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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. Greece set to reopen embassy in Libya as it seeks better ties with Tripoli
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Greece is due to reopen this Tuesday its embassy in Libya's capital Tripoli, which has been closed... Mitsotakis will be present at the re-opening of the Greek Embassy. He is expected to hold talks... the Greek embassy in Libya’s capital and a consulate office in Benghazi. In the meantime, Foreign

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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. Are Chinese investments starting to hit a wall in Germany?
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    Agora

    to allow privately-owned Huawei equipment to be used in its forthcoming mobile telephony 5G wireless... of Vodafone and Telefónica O2 operating in Germany have built the 4G network with Huawei infrastructure equipment. All three companies have long-term strategic partnerships with Huawei. The transfer

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  5. Tear gas instead of vaccines
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    Agora

    Policies through Civic Engagement" with the support of the British Embassy in Skopje. *Biljana Žikić... Stevanovic, and musician and rapper Zlatan Čordić Zlatko, who spoke at the protest, were arrested... who take to the streets en masse every Wednesday, constituting one of the most massive demonstrations

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  6. Tourism sector struggles as it prepares for full reopening in July
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Greek resort areas prepare to welcome the first tourists of the season, with regional airports due to reopen to international flights on July 1. Having missed out on a significant portion... Tsipras and accusing the government of engaging in a campaign of dirty tricks. The timing

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  7. Defence agreement, views on Turkey attract most interest during Pompeo visit

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    , as they point out, needs to prepare effectively a strategic plan towards the new direction that it might... of the S400 which is of a particular interest for the US. Upgraded role? The debate that has begun

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  8. Tsipras steps in amid concern deal with lenders slipping away
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of eurozone finance ministers and prepare the government’s strategy for the talks ahead. The new round... with its creditors. This is an idea that the government has toyed with but its primary goal

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  9. Tsipras travels to China hoping to fulfil ambition of closer Sino-Greek ties
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Ministry, George Tsipras was in Beijing from June 13 to 17 to prepare the ground for the premier’s... of Chinese companies operating in Greece, including COSCO, Huawei, ZTE, and Air China point

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  10. Athens and Ankara face bumps in the road as they prepare for political dialogue
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    are also designed to prepare the visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Turkey in May... this well-known axiom that “if you want peace, prepare for war”. He also added that “we are certainly

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