementation of the Next Generation EU programmes is supposed to be on foot and ready to go. Coming on the step of the EU Summit, July17th/21st decision [...]
Rough waters, once more by Antonis D. Papagiannidis Two months after Greece and Italy had signed an agreement for the establishment-and- delimitation of their respective EEZs (superposed on the pre-existant one over their continental shelves, dating back to 1977/78), Athens succeeded in signing an agreement with Cairo for a – partial – maritime zones delimitation [...]
Greek Business File, June-July-August 2020, No 126 Inevitable as it was, the lockdown bought out precious time for the exit strategy from the dangerous and unprecedented spiral in the economy and the society caused by the pandemic. Apart from a massive, rapid and eff ective government intervention, the next step is to cleverly test [...]
Greek Business File, June-July-August 2020, No 126 By Nikos Vettas The present recession is expected to be very deep, perhaps around the levels of the first years of the adjustment programs. Nevertheless, this new crisis puts the Greek economy in front of some major challenges and creates new opportunities based on the absolute and urgent [...]
No news in August? Try again! by Antonis D. Papagiannidis Summer months are supposed to last longer, to allow for an ebb in public life tensions. After all, Americans and the British are known to speak of the silly season, while the quote of Umberto Eco goes:” there is no news in August”. August 2020 [...]
Greek Business File, June-July-August 2020, No 126 By Symela Touchtidou There are opportunities in every crisis. The coronavirus pandemic crisis is no exception. While most economic sectors, globally, suffer because of the pandemic, some thrive thanks to it. The best example in Greece are fruits and vegetables exports The pandemic started a global discussion [...]
Greek Business File, June-July-August 2020, No 126 By K. Botsiou The effectiveness of the Greek lockdown was surprising; however, the exit from the lockdown proves definitely trickier than the quarantine, estimates Konstantina Botsiou, Associate Professor of Modern History and International Politics at the University of the Peloponnese Greece has been widely praised for [...]
Eastern Mediterranean: when Turkish adventurism meets with global consolidation in energy by Antonis D. Papagiannidis Turkish geopolitical adventurism in the Eastern Mediterranean, lately perceived as aggressiveness by Greece (and Cyprus) and as an increasingly disturbing factor for major players in the energy game, does not move in otherwise calm waters. The storm caused by the [...]
Greek Business File, June-July-August 2020, No 126 By Kyra Adam Is Greece the modern Sisyphus? The country survived a tremendous 10-year economic crisis. The country absorbed at her detriment a refugee crisis, literally saving Europe. The country successfully handled the recent health crisis caused by Covid-19. By March 2020, Greece was reaching the top [...]
Greek Business File, June-July-August 2020, No 126 AN INTERVIEW OF CHRISTOS CABOLIS BY GEORGE VAILAKIS The common element of smart cities is the use of information technology to provide better services. Smart cities become more connected by refi ning the communication between city authorities and residents, they provide better mobility by tackling congestion and create a [...]
