ΑTHENS – The Georgetown University Alumni of Athens presented a timely panel discussion titled ‘Implications of the Ukraine Crisis for Greece’ on June 14 in the gardens of the Goulandris Natural History Museum in Kifissia.
Albertos Bourlas, President of the GU Alumni of Greece and Commercial Part
(Bloomberg) Greece’s plan for using European Union funds to combat the effects of the coronavirus pandemic will accelerate the nation’s transition from fossil fuels to a greener economy, a government adviser said.Both domestic and foreign companies are expected to step up after almost 18 billion euros ($21 billion) of public and private funds were earmarked for everything from solar panels to energy storage, said Vassilis Antoniades, head of the financial services practice for Central Europe and Middle East at Boston Consulting Group Inc.“It’s extremely encouraging that over 30% of the EU funds for Greece are directed at green opportunities,” he said in an interview in Athens. Many of the opportunities are located in lignite-dependent areas and provide a chance to curb their dependence on the power-plant fuel for jobs, said Antoniades, who headed the team that advised the government on exiting lignite.Greece is still dealing with the effects of a de