Greek PM Announces €2 Billion Decarbonization Fund for Greek Islands
Greece bolstered its drive for a greener economy with the launch of a €2 Billion Decarbonization Fund for the Greek islands
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.
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
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.
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