THE DEAL OF THE DAY

GERMAN

—Executives of the German shipyard of ThyssenKrupp visited (without announcements and publicizations) the Greek Pentagon a few days ago. Why are they interested? For a new order of “Papanikoli” class submarines, which in the last crisis with Turkey proved to be a “super-weapon” for the Greek Navy.

THE FORECAST: The deal is sealed. Sources indicate that this concerns two new submarines.

A SAVOIR: Since we are talking about shipyards, let us inform you that in the case of the Scaramanga shipyards, the American Embassy in Athens is actively moving, looking for an investor in the USA

THE MOTIVATION: The American factor does not want the Chinese in Cosco to develop there. That is why it will do all it can – pushing where and as it can – to avoid this development.

THE NEXT DAY

MOVEMENTS

— Everything shows that Athens and Ankara are being taken to the International Court of Justice in The Hague. The agenda will be determined in the exploratory contacts between them that will start immediately.

YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT: Ankara will insist that the negotiations take place within NATO. Athens will categorically rule out this possibility.

YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT 1:  Ankara, however, withdrew the Oruc Reis from the illegal Navtex under exactly this pretext: NATO..

THE VISIT OF THE DAY

ΤΙΡ 1: IN ANKARA

### The Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama, was in Ankara a few days ago. He met with Tayyip Erdogan. The Turkish pressure exerted in Albania not to form a common EEZ with Greece is great. We remind you that Albania is heading for national elections.

MEANWHILE

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THE BUSINESS NEWS OF THE DAY (1)

BONUS

— The construction of two warships in the Elefsina shipyards is given as a bonus for the acquisition of ELVO  (armament vehicle industry) by the Israeli side. This is because based on the proposal submitted, the total investment provided for ELVO is less than 100 million euros, so the Greek side is asked for more guarantees.

THE DETAIL: The Prime Minister, however, announced the deal in Thessaloniki

THE CLARIFICATION: The Israeli investor, who threatened to stick to the… half government with a crown, finally belonged to the group of potential investors of ELVO.

THE ROAD SHOW OF THE DAY

TIP 2: ONLINE

### The Annual Road Show, organized by the Athens Stock Exchange, will take place online this year. It could not be done otherwise, due to coronavirus. The event will take place on the three days of September 17, 18 and 19.

THE BUSINESS NEWS OF THE DAY (2)

INTERESTING

— And the French company Bollore Transport and Logistics wants to enter as a partner in one of the consortia that will claim the next three major regional ports of the country.

THE IDENTITY: This is a major player in the international market, in the sense that it has a presence in critical, mainly Asian, ports, as a manager.

THE BUSINESS NEWS OF THE DAY (3)

QUESTIONS

— Another attempt to save the Shelman plant in the prefecture of Rodopi is underway at the initiative of the Ministry of Development. Specifically, these days an attempt is being made to find a formula for financing the investment by a specific interested party, which is examining the case.

THE FORECAST: The chances of success of the project? Skinny.

OTHERWISE…

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THE VISIT OF THE DAY

ΤΙΡ 3: FROM CAIRO

###Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Soukri will pay an official visit to Athens in the coming hours. Extremely interesting move, considering Cairo’s role in the recent Greek-Turkish conflict

THE DECISION OF THE DAY

STRUCTURES

— The decision is final: Maximou decided to build a closed refugee structure in Lesvos. And this decision will be implemented in the coming weeks..

SELF-CRITICISM: In fact, the prime minister’s office is now doing their self-criticism because last year they backed down from implementing the same decision due to local reactions. “Now we would have forgotten the issue,” they say

THE TOUR OF THE WEEK

ΤΙΡ 4: IMMIGRATION

###European Council President Charles Michel will tour Athens, Nicosia and Valletta in the coming hours. At the top of his agenda? The immigrant, apart from the Greek-Turkish.

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