The governor of the Bank of Greece, Giannis Stournaras, spoke from the Economist conference about a very demanding international environment for policymakers, noting that when we had managed to take a breather from the global financial crisis, we received the “blow” ” from a series of negative shocks. Mr. Stournaras referred to the effects of […]
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Al. Haritsis: Greece was not prepared to deal with the energy crisis
Greece was not prepared to deal with the consequences of the energy crisis, stressed the head of the Economy and Investments department of SYRIZA-PS, Alexis Haritsis, speaking at the Economist conference. He noted that “as of June 2021 in parliament SYRIZA pointed out that Greece had the highest wholesale energy prices and the government then […]
El Erian: The possibility of stagflation in the global economy is very likely
The big problem facing economies today, which is reflected in the course of international financial markets, is inflation combined with major changes taking place, such as the energy crisis, according to the president of Queen’s College, University of Cambridge and chief economic adviser to Allianz, Mohamed El Erian. Speaking at the Economist conference, Mr El […]
Th. Pleuris: We will not allow any funds for Health to be lost
“We will not allow any funds for Health to be lost and we will absorb all possible funding until the end of the four years when we will be judged,” said Health Minister Thanos Pleuris speaking at the Economist 2022 conference in Athens. As he characteristically said, “it is wrong to link any process such […]
P. Lazaridou (GEK TERNA): A new generation of investment projects is being created in the country
A new generation of investment projects is being created in the country, with construction, energy and infrastructure being the most promising sectors, noted Penelope Lazaridou, member of the executive board and general financial director of the group, GEK TERNA, speaking at the 26th roundtable discussion of the Economist bank with the Greek government. Mrs. Lazaridou […]
B. Kikilias: Growth will be higher than the Eurozone average due to tourism
The catalytic role and contribution of tourism to the Greek economy was mentioned by the Minister of Tourism, Vassilis Kikilias, speaking at the Economist conference, on the topic entitled: “Tourism in Greece and new sustainable goals”. The Minister of Tourism focused on the optimistic, as he said, data resulting from the good start of this […]
N. Dendias: International Law and the International Law of the Sea are the basis for improving Greece-Turkey relations
“There is absolutely no reason why Greece and Turkey cannot become best friends, but Turkey must accept international law and international law of the sea,” said Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in an interview with “Economist” on the sidelines of the 26th Economist conference in Lagonisi. “Let’s try to solve a geometry exercise and let’s try […]
N. Mitarakis: Europe needs to provide humanitarian corridors, but with rules
“Europe needs to provide humanitarian corridors, but in an organized way, with rules,” pointed out the Minister of Migration and Asylum, Notis Mitarakis, speaking at the Economist conference. “At the same time,” the minister said, “we cannot allow human traffickers to decide who comes to live in Europe.” Europe “was ready to show solidarity whenever […]
James Stavridis: The US is not going to leave Europe
His assessment that the United States of America “is not going to leave Europe” was expressed by James Stavridis, vice president of the Carlyle Group investment company and retired admiral of the US Navy, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe ), speaking at the Economist conference. As he pointed out, the US “has many reasons to […]
N. Panagiotopoulos: The complex security environment requires decisions and above all actions
The Minister of National Defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos expressed his certainty that the “complex security environment” in which we live “requires decisions and above all actions”, speaking today, Tuesday, July 5, at the Economist conference. “The response to threats is the actions to ensure a security environment against revisionism” clarified N. Panagiotopoulos, during his intervention in […]