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The Greek Current
The Greek Current

Greece's energy landscape and the consequences of Russia's war in Ukraine

It’s now been almost a year and a half since Russia invaded Ukraine, and the impact of Putin’s war can be felt from the geopolitical landscape to the global economy. A point of particular concern has been energy, as Europe has had to find ways to cut its reliance on Russian gas and oil. Georgia Nakou, a features editor at MacroPolis, a specialist website focused on political and economic analysis of Greek affairs, joins Thanos Davelis to look at how Greece's energy policy has been affected by Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent EU sanctions on Russia, and explore what this means as Greece’s government looks to maintain an ambitious energy and climate policy.

Read Georgia Nakou’s analysis for the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung foundation: Energy Without Russia

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Defenseless against horde of hooligans

Fan killed in Greece during clashes between rival supporters

UEFA postpones AEK Athens-Dinamo Zagreb match after fan killed in brawl

Greek inflation strikes back

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