The present status of Sino-Greek cooperation : the case study of the port of Piraeus

Abstract

In my thesis I will try to analyze the present situation of the Sino-Greek cooperation, under three points of view. First of all under an Historical point of view. Starting from the very beginning in 1969 till 2017. Focusing on the main political, economical and cultural events and exchanges. In particular all the events that brought to the privatization of the Piraeus port and the consequences and reactions to it. Second under the Piraeus port developments point of view. Analyzing the port in numbers before and after the privatization, demonstrating the quick increase of the development in recent years. Then focusing on the working conditions in the Piraeus port after the presence of the COSCO Group that raised the dissatisfaction among the dockworkers. Seeing how this relationship changed from 2013 till nowadays. What the workers want and what is the answer from the employers part. Third under the “One Belt One Road Project” point of view. Analyzing the cooperation of these two countries in this initiative, in the financial interest, in the infrastructural interest an in the political one.