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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. 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... in which Roth describes the insidious spreading of hate in his country, detailing not just how the masses

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  4. Macedonia and other Greek words

    Agora

    , including the uncompromising Anthimos of Thessaloniki, ignored his call for moderation and took part... itself ready, following consultation with other parties domestically, to accept a composite name... a decade. The government has indicated that it is negotiating over a composite name with FYROM

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

    telephone call between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel... with its creditors. This is an idea that the government has toyed with but its primary goal

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  6. PASOK in turmoil, Mitsotakis strengthens ties with church
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , though, that Gennimata’s decision to call a congress provides an opportunity for scores to be settled... and has instead toyed with the idea of cooperating with SYRIZA. The latest round of infighting

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  7. Greece seeks EU help on refugees after Schengen threat but big challenges remain
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    with the refugee and migrant crisis. The call for help from Athens appears to have been prompted by multiple... as it gave fodder to the opposition parties in Greece. Also, Greece's call for help came a few hours... but this operation will be a real test for the government, which has so far tried to avoid detaining arrivals

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  8. New Democracy sticks by snap polls call as gov't looks to probe, tender for relief
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Mitsotakis on Tuesday to call on Tsipras to resign and snap elections to be held if necessary marked... two-party administration does not survive much longer. New Democracy, though, stands by its call

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  9. KINAL and To Potami snub Tsipras's call for progressives to pull together
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The fluctuations on the left-wing of the Greek political landscape ahead of the general elections later this year are prompting as much a rejection of SYRIZA’s call for cooperation...) and centrist To Potami, to throw their weight behind SYRIZA. Tsipras’s call comes in the wake of his

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  10. Mitsotakis-Erdogan call seen as first step to possible thaw in relations

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    The telephone call last Friday between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seen by diplomatic sources in Athens as a first step for both sides to overcome... that “diplomacy is not exercised via third parties”. It seems that the telephone call was initiated

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