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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. Learning the lessons of Greece's toxic decade
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    Agora

    -wing politician wanted to lead the resistance and scoop up all the political gains. At the time... Skopje’s aspirations of joining the EU and is engaging in diplomatic initiatives to help... the mistakes of the past, such as engaging in cheap stunts while in opposition only to be forced

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  7. 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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  8. Athens resumes contact with Ankara as interest in FYROM referendum grows
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    ] Tsipras, [Defense Minister Panos] Kammenos and [Foreign Minister Nikos] Kotzias wanted to present... said. He added that the WikiLeaks release shows Skopje wanted to use its constitutional name “Macedonia...." His statements likely create a problem for the Greek side, which has avoided engaging in a public

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  9. More changes needed to unlock private sector's potential, report says
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    EconomyFeatures

    carried out by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) argues. The report, published... forward The authors of the DIW report conclude that a number of interventions are needed from the Greek

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  10. The six reform proposals Greece hopes will help unlock more funding

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    saying that they would not have wanted the coalition to take a firmer stance if it led to capital... engaging in any of the more complicated reforms being demanded by creditors, such as pension reform

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