Greece and the economic crisis 2022

NEWS ARCHIVE - February 2022

February 24, 2022

Pres. Biden speech on Russian sanctions

Story at Skai [Greek]

Why Ukraine President Zelensky is a "red flag" for Russia

Story at IN GR [Greek]

Macron, Erdogan and the Dardanelle straits

Story at IN GR [Greek]

Greek navy in the Black Sea

Story at Eleftherostypos [Greek]

The 100K Greeks in Mariupol, Ukraine

Story at IN GR [Greek]

Sell off on ATHEX

Story at Imerisia [Greek]

Greece calls for emergency meeting of EU energy ministers

Story at Financial Post [English]

Concern that seismic surveys in Ionian Sea causing whales to get stranded in shallow waters

Story at Keep Talking Greece [English]

Russian identity crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin has set out his vision for a Greater Slavic Empire, reminiscent of 19th-century Tsarist rule rather than the Soviet Union.... Russia is trying to decide whether it is a nation-state or an aspiring empire, and until this fundamental issue is resolved, conflicts like the one for Ukraine will continue in various forms..."

Story at OT Financial Post [Greek]

Mitsotakis speaks out against Russian invasion of Ukraine

Story at eKathimerini [English]

How the Ukraine invasion will effect food costs

Story at OT Financial Post [Greek]

ECB: bond buying to continue throughout 2022

Story at OT Financial Post [Greek]

Pandemic case count at 2,369,396

Data at Skai [Greek]

Ukraine attack coming "from all directions"

Story at Ta Nea [Greek]

Conflict is changing ECB plans for interest rates

Story at Powergame [Greek]

What are the Russian invasion goals?

Story at Real [Greek]

Turkish ship struck by bomb off Odessa

Story at IN GR [Greek]

Fifth body found aboard the Olympia ferry

Story at Eleftherostypos [Greek]

Manhattan district attorney’s office sending looted antiquities back to Greece

...looted antiquities seized from billionaire hedge fund founder Michael Steinhardt after a years long investigation have been returned to the people of Greece, prosecutors in New York announced Wednesday.

The artifacts included a sculpture of a young man from about 560 B.C., known as a kouros, that is worth $14 million...

Story at Huffington Post [English]

Athens green from atop the Acropolis looking out at the city

Germans hope for Angela Merkel to deal with crisis in Ukraine

Story at Imerisia [Greek]

Putin announces military action in Ukraine

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

Zelensky "We will defend ourselves"

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

Urgent meeting of UN Security Council called by Ukraine

Story at Protothema [Greek]

High energy costs to persist

Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]

Donetsk and Luhansk separatists formally asked Russia for help

Story at EFSYN [Greek]

Ukraine crisis is political defeat for Europe

Story at Liberal [Greek]

Mitsotakis to seek special package at summit for households and businesses

Story at Parapolitika [Greek]

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2022 Greece Wall Calendar by Bright Day, 12 x 12 Inch, European Travel Destination – Amazon

GREECE TRAVEL GUIDE FOR SENIORS 2026-2027 – AMAZON 128 Pages

Guide Book for the Peloponnese: with Athens, Delphi and Kythira – Paperback – Amazon – Bradt Travel Guides, 288 Pages, November 18, 2025