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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. 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 coalition left with bailout exit conditions it wanted to avoid
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    at the back burner – all factors that the coalition wanted to avoid for domestic reasons. Eurogroup..., appear short of what the government wanted to boost its chances of winning over enough MPs to emerge

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  4. Newsletter 78 - 17/06/2016

    Newsletters

    for “No” convinced them that “the system” was trying to scare them into voting “Yes” because it wanted... punch bag for Cameron when he wanted to score political points at home, not too much unlike how... that everything was better back then, that Britain (England, really) is a worse place now than

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  5. Uncomfortable parallels: The Greek and British referendums
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    Agora

    into voting “Yes” because it wanted to protect its interests. The same argument has been made in the UK...” with its fond belief that everything was better back then, that Britain (England, really

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  6. Parliament starts process of probing Greek debt and MoUs - further division likely

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the 2004-2009 period, when New Democracy was in power. New Democracy wanted the probe extended to 1981, when... was posted on Parliament’s YouTube channel on Monday. It ends with the slogan “Audit it, write it off

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  7. Newsletter 271 -30/10/2020

    Newsletters

    bill whereas ND wanted it to be passed through Parliament with minimum fuss because of the sensitive... released a YouTube spot blaming ND for allowing banks to seize and liquidate borrowers’ property

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  8. The "King of the North" seeking to heal a fractured kingdom
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    Agora

    in Makerfield, northwest England, opens with two songs by Manchester bands. These UK indie/Britpop... in the north of England, that feel overlooked and left behind. Elbow’s “One Day Like This” offers... in the northwest of England, and gave rise to the “King of the North” nickname that still accompanies

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  9. Athens offers continued, but limited support to Ukraine, while seeking balance with China
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    relations with Greece. In February, China’s Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chunlan visited Athens. However, she... with Chunlan. The Chinese official signed a Memorandum of Understanding in sports as well as two

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  10. 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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