“We will be next to every Greek woman and every Greek man, until this storm passes.” This message was sent by the prime minister, in his statement, on the occasion of the activation of Power Pass. “Starting today, the State activates another weapon in the battle against punctuality, which besieges all countries and all households: […]
Tag: energy crisis
M. Varvitsiotis: Time for decisions to ease energy costs for the citizen
“We are one of the countries that are pushing for proposals to be submitted in order to ease the energy costs for the European citizen”, stressed the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, coming today to the informal EU General Affairs Council in Prague, recalling that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has proposed for months […]
The energy and food crisis at the center of the G20 meeting
G20 foreign ministers are meeting in Indonesia today to discuss the impact on the global economy of the war in Ukraine and ways to respond to the food and energy crisis, the consequences of which could be “catastrophic”. “The world is watching us,” said Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Indonesia’s finance minister, urging participants to adopt an […]
‘Red alert’ in the government for the energy security of the country
By Dimitris Gatsiou The government is on full alert in order to face the twin challenge on the energy front, related to the price rally, but also the country’s sufficiency, in view of a winter of great doubts and a highly fluid environment. In another meeting, which took place in the Maximos Palace, under the […]
Lignite production is doubled
By Haris Fludopoulos The doubling of lignite production in order to deal with the consequences of the energy crisis and the possible interruption of the flow of Russian gas was decided yesterday by the government during the meeting held on energy. Specifically, as mentioned during the meeting, lignite production from 5TWh will increase to 10TWh […]
The EU’s plan to save energy this winter
By Haris Fludopoulos A series of tools and measures to save energy and in particular natural gas is included in the draft communication of the European Commission for July 20, with the aim of dealing with the critical situation in which Europe has fallen. As the draft EU communication states, the reduction in demand should […]
The moment of ‘Whatever It Takes’ for the energy crisis has arrived
By Maria Tadeo Vladimir Putin is sabotaging Europe’s energy supply, while at the same time the economic outlook looks ominous. Isn’t that enough to put governments into a state of emergency? And yet the European finance ministers who bothered to appear in Brussels this week offered their usual calm lines: Europe is working on all […]
Yellen: The cap on Russian oil is one of our ‘strongest weapons’ against inflation
A cap on the price of Russian oil will be crucial to reducing inflation, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said today. In particular, speaking before the start of the meeting of the Group of 20 ministers of finance, Ms. Yellen stressed that efforts must be made to bring under control two main economic consequences of […]
G. Economou: Our national policies create an environment of energy stability
“Our country has been preparing for a long time and is taking every possible measure to deal with even the most extreme scenario.” This is what the government representative said during the press briefing, focusing on the energy crisis front and in anticipation of the afternoon meeting at the Maximos Palace. As the government representative […]
Growth of 4%, with inflation of 8.9%, is predicted by the Commission for Greece this year
By Tasos Dasopoulos In a significant upward revision of growth, which is expected to reach 4% this year, as well as annual inflation, which is expected to reach 8.9%, the Commission proceeded with its estimates for Greece, in the context of the summer forecasts it published a little while ago time. Two months earlier, in […]
