Deputy Environment and Energy Minister Alexandra Sdoukou revealed four actions that will support the development of the mining industry in Greece, speaking at the Delphi Economic Forum on Thursday.
INDUSTRY
Development Minister Kostas Skrekas said the reindustrialization of the country is a priority for the government during his visit on Friday to the Aluminium of Greece factory in Viotia.
Deputy Transport and Infrastructure Minister Nikos Tachiaos stressed the need to redefine the framework of public-private partnerships (PPP), given the ambitious fiscal goals that the country must achieve, in an interview to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency on Saturday.
Cyprus’ Industrial Turnover Index reached 121.1 points in January (base 2021=100), recording an increase of 2.6% compared to January 2023.
Athens-listed Mytilineos announced on Thursday that, in a joint venture with Siemens Energy Global and Siemens Energy Sp. z o.o., it has undertaken the construction of a 560 MW combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) unit with associated infrastructure at the Adamow Power Plant in the Turek region of Poland.
The industrial area of Tripoli is developing into a center for research and production of medicines.
Two shutdown announcements within less than a week served as an alarming message about the risk of deindustrialization.
The Overall Turnover Index in Industry rose 3.2% in January 2024 compared with the corresponding index of January 2023, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
The European Union must act fast to prevent the deindustrialization of Europe, the president of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises, Dimitris Papalexopoulos, warns in an interview with Kathimerini.
Domestic industries have to fight an unequal battle compared to their European competitors to maintain production.
Greek Minister of Development Kostas Skrekas emphasized the necessity for the European Union to embrace a unified industrial strategy geared toward ensuring autonomy, advancing green and digital transitions in alignment with significant global challenges, and upholding indisputable European values during his address at European Union Informal Competitiveness Council on Friday.
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“A leap forward is feasible and will benefit all of us. It is up to us, but requires determination and cooperation,” said the chairman of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises.
A delegation from the military academy of Saudi Arabia led by its commander, Major General Almalki Hassan Abdullah, visited the premises of the Hellenic Aerospace Industry (EAB) on Wednesday.
The chairman and chief executive of Athens-listed group Mytilineos, Evangelos Mytilineos, said he expects the company to increase its output to reach up to 4% of Greece’s gross domestic product.
Imerys Bauxites’ operations will merge with Mytilineos’ wholly-owned subsidiary, Delphi Distomon, as part of the Metallurgy Sector’s ongoing vertical integration.
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