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Podcast - Long live the revolution: The legacy of Greece's 1821 war of independence
AgoraGreece 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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Helped by trading gains, Eurobank posts 305 mln in Q1 profits
EconomyBankingEurobank 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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Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
EconomyFeatureshiring spree as charged by the opposition? Or, to put it in less adversarial terms, what is driving.... The actual number of hires by the end of the year was 7,063, which would put it marginally below the cap.... “The government is proceeding with thousands of irregular appointments and grantings of tenure, while
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Turkey's Aegean moratorium eases tension as Berlin tries to foster talks
PoliticsForeign Policyin an interview with CNN Turk. Kalin reportedly said that Turkey’s President has told his aides to “put... by Spain’s Foreign Minister, Arancha Gonzalez Laya, who visited Ankara just before her official trip to Athens. Following her talks with Turkey’s political leadership, Gonzalez Laya said on Monday
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CPI stabilises at 2.5 pct in Feb, housing costs and rents continue to climb
EconomyMacroeconomyThe growth in Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) appears to have stabilised in the recent months, with a rise of 2.5 percent year-on-year (YoY) in February, from 2.7 percent in the previous month, according to the data released on Monday by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The average
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Domestic factors seen playing role in PM's pick for European Commission
PoliticsGreek Politicsunder the terms of Greece’s debt restructuring to manage state-owned enterprises. The reforms put.... 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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Tempe rail crash charges reignite debate about scrupulousness of investigation
PoliticsGreek Politicsin this summer’s two general elections put to bed any questions about political responsibility... representatives and employees of the contractor were charged with instigation of subsidy fraud... signalling-telecommand systems, but the contractor attempted to construct an entirely new signalling system
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Sharper drop for retail sales in July points to lingering recession
EconomyMacroeconomyperiod, with the average monthly inflow at c400 million euros over this 3-month period. Our understanding is that Greek households prefer to put the little spare money they have in their banking accounts
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Retail's downward slide continued with 8.9 pct sales drop in August
Economy, with the average monthly inflow at c400 million euros over this 3-month period. Our understanding is that Greek households prefer to put the little spare money they have in their bank accounts rather than
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PM reacts to Trump win as Kasselakis manipulation claims put SYRIZA on knife edge
PoliticsGreek Politicsinconsistencies in Kasselakis’s own account of his background in his eagerness to put forward a challenger... proceedings, a trend which is already reflected in SYRIZA’s sliding fortunes in the polls. The tenacity
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