Greek Prime Minister to Meet Turkish President in Ankara on May 13
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced that he will meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on May 13th in Ankara.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced that he will meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on May 13th in Ankara.
Reuters reports that the Greek economy is forecast to expand by up to 3% in 2024, approaching its pre-crisis level of 2009 and far outpacing the eurozone average of 0.8%. This underscores that officials and investors predict 2024 could be the year that a rebound is finally complete.
Greece bolstered its drive for a greener economy with the launch of a €2 Billion Decarbonization Fund for the Greek islands
Officials on the popular island of Rhodes have opened a new visa terminal for Turkish visitors as part of a diplomatic effort to ease long-standing tensions between the two cuntries.
The primary surplus is expected to remain at 2.1% of GDP until 2029 which is the time frame of the Fund’s forecasts. If interest rates on public debt are taken into account, a government budget deficit of 0.9% of GDP is forecast this year, which will gradually rise to 1.4% in 2029.
As the presentation notes, Greece faces declining fertility rates, an aging population due to increased life expectancy and a shrinking workforce, which are not new phenomena but have been ongoing for decades and are expected to intensify in the current and future decades.
Alternate Minister of National Economy and Finance Nikos Papathanasis submitted on Wednesday to the European Commission the 4th payment request, amounting to 2.3 billion euros, for the loan part of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis' full speech at the 9th Our Ocean Conference
Embracing the spirit of antiquity, the ceremony, hosted by Nikos Aliagas, unfolded against the backdrop of Ancient Olympia
More than 100 governments are poised to gather in the heart of Athens this week for the Our Oceans Conference, uniting in a concerted effort to address the formidable challenges confronting the world's oceans.
But the plan has irked Greece’s neighbor and regional rival, Turkey, while environmental organizations say the initiative doesn’t go far enough, noting that the country also allows environmentally harmful practices such as energy exploration in sensitive marine environments.
According to an article in Politico, citing Greek banking sources, the European Central Bank is expected to give the go-ahead in June for the four systemic lenders.
The ruling Conservatives has announced Fredi Beleri, an ethnic Greek mayor-elect in Albania recently sentenced to two years in prison for vote-buying, as a candidate for the upcoming European elections.
Greek-Turkish relations, often tense, have been relatively normal since February 2023, when Greece sent rescue teams in the wake of two devastating earthquakes in eastern Turkey.
Tsitsipas sat holding his head in his hands, briefly crying as he took in his first title of the year and biggest tournament victory for two years.
Greek actress Mary Mina, playing the role of high priestess, lit the torch using a backup flame instead of a parabolic mirror due to cloudy skies
This is up from a target of 2.133 billion euros over the same period last yeat, and compared to a primary surplus of 3.079 billion in the corresponding quarter last year
A presentation entitled "The Demographic Crisis and Greek Development" outlined some key points and challenges for Greece
The flame will travel from Crete to Alexandroupoli and from Corfu to Kastellorizo and will pass through 13 regions, seven Islands, 43 cities, 41 municipalities, five communities, 10 archaeological sites and two Olympic museums (Athens and Thessaloniki).
"Our main goal is for this conference to produce tangible results. Not only to discuss about environmental protection, but also to proceed with tangible actions and commitments," Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis said at a recent press conference.
“Such actions pose a significant danger to both regional and international security. It is absolutely essential to prevent any further spread of hostilities.,” emphasized the statement.