Greek government-debt crisis
Mitsotakis, on Canadian TV, touts ‘rather impressive’ economic comeback
Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told a Canadian TV host Sunday that Greece is open for business.
Mitsotakis, the first Greek prime minister to visit Canada in more than 40 years, sat down with CTV's Question Period host Vassy Kapelos in Montreal for an exclusive interview airing Sunday, during his visit to Canada over the weekend.
Ferreira meets economy ministers in Athens
National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis and his deputy Nikos Papathanasis received European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Elisa Ferreira for a meeting in Athens on Thursday.
During the meeting, an overview of the progress of projects implemented under the National Strategic Reference Framework 2014-2020 (NSRF 2014-2020) was provided.
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Mitsotakis visit to the White House is of high importance for Greece
Two years after his speech in Congress, the Greek PM will once again be in the White House – The visit will take place one month before Mitsotakis’ trip to Ankara
Finance Ministry prices SYRIZA program at €40 bln
The recent economic proposals announced by main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance and its leader Stefanos Kasselakis would come at "a huge economic cost" and are "entirely uncosted and without planning, or even checked for compatibility with European laws," according to a joint announcement released by Deputy National Economy and Finance Ministers Harry Theoharis and Thanos Petralias on Fr
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Sisyphean omnipotence
In the absence of an opposition party that could threaten New Democracy's dominance, the government is enjoying its omnipotence with almost rapacious pleasure. So, despite mounting social discontent, it is behaving as if it has secured immortality. Is the government right to feel this way?
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The Greek debt crisis and President Obama’s foreign policy
Katerina Sokou, who holds the research fellowship at ELIAMEP on "Greek-American Relations" and who covered the Greek crisis from Washington, DC as a correspondent for Kathimerini, joins Thanos Davelis to break down how the Greek debt crisis provides a case study into the Obama foreign policy doctrine - the focus of her recent in-depth report for ELIAMEP - and underscores Europe's continuing imp
Stefanos Kasselakis: Walking in Thebes before presenting himself to the Army - "We are honoured that you chose Thebes", civilians said to him
The first thing he did was to buy contact lenses - His father accompanied him - At 16:00 the president of SYRIZA will pass through the doors of the camp
Greece is ready to apply for fourth tranche from RRF
Greece is among the leaders as regards the implementation of the national Recovery and Resilience Plan and one of just six EU member-states that has already submitted three payment requests to the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), while a fourth payment request will be submitted in April, speakers at a Foundation of Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) conference revealed on Thursday.<
Protests persist against private universities
Thousands of students gathered in Athens on Thursday to protest against newly enacted legislation allowing the establishment of private universities in the country.
Critics argue that the move will devalue degrees obtained from public universities and exclude those who cannot afford private education.
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The rise of Greek Solution
The looming rise of the far right in Greece is attracting the interest of foreign observers who follow the country, mainly due to the far right's approach toward major geopolitical developments.
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