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  1. New waste strategy dials down recycling targets, promises to address landfill problems
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    reducing the portion of waste sent to landfill to 26 percent by 2020, were rejected as unachievable... ending up in landfill, there are at least 53 recorded illegal waste sites currently operating across...-running dispute over a new landfill site in Corfu has resulted in garbage accumulating in the streets

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

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    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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  3. Of symmetry and adjustments in the eurozone

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    and at the Jakarta School of Public Policy, Indonesia, where he is also head of the Economics Concentration. He

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  4. Why is Europe worrying about SYRIZA?
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    and at the Jakarta School of Public Policy, Indonesia, where he is also head of the Economics

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  5. 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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  6. ND highlights housing initiatives as Athens waste row rekindles hopes of progressive alliance
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    in a dispute with the conservative governor of Attica over landfill charges, in a move echoing the tactical... sector initiatives. Athens waste row A heated dispute over landfill charges in Athens has reawakened... governor of Attica, Nikos Hardalias, over what he claims are excessive rises in the landfill levy

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  7. 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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  8. How will Trump's tariffs affect Greece?
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    . Deputy Prime Minister Kostis Hatzidakis identified India and China as alternative destinations. However, bilateral trade with China remains hugely imbalanced, and India’s protectionist stance poses.... Agreements with Mexico, Canada, China, and India remain unresolved. India faces threats of 100% tariffs due

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  9. Greek current account deficit widens by 32.4 pct in November despite services surplus
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Navarino by a Cyprus-based company owned by the Olayan Group. For the 11-month period, non-residents

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  10. Deliberations over primary residence bill set to delay green light from Eurogroup
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    EconomyProgramme

    scheme would be its ability to bring down the redefault rate, which has been above the cure rate

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