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  1. Podcast - Long live the revolution: The legacy of Greece's 1821 war of independence

    Agora

    Greece is celebrating the 200th anniversary of its war of independence, which began in 1821 and allowed Greeks to free themselves of Ottoman rule and oppression, and form their own nation-state. To mark this occasion, we spoke to Sakis Gekas, the Hellenic Heritage Foundation (HHF) Chair of Modern

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  2. Opposition parties continue to pursue wiretap claims, as surveillance bill passes first hurdle

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the intelligence service EYP to the operation of the Predator spyware via a government contractor... from invoices and bank statements pertaining to the activities of EYP contractor Krikel, which..., transactions totalling 5.3 million euros linked to the government contractor appear to have escaped

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  3. Helped by trading gains, Eurobank posts 305 mln in Q1 profits
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    EconomyBanking

    Eurobank posted an adjusted net income of 305 million euros in the first quarter of 2022 (Q1), compared to a profit of 72 million euros last year. Core pre-provision income (PPI) rose by 10.4 percent year-on-year (YoY) in Q1 to 240.4 million euros, with 62.1 million euros of loan loss provisions

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  4. Newsletter 23 - 17/04/2015

    Newsletters

    , Alternate Shipping Minister Theodoros Dritsas is against proceeding with the tender for a 67 percent..., the SYRIZA–Independent Greeks coalition has been scraping together money from wherever it can find

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  5. Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
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    EconomyFeatures

    . “The government is proceeding with thousands of irregular appointments and grantings of tenure, while... payroll overnight simply by not proceeding with renewals. Over 100,000 contract positions were... permanent public sector staff and 15,000 contractors, at a cost of 600 million euros. These accusations

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  6. Domestic factors seen playing role in PM's pick for European Commission

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . Legislation landmarks The government is also proceeding with a busy legislative agenda in the final days..., journalists and public contractors. Promoting the bill, the government focussed on the automation

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  7. OPEKEPE scandal remains sore point for government despite wayward inquiry

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . This vendor fragmentation meant no single authority could guarantee data integrity when processing... of the committee's proceedings, as well as fears about the loss of EU subsidies, suggest that the issue

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  8. Newsletter 305 - 16/07/2021

    Newsletters

    Vaccines turn political PM announces compulsory jabs for some, prompting first major anti-vax protest Amid concerns about an approaching fourth Covid wave hitting Greece this summer, the government announced the start of compulsory vaccinations this wee...

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  9. Where next for Greece's troubled privatisation programme under SYRIZA?

    Economy

    agencies with a view to developing state assets and enhancing their valus through microeconomic

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  10. Greece steps up effort to bolster relations with Iran
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    , during talks with Petroleum Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, Kotzias promised that the issue would

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