RUSSIA – GREECE: EXPLORING NEW ROUTES FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION

RUSSIA – GREECE: EXPLORING NEW ROUTES FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION

19 June, 17:15–18:30

Within a volatile economic environment susceptible to external disruptions, the task of securing and expanding existing trade and investment flows is of cardinal importance. Russia and Greece have long-standing economic relationships and the context of the recent global crisis offers a window of opportunity to expand them for the benefit of both countries. What are the conditions underpinning the deepening of economic relations? In what ways can this bilateral co-operation boost the developmental potential of South-Eeastern Europe?
















Broadcast

Key moments

Greece could become a world between East and West, a bridge to cooperation with the European Union.
Yiorgos Tsipras
We should harness the potential our tourism sector represents. Tourism is a business, which means money, of course, but the most important things are culture and relationships.
Maxim Sokolov
Greece has always been a country that could smooth over the rough edges, thanks to which we have eased tensions and strengthened our economic ties, and this has been true with respect to Russia as well.
Giorgos Stathakis