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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. Collapse of Cyprus talks, "Justice March" raise risk of offshore drilling standoff
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    Agora

    and Eni of Italy begin exploratory drilling in Block 11 of the Cypriot exclusive economic zone (EEZ... drillship West Capella is currently en route to Cyprus and is scheduled to arrive in Block 11... diplomatic incident. *Wolfango Piccoli is co-president of Teneo Intelligence. He also serves

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  4. Govt brings energy saving to forefront as cost of support set to skyrocket
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Europe has sharpened the minds of policy makers in Athens, who are belatedly looking to energy-saving... for essential use and the most vulnerable consumers, while incentivising energy saving. The energy regulator (RAE) is expected to launch an energy saving campaign for households and businesses this autumn

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

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    and Turkey’s activities in Cyprus’s Exclusive Economic Zone. Turkey Pompeo sent what Athens saw... of the S400 which is of a particular interest for the US. Upgraded role? The debate that has begun

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  6. Tsipras raises debt relief at UN but refugee crisis may prove more pressing issue

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    the next few days, with an appearance at the Clinton Global Initiative’s annual meeting. Tsipras sat... concern in the EU that Greece is not doing enough to deal with its part of the challenge. Hungarian

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  7. What's behind Erdogan's decision to wave migrants through to Greece?
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    for a safe zone must be seen. This is not a new idea. Turkey has floated it numerous times and has... on EU leaders so they can in turn urge Vladimir Putin to allow the creation of a safe zone..., and for it to help in establishing a security zone in the Idlib province where he wants to settle

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  8. PM prioritises saving lives as govt fire strategy comes under more scrutiny
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    in connection to what happened at Mati, ND has made saving lives in such situations a priority

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  9. Disposable income grows by 6.2 pct in Q3, saving rate turns negative
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    quarters previously, while the household saving rate (defined as gross savings divided by gross

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  10. Disposable income rises by 3.8 pct in Q1, saving rate drops to lowest since 2018 at -9.8 pct
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . The household saving rate (defined as gross savings divided by gross disposable income) stood at -9.8

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