Καθημερινή The Greek Current 23 Μαρ 2023 Greece's plan to overhaul the EU's power grid ahead of green transition Greece is putting forward a plan to overhaul the EU’s electricity grids in order to lay the foundations for a massive rollout of renewable power. Athens is arguing that efforts to expand and... 14 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 22 Μαρ 2023 A historic agreement? Serbia and Kosovo reach deal on normalizing relations After 12 hours of talks in North Macedonia this weekend, the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced that Kosovo and Serbia had reached an agreement to implement an EU-backed deal to... 15 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 20 Μαρ 2023 Are Turkey and Egypt on a path toward normalizing relations? Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was in Cairo on Saturday for the first time since ties were ruptured a decade ago to push to restore full diplomatic relations between the two countries.... 14 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 18 Μαρ 2023 Erdogan endorses Finland's NATO bid, but leaves Sweden in limbo Turkey’s President Erdogan signed off on Finland’s NATO membership on Friday — removing the biggest obstacle to the Nordic country joining the alliance. With a difficult election coming in May,... 8 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 17 Μαρ 2023 Is the China-brokered Saudi Arabia-Iran deal a wake up call for the US? News of the rapprochement between long-time regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran sent shockwaves through the Middle East. The fact that China brokered the deal also took many in Washington by... 14 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 16 Μαρ 2023 Cooperation between Cyprus and Greece 'more necessary than ever' Earlier this week Nikos Christodoulides made his first official visit to Athens as the newly elected President of Cyprus, unveiling steps to significantly strengthen the cooperation between Cyprus... 12 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 15 Μαρ 2023 Why the Eastern Mediterranean deserves Washington's full attention With the US focus on Russia and China, regions like the Eastern Mediterranean appear to be on the backburner in Washington, DC. This is raising questions about Washington’s overall strategy for the... 13 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 14 Μαρ 2023 The "Herculean task" of transforming Greece Alexis Papahelas penned a powerful opinion piece in the wake of the tragic train crash - “The Sisyphean task of transforming Greece” - in which he argues that Greece is changing, but important... 9 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 11 Μαρ 2023 Will Turkish elections be free and fair? Turkey’s President Erdogan has finally made it official, setting May 14 as the date for elections that many see as existential for Turkey’s authoritarian leader. After twenty years of dominating... 18 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 10 Μαρ 2023 Iraqi Kurds, oil, and Turkey: Why Amos Hochstein's energy schemes are a disservice to Iraq and US interests Some Biden administration officials, notably Brett McGurk, White House coordinator for the Middle East, and Amos Hochstein, special presidential coordinator for Global Infrastructure and Energy... 14 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 9 Μαρ 2023 Greece on the cusp of investment grade rating The head of the Bank of Greece, Yannis Stournaras, is adamant that 2023 will be the year when Greece finally regains investment grade after over a decade in the junk-bond wilderness. In an... 8 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 8 Μαρ 2023 The political fallout of the tragic train crash in Greece As the dust begins to settle following the tragic and deadly train crash in Greece last week, there are still a number of questions, from those related to the safety standards of the country’s... 12 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 7 Μαρ 2023 Kemal Kilicdaroglu emerges as the main candidate to take on Erdogan after a weekend of political drama On Monday Turkey’s six-party opposition threw their support behind Turkish opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu as the main challenger to President Erdogan in landmark elections expected on May 14.... 16 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 4 Μαρ 2023 In the wake of the tragic train crash in Greece: How could this happen? In the wake of the tragic train crash in Greece, in which at least 57 people - mostly young students - lost their lives, the question on everyone’s mind is: How could this happen? While there have... 18 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 3 Μαρ 2023 Anger and grief after deadly train crash in Greece Earlier this week two trains collided in Greece, killing 57 people. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called the collision “a horrific rail accident without precedent” in Greece, and pledged... 10 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 2 Μαρ 2023 Erdogan faces increasing criticism over earthquake response Turkey’s President Erdogan and his government have come under fierce criticism for what many see as an inadequate relief effort following last month’s devastating earthquakes. In the meantime, the... 14 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 1 Μαρ 2023 Alexandroupoli, seismic surveys near Crete, and Greece's energy future Energy has been at the top of the agenda over the past days. Last week’s 1st East Macedonia and Thrace Forum put the spotlight on the port city of Alexandroupoli, which is at the heart of key... 12 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 28 Φεβ 2023 Be like Mike: Is Blinken making the most of the head start he got from Pompeo on US-Greece relations? Last week’s visit by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Athens, and the launching of the fourth round of the US-Greece Strategic Dialogue was by all accounts another positive step towards... 13 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 24 Φεβ 2023 The central role of Alexandroupoli in US-Greek strategic cooperation The 1st East Macedonia and Thrace Forum took place in Alexandroupoli this week, and put a spotlight on the role of this region in upgrading Greece’s geopolitical footprint. Naturally, discussions... 13 λεπτά
Καθημερινή The Greek Current 24 Φεβ 2023 Azerbaijan's blockade of Nagorno Karabakh and its weaponization of environmentalism This week the UN’s highest court ruled that Azerbaijan needs to take all steps at its disposal to lift the blockade on the only highway that connects Nagorno-Karabakh, or Artsakh, with the outside... 13 λεπτά
