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Fiscal benefit 2% of GDP for Greece, but stricter rules

New EU fiscal rules are set to bring about greater relief for Greece but will also demand increased efforts, according to Hungarian economist Zsolt Darvas.

Erdogan local election defeat ‘won’t impact foreign policy’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s first defeat in local elections on Sunday will not have an impact on Turkey’s foreign policy, according to the regional director of the Turkish branch of the think tank The German Marshall Fund of the United States.

01.04.2024 / 22:46

If Ukraine falls, Russia will ‘directly menace the European NATO members’

He may study the past but does not hesitate to comment on the present or make predictions about the future. Scottish historian Niall Ferguson, author of “Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe,” among many others, is clear about one thing: if the United States does not restore support to Kyiv, Ukraine will no longer be able […]

15.03.2024 / 09:07

Effective tax system, effective public expenditure are both key to growth

Fabrizia Lapecorella, deputy secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, has indirectly identified three main weaknesses in Greece’s fiscal policy.

01.03.2024 / 12:05

Key figures from the Metapolitefsi period weigh in on its legacy

Has the Metapolitefsi period concluded? What lessons does it impart? Is its overall legacy positive? These are they key questions that guided the discussions on the inaugural day of the conference titled “50 Years of the Metapolitefsi.”

26.02.2024 / 15:45

‘It is time’ for strategic autonomy in the EU

The steps toward upgrading the European defense structure are outlined in a Kathimerini interview with the president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola.

15.02.2024 / 21:15

The country that blazed a trail for same-sex weddings

Marriage equality was a matter of debate as early as 1960 in the Netherlands. It became law in 2001. At the time, the country was the first in the world to legalize marriage for same-sex couples.

04.01.2024 / 14:17

Half of the population lives in small part of the country

Half of the population of Greece lives in just 4.3% of the territory, which corresponds to 5,241,300 people, according to 2021 census data processed by the Demographic and Social Analysis Laboratory at the University of Thessaly.

02.01.2024 / 13:30

Geopolitical myths and realities in 2024

Robert Kaplan, the distinguished international relations expert, outlines the geopolitical developments that will dominate the new year, in an interview with Kathimerini.

06.12.2023 / 15:07

Even wars have rules

How can human rights be safeguarded in the midst of war? Dr Photini Pazartzis, the Constantine G. Karamanlis Chair in Hellenic and European Studies at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, and former vice chair of the UN Human Rights Committee ICCPR, emphasizes that international law establishes clear […]

01.12.2023 / 22:02

Demographics, training and labor shortages

Greece is grappling with workforce shortages in both manual and specialized sectors of the economy. Discussions and corresponding policies are focused on identifying additional workers to fill positions associated with investments and to sustain positive growth rates.

30.11.2023 / 08:37

Sunak’s snub makes no sense, says British analyst

The Greek prime minister “paid for” the Tory collapse in public opinion polls, according to British analyst Simon Nixon.

13.10.2023 / 08:19

Rally in property prices will continue, says expert

The Greek government’s decision to raise the minimum value of investments to qualify for a Golden Visa to 500,000 euros may put the country out of the reach of some hopeful buyers but it will not prevent the program’s continued expansion, a high-ranking executive at Henley & Partners tells Kathimerini, estimating that the rally in property prices will continue in Greece.

21.09.2023 / 12:17

Rentals, Airbnb and vacant houses

The Greek government’s intervention in the short-term rental market was anticipated with great interest by three interested parties: small property owners who advertise them on platforms like Airbnb; hoteliers who complain about unfair competition in the tourism market; and ordinary citizens who are looking for a home and cannot afford today’s prices.

15.09.2023 / 18:53

Getting a glimpse of the real Oppenheimer

Julius Robert Oppenheimer was a surprising outsider when he took over as director of the Manhattan Project’s Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II. And yet he accomplished the mission that culminated in the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.