Governance

In November 2013 Heinrich Böll Foundation Greece in cooperation with the Ecological Movement of Thessaloniki organized a series of training seminars which targeted at different groups with the purpose of training on the management and organization of NGOs, environmental education and reflection over issues on energy production and alternative heating systems.  

After nearly seven months of negotiations, the review mission of the Troika in Athens has been completed, paving the way for the disbursement of the long awaited tranche, an amount sufficient to cover the borrowing needs of the country for May 2014 (about 9€ billion). In the field of reforms, many fronts remained open -some of them the so-called Troika of international lenders insisted to be closed, as prior actions for reaching an agreement. However, the willingness of the EU partners to endorse the Greek government on its progress is evident.