Greece and the economic crisis 2020

NEWS ARCHIVE - Feb 1 - Feb 6

February 6, 2020

African Swine Fever case reported

Story at Reuters [English]

Additional police sent to deal with Lesbos migrant protests

Story at Greek City Times [English]

EU Commission willing to discuss budget target changes

Story at Washington Post [English]

Greece Patriot missile system deploying to Saudi Arabia

Story at Drive [English]

Fear that 2020 will continue with gloomy economic outlook for EU

Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]

Expanded scrutiny of people traveling into Athens from China

Story at Protothema [English]

Analysis of Erdogan's psychological warfare skills

Story at Skai [Greek]

Turkey becoming more isolated

Story at Liberal [Greek]

Cold and rain spreading across Greece

Weather at Iefimerida [Greek]

Heavy snow in northern Greece

Story at Ethnos [Greek]

Russia, Turkey and cooperation with Greece

Story at Tovima [Greek]

February 5, 2020

Greece is not structurally able to utilize EU funds effectively

Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]

French aircraft carrier patrolling block 8 in Cyprus EEZ

Story at eKathimerini [English]

Migrants on Lesbos protest

Story at Yahoo News [English]

February 4, 2020

Draft law contains mandatory vaccinations

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

Tough new rules from UEFA

Story at Liberal [Greek]

Ioaninna could be "Balken Hub"

Story at eKathimerini [English]

Shrinking demographics prompts benefit to promote childbirth

Story at UK Guardian [English] and at Newsweek [English]

Piraeus Bank to securitize NPEs

Story at Reuters [English]

Diving soon to be allowed on sunken wreck Britannic, sister ship of famous Titanic

Story at UK Times [English]

Paul Thomsen leaving IMF

Article at Naftemporiki [Greek]

Stephania Luberakaki going to Eurovision 2020

Story at Skai [Greek]

Mitsotakis: we are building international alliances and strengthening our deterrent power

Story at Ethnos [Greek]

Is Mitsotakis weak?

Article from Foreign Policy attacks Mitsotakis role in not stopping Turkey's adventures in Aegean, but simultaneously the article seems to say Mitsotakis has no good cards to play, and is waiting for Europe or the USA to step up with the pressure to slow Erdogan's actions. The article suggests the use of a different technique: "Syriza didn’t hesitate to cause problems for its more powerful allies for the sake of earning their respect."

With Erdogan's attempts to force expansion in the Aegean at the expense of Greece, and triangulating energy "research" by enlisting Libya and planning to build up the puppet state of Northern Cyprus with a military base, there is an urgency to either push back or prepare a deterrent awful enough to give Turkey weak knees.

Supporters of the government in Greece have pointed a finger at Germany and Merkel, whom they accuse of fully capitulating to Turkey’s demands. They are right—up to a point. Germany’s indulgence of Turkey seems to be motivated by its own desire to limit its direct involvement in the Libya crisis—and its dependence on Erdogan to forestall future crises involving migrants from the Middle East. This has led many Greeks to claim Germany is abusing its hegemonic position in the EU to further its own interests, while disregarding its obligations to defend Europe’s existing borders."

Full article at foreignpolicy.com