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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. Greek politics in thrall to new faces and old ideas
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    on candidates whose strengths lie in their professional achievements rather than how many rungs up... to construct the post-memorandum Greece. This means tough decisions will have to be taken on key issues

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  4. Tempe rail crash charges reignite debate about scrupulousness of investigation
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    signalling-telecommand systems, but the contractor attempted to construct an entirely new signalling system... representatives and employees of the contractor were charged with instigation of subsidy fraud

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  5. Greece and Albania seek to leave Beleri case behind in 2024 after year of turmoil

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    up his duties.” Albanian Foreign Minister Igli Hasani admitted last week that “there are negotiations, ideas, and commitments from both sides to find a solution.” Hasani denied that Tirana and Athens

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  6. Philip Roth's words of caution

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    story to hearing a prominent rabbi deliver a speech in favour of Lindbergh’s candidacy: “What the hell... to the goyim – he’s giving the goyim all over the country his personal rabbi’s permission to vote

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  7. 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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  8. Newsletter 305 - 16/07/2021

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    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. Coalition unwound

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    that it was never the soundest of constructs, the coalition broke. Kouvelis was left

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  10. Some optimism for Cyprus talks but complex issues remain
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    by British Minister of State Sir Alan Duncan, the British delegation tabled a very constructive

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