Resilience
Kotzias: Foreign policy-making requires 'spirit of resistance'
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias took to social media on Sunday to hit out at his critics, saying that foreign policy requires "a spirit of resistance, not subservience."
"Foreign policy requires pragmatism [and] realism, not fear," Kotzias tweeted.
The road ahead for Greece
Οver more than a year now serving as United States ambassador, I've been deeply impressed by the resilience and spirit of the Greek people in the face of an unprecedented economic crisis.
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EIB has invested 75 mln euros in municipal infrastructure
BELGRADE - Since 2005, when it came to Serbia, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has invested 75 mln euros in infrastructure in local self-government communities through a municipal loan implemented by the Ministry of Economy, says Dubravka Negre, head of the EIB Regional Representation for the Western Balkans.
Migrant crisis posed new challenges - panel
BELGRADE - The migrant crisis, which saw around a million people pass through Serbia, posed new challenges for local communities and self-government authorities - the citizens demonstrated humaneness and the authorities became aware of the significance of improving resilience to various crises and ensuring the necessary infrastructure, a panel was told Friday.
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Djukic Dejanovic: Prevention, awareness matter
BELGRADE - Almost everything poses a risk today and that is why society must be well-prepared and work on prevention and awareness, Serbian Minister without portfolio for Demographics and Population Policy Slavica Djukic Dejanovic said as the conference Investing in (Municipal) Resilience opened on Thursday.
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UNDP conference on Serbia's resilience to natural disasters
BELGRADE - What capacities does a country such as Serbia need to be as resilient as possible to the effects of natural disasters? What information and what technologies would reduce the vulnerability to them? What are Western Balkan countries missing to improve disaster prevention and response?
Moody's upgrades Cyprus bonds to BA3
Moody's rating agency announced late on Friday that it has upgraded the government bond ratings of Cyprus to 'BA3', while maintaining a positive outlook on the island's rating as improvements in economic resilience, continuing fiscal outperformance are likely to be sustained, it noted.
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Turkish Central Bank head calls for 'right policy mix' to avoid economic shocks
A right policy mix is essential for countries to cope with or avoid economic shocks, the Turkish Central Bank Governor said April 3.
Turkey may not be in great position, but looks worse: Deputy PM
Turkey's perception abroad is poor, but the country is not in that bad a position, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek has said, adding that Turkey's narrative would remain robust in the medium and long term with the realization of a number of key reforms.
Posidonia growth a 'great show of faith' in the local shipping sector
The expansion of the upcoming Posidonia shipping exhibition to an unprecedented size in terms of exhibitor and expected visitor numbers, its span across sectors and the interest it generates among corporations and governments, is being hailed as a "great show of faith" during a period of adversity both for the Greek economy and the shipping industry in general.