Liberian Registry: A Recognition of Longevity, Credibility, and Contribution April 2024 – Dr. Michalis Pantazopoulos, Senior Vice President & General Manager of the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry’s (LISCR) Piraeus office, managers of the Liberian Registry The Liberian fleet evolution within Greek shipping is testament to the strong links which have existed [...]
“Europe at a crossroads”: to put some content in a phrase Europe is at a crossroads: this may sound as quite a platitude, but it is nonetheless quite true. The Euro area grew at a 0.1% pace in 2023, while the US achieved 3.1% and China 5.2%. Moreover, just 52% of Europeans [...]
European shipowners welcome 40% production benchmark for clean shipping fuels in Europe The last plenary of the European Parliament in Strasbourg for this five-year term adopted the new law, which aims to scale up industrial capacity for green technologies in Europe. European shipowners strongly welcome the inclusion of clean fuels for shipping, including [...]
A family of initiatives promoting women's empowerment As part of International Women's Month 2024 Athena40 hosted the 'Women’s Interventions for a Sustainable Future' Awards in partnership with the London Press Club, KNOCK Inc. and the City of London under the auspices of the Lady Mayoress Elisabeth Mainelli, and with the support of ROKH [...]
Signaling – messaging – guessing The way in which the Iranian attack to Israel, the international system’s (especially so the US) exhortations to the latter to keep quite a measure of restraint in its forewarned counter-attack, the subsequent Israeli rather controlled strike (along with Iranian official played-down impact of [...]
“Euroshock”: the story of Greece’s debt restructuring told by one of its main actors The days when Greece teetered at the brink of default may seem now safely in the past. Still, the complicated task of arranging for a debt restructuring that would be compatible with the institutional framework of [...]
Bad omen for the Paris Games This year the 'god Apollo' did not send the rays to give birth to the Olympic Flame. This was the only flaw in the brilliant ceremony, which took place on Tuesday, 16/4, in the birthplace of the Olympic Games. However, Even the cloudy weather [...]
Delphi take-aways of morality in international relations, of public and private cooperation for climate governance Most of this year’s Delphi Economic Forum was grounded in a decidedly realist reading of things evolving. Still, there were moments that brought back glimpses of earlier times; times when a sense of purpose for [...]
The Great Transition This year’s Delphi Economic Forum – the 9th since the inception of this venture to bring together people so as to explore in depth current affairs but also permanent subjects of interest – was devoted to ‘The Great Transition”. Some of the participants took the liberty to [...]
What have policymakers learned from the debt crisis? As things evolve - both in Europe / the euro area and in Greece - the temptation springs back to have a closer look at the teachings the debt crisis has left behind. Plus, the perspectives that remain to materialize, hopefully. Nikos [...]